January 24th, 2018

A busy day at the exhibition followed by an evening out with Charlie, Ruth, Wobbly, Maria, David, Steve, Jonathan and Barry

A busy day at the exhibition Riduna Park, Melton, Suffolk

Gillian holding a medieval miniature crossbow	Gillian looks the part. Very medieval	Gillian holds an Anglo-Saxon boar-crested helmet as described in Beowulf

Wobbly shows us his collection of medieval weapons and armour Kersey, Suffolk

Gillian holds a replica 1066 glass.	Gillian holds a replica 1066 leather mug	Gillian wearing a saxon cone helmet or nasal helmet. First appeared around the C9th

Medieval crossbow from around the 1066 period	Wobbly in the workshop where he makes all the weapons and armour	1066 Viking shield, held by Master armourer, Wobbly

Norman helmet 1066	Saxon helmet 1066	Crusader Templar Helmet c1200

Battle axes 1066

Seax Old english word for 'knife'

War Hammer 1066	Wobbly sporting a full mail coat, or Hauberk	Leather mug, 1066	Mace 1066

Axes and sword, 1066

Reverse side of shield	Close up of the shield hand grip	Anglo-Saxon Boar-crested Helmet

Spear with small gonfanon, 1066

More weapons from the 1066 period

Ruth and Charlie Haylock. Author of numerous books on the English language and the Suffolk dialect. Radio personality and entertainer.

Out to dinner with Charlie and Ruth, Wobbly and Maria, David, Steve, Jonathan and Barry	Wobbly and Maria talk to David. David Mills is Emeritus Reader in English, University of London, and a member of the Council of the English Place Name Society

Jonathan Milner, QC	Barrie Appleby. Cartoonist for the Beano since the 1970's. Dennis the Menace, Roger the Dodger as well as cartoon strips for 'Buster' and 'The Dandy'	Stephen Pollington, author of books on Anglo-Saxon England, Old English language, military culture, herblore and runes

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