Even Xanten has its local nutter.......

[MARCvSVIBIvSMAvRINvS]

Indeed it looks like original Gladiator kit. Might have been expensive. But still.

Public ridicule on a forum where you have to be a member to see the photos, I think not.
He also is on FB already.

People worldwide post funny pictures about any subject, heck it even seems funny to watch a video in which insurgents blow themselves up because something goes wrong.

What is a little fun then ? It is simple.

Apparently this man who is an enthousiast shows up in what could be described as the most funny gear ever worn on an event. He was a member of the audience. So my question is :

Which of the re-enactors visiting this event actually spoke to him, explained that his gear was "not all there" in a polite way and encouraged him to join a society ?

Remove the beam out of your own eyes before trying to remove the splinter in someone else his eye, a certain Judaean rebel once said.

so let it be clear.

M.VIB.M.

[Olaf]

Don't know about the shield but the rest of the kit looks like Deepeeka.
Normaly Xanten discourages adult visitors in costume, but obviously theymake an exception at schwerter brot und spiele.
I can still remember a Cleopatra with entourage, looking right out of a sandal movie from 2009. I also noticed the strange female rider Jurjen is referring to. And somehow two Danish? Deepeeka Gladiators also managed to sneak intothePompa on Saturday.

[66kbm]

Hi all
Having now found out that he was in the audience i can see no problem with the guy or what he is wearing...he is an enthusiast having fun and playing the part, not a re-enactor.
An extreme example, but similar in outcome is The Rocky Horror Picture Show....everyone dresses up there but look like no one from the film....he's having fun, leave him alone.
Kevin

[Yurko]

Greetings,

I refuse to comment on his kit as all I have is excellent soft kit, quite a collection of 1st AD pottery and 3 real nice weapons...Thank you Claire, Andreas Gobinius (Andrzej P) and Matt Lukes.

However, did anyone else see this image and think, Mark Wahlberg, but a bit heavier?

Possibly just me but it was my first reaction.

Regards,

[Statius]

Well I think you are all being quite beastly to the poor chap. I think Piotr has made great efforts to improve the standard of his kit since Chester :mrgreen:

Ps before anyone takes umbrage I apologise for my ironic British sense of humour but I couldn't resist.

[66kbm]

Well I think you are all being quite beastly to the poor chap. I think Piotr has made great efforts to improve the standard of his kit since Chester

LOL Please dont start that again
Kevin