Ari and Matt discuss the unique considerations when wearing medieval clothing while doing outside activities, such as hiking or camping.
Tag: Reenactment
How Two Medieval Episode Fourteen
In our debut mini-episode Matt and I take a moment to share with you the gifts we received over the holidays, talk a bit about the future, and announce a new contest for those musically inclined!
Interview with Not Another Costuming Blog
Interview With Not Another Costuming Blog – Turnip Talk
It is my pleasure to present to you a conversation with Callie from Not Another Costuming Blog. As a student of, among other things, fiber conservation and a talented costumer, we discuss all things sheep, wool, fiber, and fabric both as a historical curiosity, and how it applies to living history.
How Two Medieval Episode Thirteen
WWII Crossover featuring The Reenactor’s Corner

Episode 16 – Mini Episode Two (Cold Hike) – How Two Medieval
Today we are joined by the good folk over at The Reenactor’s Corner where we compare and contrast WWII reenactment and medieval reenactment.
Hosted by: Todd of the Black Spear and Ari, The Turnip Of Terror
Also debuting a super special guest and incoming host Matt Blazek of History Live North East.
Guest Article: Legacy Arms “Black Prince” Longsword Review
Today it is my pleasure to welcome Matt Blazek of The Agincourt Soldier and History Live! North East for November’s monthly guest segment.
Continue reading “Guest Article: Legacy Arms “Black Prince” Longsword Review”October 2020 Newsletter
Routine Maintenance and Upkeep
As always, the links on the site have been clicked and verified as functioning with only a few errors to fix. The last of the kinks have been worked out from changing over to the new template, as well.
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Guest Article: How Does a Man Become a Knight?
Today it is my pleasure to welcome Andrew Fraser to The Turnip of Terror for the inaugural monthly Guest segment.
Continue reading “Guest Article: How Does a Man Become a Knight?”September 2020 Newsletter
Routine Maintenance and Upkeep
The website received a facelift this month, which gave me the opportunity to change up the layout of the front page. After an update to the template I was using, formatting got strange and I no longer liked the way the site looked. I also wanted to try and get a more column type layout, as much of what I do with the site is easier to represent in such a manner. Swapping to a new template gave me space to make some side bars along the right which will persist across all the pages. I am very excited I can now have a bulletin of recent stories and news across all the networks show up on every page. It also means I can fulfil a Patreon promise I’ve been trying to figure out the technical requirements behind: one of the tier benefits for Yeomen, Esquires, and Knights of the Household is to have their name displayed in the “Hundred Rolls” on the website where everyone can see.
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