Shopping Sources
Neither Regia Anglorum nor Micel Folcland endorse any vendor. This is not an official list or endorsements. Use at your own risk. Please check with the AO and/or the MTO before buying anything for use on the line! For a more extensive note, see http://regia.org/members/index.html. Be certain to ask for exactly what you need!
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Specializing in horn, both raw and finished, and other pertinent goods. |
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Stickler who commissions; very accurate but not inexpensive cloth and other reproductions. |
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Essentially an SCA business, but they do excellent period coins as well, both replicas and moneying dies. Very nice to work with! |
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Regia member and manufacturer of approved machine and hand sewn authentic shoes. |
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Specializing in later periods and dos stuff for other societies as well, but very high quality, will do repirs and will work with you to make what you want and need. Mike Everett notes that “it may not be worth it out in America, as to really get the best from him, it’s best to meet him in person.” |
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Wide assortment of reference books about the period. |
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Antoine is a Champaign-County blacksmith who does Mästermyr hinges, and they are very nice. He takes custom orders. |
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Jewelry. |
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UK |
Mail and rings. |
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Chicago-area maker of accurate leather goods including shoes. Please tell him you need goods to Regia standards. |
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US |
Battlegear. |
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Ukraine |
Battlegear that should be examined closely before buying. |
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UK |
Rebated swords. |
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UK |
Reproduction jewelry and horn/bone items. |
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UK |
Offering all manner of reenacting equipment from many eras. |
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UK |
Member of Din Edyn featuring Norse buckle/purse/other fittings soon in bronzecasting group. |
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Hun |
Battlegear. |
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Pol |
Battlegear. |
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Blacksmith who does custom work. |
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Jewelry. |
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Fabric and notions. “Specializing in 17th, 18th and early19th Century.” |
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Mainly an 18the vendor but with offerings of interest. Mainly expansive but museum-quality goods. |
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UK |
Mail Armor. |
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US |
Expensive swords. |
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Czech |
Swords. |
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US |
Spear Shafts and Other Goods. |
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UK |
Reproductions aimed at school children. |
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US |
Good source of woods, milk paints and tools, always willing to help you if they do not have what you need. |
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Spear Shafts, Spear heads and other goodness; sometimes spelled Kult of Athena. |
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UK |
A wide variety of excellent reproductions of Viking-Age tools! Dennis now does most business via Ebay, and it is not as customer friendly as it used to be. |
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UK |
Wide variety of Viking Age goods. |
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US/UK |
Supplier of pertinent publications; known as Oxbow Books in Great Britain. |
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Dru does excellent accurate shoes and other stuff as well. |
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Swe |
Historic Scandinavian fabrics. |
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UK |
Textiles, and she gives a discount to paid-up Regia members. “I don't mass produce though—so unless I've got it in stock it's request to be made only.” |
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Aus |
Battlegear. |
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Czech |
Battlegear. |
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Can |
Our neighbors at Pennsic and nice people. Pewter, silver and gold. |
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US |
Books and reproductions of furniture, game boards, wax tablets and more. |
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UK |
Emmott Taylor, a Regia mate, offers a wide variety of excellent self-made goods. He has no web presence, but you must contact him through his email addy. Put Forgery in the subject line. |
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They have one tent they say is appropriate for Norse use, but they include no photo. Their tents are all cotton canvas. |
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Can |
Authentic artifacts and accurate reproductions. |
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UK |
Battlegear. |
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UK |
Reproduction games. |
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UK |
Wood- and ironworking. |
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UK |
Fabric supplier since 1783, providing fabric for much more than reenactment. |
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Jewelry and more; “traditional” though not always accurate. |
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Potters willing to do custom and historically accurate objects. |
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Much hemp-based merchandise, including fabric and rope. California based and reasonably priced unless you have to ship across the country! |
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UK |
Battlegear. |
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UK |
Fabrics. |
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US |
Woodworking tools. |
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US |
Great people to work with and great wares! Right now, they are mostly later period, but they're working with Regia and the Vikings! to produce accurate Early Medieval kit now. Any of us who have purchased appropriate crosstiming stuff from them even before are more than satisfied! |
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Jennifer Edwards notes: “I’ve been working with the maker for about a month to get exactly what I want. He does really great work and it’s not too pricey! |
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Blacksmiths who specialize in individually designed and hand forged items. Run by Regia member Stuart Makin, who notes that shipping blades and weapons to the States “can be problematic,” |
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US |
Regia member and maker of great shoes. He made a pair for me that I love! |
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Axes and tools. |
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UK |
Wide variety of Viking Age goods. |
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Czech |
Battlegear. |
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Ger |
Pigment suppliers from Germany, source of the pigments used by Liz Daborn to mix the paints for Wychurst interior! |
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US |
Tools for woodworkers. |
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UK |
Louise Archer, a regia member, makes soft kit for sale, mostly viking age tunics, trousers and dresses but can also make Roman and Norman kit. She also does custom work. |
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UK |
Alex Lowman’s page, featuring hawthorn needles and more! |
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Aus |
International manufacturer of historical reproductions. |
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Fr |
Expensive but has linen rope. |
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UK |
Dealing with many eras and sometimes farby. |
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UK |
Wide variety of Viking Age goods. Source now for the older battle armor and rebated weapons formerly offered by Get Dressed for Battle. |
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US |
T-shirts, caps, buttons & other items with the Micel Folcland logo; wear your membership proudly!. |
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UK |
Musical instruments. |
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Ire |
Camping equipment, jewelry, clothes and battlegear. |
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Ger |
Works by a fine jeweler that include both reproductions and original designs. |
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US |
Items with official Regia logos. |
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UK |
Regia merchandising Shop run by Clare Williams. She notes that “this will be developed as more designs get fed into it. I will still be transporting the physical stock to events, and have added wooden bows and swords to the mix.” |
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Historical tents and sundries including stakes and poles, They use only cotton canvas. |
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UK |
Books. |
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UK |
Battlegear. |
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US |
Parchment makers. Featuring affordable parchment from various animals. |
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US |
Historical fabric but primarily an 18C sutler. |
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UK |
Incredibly good historical shoes manufactured by a Regia member. |
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US |
Spear shafts and other goods. |
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UK |
Axes and knives. Sharpies. |
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US |
High-quality reproductions and recreations, mainly bronze and silver. Recreations are based on finds from archaeological digs but are often not exact reproductions. |
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US |
Patterns and other goods dealing with many historical eras as well as steampunk and other fantasy. Has threads and notions of interest, but styles based on geometric designs make patterns superfluous in most instances. |
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Blacksmith selling both rebated and sharpies. |
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UK |
Archery equipment. |
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Can |
Mail links, but besides accurate rings they also deal in aluminum, galvanized and stainless steel.. |
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UK |
Woodworking. |
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UK |
Jewelry. A limited range but will do commissions. |
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US |
US distributor of Hungarian-made bows. Archery equipment. |
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UK |
Shields and shoes. |
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UK |
British-based glossy, colorful magazine for reenactors of all periods and all locations. Now available as a digital download as well. |
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US |
Primarily an 18th century sutler, but they have goods from other periods and are willing to deal with serious reenactors to discover what goods—and there are many—are period for them. Publishers of Smoke and Fire News, a monthly living-history newspaper. |
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UK |
Ironwork. |
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US |
Hand-finished wool from her own flocks, prepared in the methods of the 18C and beyond. Wonderful person from Illinois, whose skeins have photos of the very critter who gave up the wool!. |
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UK |
Period Candles, beeswax and other supplies. |
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US |
Local and very skilled. His collection of antiquities is large, and his merchandise is made from castings of the originals. Mostly pewter and bronze. |
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Generic sources of leather and fittings. |
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US |
Sharp and Rebated swords. |
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Pol |
Battlegear. |
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UK |
Reproduction beads. |
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UK |
Shoes and battlegear. |
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UK |
Coins and other antiquities. |
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UK |
Museum-quality reproductions. |
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UK |
Martin Cox recommends Stephen Shepherd’s site. Shepherd offers turn-shoes and other leather items. |
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Primarily an 18th century sutler, but he has goods from other periods and is willing to deal with serious reenactors to discover what goods—and there are many—are period for them. |
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Traditional craftsmen’s Supplies. They say they go back 500 years, but they go back further, although you might need to know what is appropriate for your era. |
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Provides dynamic, immersive workshops and talks about history to groups of any age and ability. Birka wire trim for sale. |
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US |
Cut nails that resembled forged nails at a much lower price, made using a machine that is a century and a haf old. |
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UK |
Reproduction pottery. |
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UK |
Reproductions for School Children. |
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UK |
Mostly inappropriate fabrics and tools, but some like the dyes and buy wool for spinning as well. |
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US |
Glass, jewelry and accessories. |
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US |
Weapons, armor and accessories. |
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UK |
Norse battlegear and jewelry. |
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UK |
Wide variety of Viking Age goods, including pewter belt furniture.. |
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Teutonic supplier, very cagey about where they are located. |
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Den |
Norse goods. |
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UK |
Jewelry and battlegear at decent prices. |
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Can |
Cookware and other metalwork from the Viking Age. Darrell does a lot of the metal work for the L’Ans aux Meadows site and is leader of te Dark Ages Recreation Company (DARC). |
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Pol |
Cardwoven trim. |
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UK |
Smithying and blade production. |
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UK |
Period writing and calligraphy for hire. I have not seen anything he does, but this is such a unique service that I had to list it! |
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US |
Primarily an 18th century Chicagoland sutler providing flax and hemp linen, linsey-woolsey, wool, notions, books and patterns. Very willing to work with serious reenactors of any era. |
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Pol |
Battlegear. |
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US |
A friendly and efficient supplier of fleece, yarn, tools, books and much more interest to the fiber maven! |
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Ger |
Primarily Norse and Norman goods. |
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US |
Affordable accurate bows; they customize orders; inexpensive bows are called “Bare Bones Bows”. |
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Czech |
Pagan shop with some reenacting supplies. |
note: Some vendors do not ship overseas.
Thanks to Liz Daborn, Rhydian Jones, Tim Jorgensen, Cory Nielsen, Stephen Shepherd and Clare Williams for their contributions.