Each guide below costs £5 (British Sterling) plus postage per shipment (£5 for
surface mail, £10 for air mail). The Constitution and Rules and Basic Costume
guides are free to NFPS members.
Contact the Membership Officer (listed at the bottom of the page) for details.
- Constitution and Rules
- Contains information about the history of the Society, membership structure, general
rules, rank, officers, local branch heirarchy, finances, awards and promotions,
discipline, organization of public shows, rules for hand-to-hand combat, rules for
archery, rules for villagers, first aid, ability assessments for combatants and
non-combatants, and various forms for membership, etc.
pp. 109
- Equipment Guide - No.1 Basic Costume
- Contains information about general viking authenticity points to keep in mind, clothing
manufacture, kyrtles, trousers, breeches, longjohns, hoses, underclothing, puttees, socks,
leg and footwear combinations, cloaks, belts, hoods, balaclavas, pouches, shoes, hats and
caps, textiles, yarn colors, stitch types, tablet weaving, clothing hooks, naalbinding,
penannular brooches, buckle manufacture, leather types and sewing, toggles and laces,
leather dyes and preservatives, and relief working metal.
pp. 78, references
- Anglo-Saxon Costume, Arms, and Armour
- Two guides in one, it contains a basic guide for a quick start and also a detailed guide
for the historian. Topics include fabrics and colours, male dress (tunics, leg coverings,
cloaks, footwear, belts, jewelry), female dress (underdress, overdress, headress,
footwear, belts, jewelry), children's costume and toys, arms and armour (shield, helmet,
armour, spear, seax, seax sheaths, swords, scabbards, axes), and adaptations for 9th and
11th C. Saxon gear. The detailed guide covers all of the above in addition to bags and
pouches, ecclesiastical costume, the byrnie, alternatives to mail, banners, and missle
weapons.
pp. 85, references
- Unsheathing the Dark Age Scabbard
- Everything you wanted to know about scabbards and more. Topics include construction,
dimensions, decoration, fittings, straps. Numerous illustrations.
pp. 70, references
- Natural Dyes
- Contains information about dying in general, natural dying, dye recipes, Indigo,
gathering dye materials, dyestuff colour charts, and foreign dyestuffs.
pp. 11,
references
- Viking, Saxon, and Norman Shields
- Contains information about flat and lenticular round shields, kite shields, historical
and modern construction methods, and kite strapping methods.
pp. 8, references
This list is not complete and many guides are underway.