reenactors
Battle scene revivers
Reenactors are people who recreate historical events or periods, typically wearing period-accurate costumes and using replica equipment.
Civil War reenactors stage mock battles; medieval reenactors gather at fairs.
The hobby ranges from casual participation to obsessive authenticity: The reenactors debated whether the buttons on his uniform were historically accurate.
Degree of correctness
- historicityAuthentic occurrence in time
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- sourcingObtaining from suppliers
provenance · research · replication · detail · materials · techniques · handmade · reproduction
Tools for fighting
- musketsEarly shoulder-fired guns
- riflesLong-barreled shoulder firearms
- swordsEdged fighting weapons
- armorProtective combat covering
artillery · cannons · tents · campfire · cookware · bedroll · bayonet · cavalry
Armed military engagement
- encampmentTemporary military or refugee settlement
- timelineOrdered display of events
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
anniversary · muster · tactical · campaign · skirmish · drill · march · parade
Articles of clothing
- sewingCraft with needle and thread
- patternsRecurring arrangements or designs
- fabricWoven or knit material
- textilesWoven or knit materials
tailoring · uniforms · regalia · accoutrements · kit · impression · headgear · footwear
Of the Middle Ages
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
- VikingMedieval Nordic raider
- RomanOf ancient Italy's capital
- NapoleonicOf the French emperor
colonial · Victorian · Tudor · ancient · frontier · samurai · Crusades · Regency
Individual part or measure
- regimentColonel-led military unit
- companyCommercial enterprise or guests
- societyOrganized communal human existence
- guildProfessional mutual-aid society
troupe · membership · veterans · spectators · organizers · volunteers · historians · collectors
accuracy
Degree of correctness
- historicityAuthentic occurrence in time
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
sourcing · provenance · research · replication · detail · materials · techniques · handmade · reproduction · verification
weapons
Tools for fighting
armor · artillery · cannons · tents · campfire · cookware · bedroll · bayonet · cavalry · horses
battle
Armed military engagement
- encampmentTemporary military or refugee settlement
- timelineOrdered display of events
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
commemoration · anniversary · muster · tactical · campaign · skirmish · drill · march · parade · memorial
garments
Articles of clothing
- sewingCraft with needle and thread
- patternsRecurring arrangements or designs
- fabricWoven or knit material
textiles · tailoring · uniforms · regalia · accoutrements · kit · impression · headgear · footwear · accessories
medieval
Of the Middle Ages
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
- VikingMedieval Nordic raider
- RomanOf ancient Italy's capital
Napoleonic · colonial · Victorian · Tudor · ancient · frontier · samurai · Crusades · Regency · Anglo-Saxon
unit
Individual part or measure
- regimentColonel-led military unit
- companyCommercial enterprise or guests
- societyOrganized communal human existence
guild · troupe · membership · veterans · spectators · organizers · volunteers · historians · collectors · craftspeople
- Living HistoryColonial Williamsburg, Jamestown, Renaissance fairs, medieval villages, Viking settlements
- doublesdouble, doubles, twin, twins, duplicate
- parade participantsmarching band, floats, drum majors, majorettes, baton twirlers
- pioneer villagelog cabins, cabins, general store, blacksmith, grist mill
reenactorshistorians
Scholars of the past
spectators · archivists · scholars · academics · documentarians
reenactorsfuturists
Predictors of coming developments
innovators · futurologists · visionaries · avant-garde · modernizers