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'Re-enactment' pageants were very popular in the late 19th and early 20th century in England.
This footage of a Viking battle at the Bedford River festival form the 1920 (an event that still takes place today, and still features Vikings) is one of my favourites....
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=80133
"Medicus" Matt Bunker
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Great stuff thanks for sharing :-D
Hannibal ad portas ! Dave Bartlett . " War produces many stories of fiction , some of which are told until they are believed to be true." U S Grant
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Thanks for sharing - hilarious 'plum in mouth' commentary!
Ben Kane, bestselling author of the Eagles of Rome, Spartacus and Hannibal novels.
Eagles in the Storm released in UK on March 23, 2017.
Aguilas en la tormenta saldra en 2017.
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NIHIL NOVUM SUB SOLE
"THESE ROMANS ARE CRAZY"
Obelix, Celtic menhir manufacturer.