XIth Winter camp in Saint sylvain d'Anjou

[Audax Victor]

This has give me an idea for a thread wot I have just put on the chat section.

[GyrthofHwicce]

Careful, or when we come over, we'll burn your little wooden castle down, matey.

My english is not very good but is "stollen" a synonym of enhanced ?

if not it's not the good word you've used.



















:botty:

[Berhthramm]

Seriously, it was one of our first scenario when we go there for the first time this summer, the siege of the Motte, with firework, as you can see on the BT… I twas finally not the option we kept cause we need more preparation.

It’s possible with a lot of préparation and some little « cheat »…

Lot of preparation cause the final assault on the motte will not be very spectacular for the public, this fact is due to the place you can place the public and the place of the action, so there’s some preparation to make to resolve this point.

Little cheat for firework, caus all is wood and if it could be funny and attractive to really burn the tower, it be sure expensive to build it again… (and Saint Sylvain is not Hollywood).
We think about a lot of water preparation before using real fire, or to use factice fire… and at all produce a lot of smoke (I usually work a lot with firefighter so I’ve simple access to big smoke grenade for exercices, it could produce with right ligth work, a good effect in crepuscular condition)… All this point in reflexion for new scenari in this marvellous place.

Of course assault on the Motte need a lot of enginering work, to cross the ponds and the palissade (need work on this last one too, cause they’ve to be a litle bit secure if we want to cross them in full security).

Our last scenario in july was (brief and simple way) :

« we are in july 1066, an ambassador of Guillaume go to the neighbour of Anjou to recruit some people for the invasion of England ».

Here’s an aerial pics of the place (thanks to Google Maps) :



and a place little near the closed area (do not take care of the red line) :



here’s the gps reference (enter them in the search box in Google maps to have a larger view of the place : 47.519005, -0.460943

[medicus matt]

My english is not very good but is "stollen" a synonym of enhanced ?

if not it's not the good word you've used.

Oh well done sir!
<polite applause from the top of Senlac>

[Sir Fletcher Phelps]

Just seen your "petite chateau" on the Discovery Channel. Looks awesome!

[Brendan C]

oh and btw if any of you Norman chaps fancy coming over theres an event in Dover July 31st /August 1st to which you would be welcome

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/serv ... /nav.14571

as you can see thye ahve tarted it up a bit

Hi Berhthramm

Am seriously impressed by your pictures

As Nigel has said, if you and your troops fancy coming over to Dover at the end of July / beginning of August, please give it some thought.

The link Nigel provided gives a small idea of what has been done at Dover - this is the TV documentary showing what was done:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZaU4a2YdY4

Regards

Brendan C

[Berhthramm]

we're realy intersted in.

[Berhthramm]

and unfortunatly, I cannot see the vdo, due to french restriction consideration (Channel 4 copyright).

[Brendan C]

Damn!!

Ok, will maybe this will help:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/doverpast/ ... 841210381/

Fingers crossed

Brendan C

[Berhthramm]

What a great place...

[Gildwin]

Marvelous !

[Brendan C]

Looks amazing, doesn't it?

Really looking forward to the show in August

Brendan C

[BIG NIGE]

show July 31st August 1st

All hooligans well come for a ruck and the famous Conquest Barbecue which if the weather is good takes palce on possibly one of the best views this country has to offer


Just let us know if you want to rock up

[Berhthramm]

we're

[Berhthramm]

Less than 1 month before Europa XI



The web :

http://europaxi.free.fr/site/