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Rent – A – Viking

So if you have any need of a Viking for any reason living history demonstrations or school visits

Hi I am Gary Kirk, and have been doing re-enactment with several different groups for the last 10 years. I have therefore decided to make a living out of this by doing school visits and living history demonstrations at sights of historical interest. School visits contribute to the curriculum, enhancing the young peoples learning experience. Hands on history demonstrations are always remembered by children and adults alike as it makes the subject come alive instead of just reading it from a book however good they are.

I am experienced in carrying out such school visits and offer a range of skills and activities, which are detailed below. These activities provide the young people with an opportunity to handle replica artifacts investigate their use and see the history they have studied brought to life. We are also able to supply schools with information about how to run craft activities so that the pupils can make their own replicas, using modern materials.

These are examples of some of the activities I undertake

Activity	Description	Delivery
Trader	An introduction to the personal equipment and trade goods of a Viking.	Display, school visits
Warrior	An introduction to the equipment of a warrior, and its use.	Display, School visits.
Hearth and Home	An introduction to the domestic equipment used for household activities	Display, School visits.
Crafts and Tools	General overview of early medieval crafts and the tools used.	Display, School visits.
Textiles	Lucetting and dyeing	Display, Workshops.
Historical Games	The history of playing games like Hnataftl, 9 men’s Morris and chess.	Display, School visits
Wire work Jewellery	Using modern tools to make jewellery inspired by early medieval crafts; beads, torques, broaches, textiles	Workshops, schools visits

Schools visits

These activates can be structured to enhance learning as part of a primary school day. Each actual day can be planned using the schools choice of activates from the list above, depending on the teachers preferences, class size and materials available. Some activities may require whole class participation.