Combat Front Page

Welcome to the Micel Folcland Combat Page

There are various aspects of combat that Micel Folcland may include in our activities. They include archery, thrown weapons, and melee for demonstrations.

Archery Goals

Currently, MF archery exists as an activity performed at events primarily intended for self education. Plans have been discussed and classes given to make period equipment.

Individual Archery Goals

  • Chuck Ehlschlaeger: get a period bow and arrows; priority low.
  • Add your own goals here, one person per list item.

Individual Archery Accomplishments

  • Chuck Ehlschlaeger: bought several bodkin arrow points.
  • Add your own accomplishments here, one person per list item.

Thrown Weapon Goals

MF has no formal plans for thrown weapons. However, throwing spears was a common melee tactic, especially with Saxons of our period.

Individual Thrown Weapon Goals

  • Chuck Ehlschlaeger: finish building two throwing spears, devise a training program with appropriate targets; priority high.
  • Add your own goals here, one person per list item.

Individual Thrown Weapon Accomplishments

  • Add your own accomplishments here, one person per list item.

Melee Goals

Regia Anglorum has a long history of presenting melees and battles to the public. While we currently don't have the members in MF to do so, we will do start performances once enough of us are trained.

Individual Melee Goals

  • Chuck Ehlschlaeger: finish construction of saex, shield, combat spear; continue training potential fighters (while acknowledging I don't have the RA experience to be certain that the training is proper); priority medium.
  • Folo Watkins wants to one of the little cogs. He knows that he can never be an exceptional warrior because of physical lmitations but hopes hecan be part of the background color.
  • Add your own goals here, one person per list item.

Individual Melee Accomplishments

  • Chuck Ehlschlaeger: Attending one combat training session by fighters from Regia Anglorum UK; bought appropriate viking sword.
  • Folo Watkins has attended five training sessions but has concentrated on learning what how combat and training is recommended by the folk from the UK. he who can't do teaches…
  • Add your own goals here, one person per list item.
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