I am looking for information on Welsh culture in the 10th century, in
particular anything that would assist in recreation/reenactment of the
period.  This includes information on clothing, their art, fighting
(armor/weapons/styles), literature, etc.

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Request for Question Clarification by juggler-ga on 12 Mar 2003 14:23 PST

Would you be interested in books on Welsh culture for this period?

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Clarification of Question by neep-ga on 12 Mar 2003 15:44 PST

Yes, books would be acceptable, if they are specific to the time
period (8th-11th century, on the outside), and are specific to just
this area (as opposed to all of Europe, or Celts in general).  Also,
it'd be nice if they were accessible - still in print, and
purchaseable in the US.

Thanks for your time and help.

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Clarification of Question by neep-ga on 12 Mar 2003 19:34 PST

Typo - 7th-11th century, on the outside.  I'd rather go early, as
opposed to later, period information.

Thanks again.

While this includes information about the British early Middle Ages in
general, it also includes information about that era in Wales. 
Photos, culture, history and more.  It may be a good place for you to
start.
http://www.regia.org/index.html - Regia Anglorum

If there is a chapter of the Society for Creative Anachronism in your
area, you may be able to find someone who has a specialized interest
in Welsh history of this period. SCA members tend to be very helpful,
and some have acquired an impressive amount of knowledge about the
historical periods in which they are interested.

Here you can learn more about the SCA:

http://www.sca.org/

Thanks to both of you.  I'm familiar with the SCA (I'm a member,
looking to develop/improve my persona), but have few people in my area
who can help much with this topic.  The Regia Anglorum site looks
interesting - I will be checking it out more thoroughly in a bit.

Thanks

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Thank you Chromedome - I hadn't seen that page.  That does give a bit
more insight into what is appropriate.  Based on that, and what the
info is worth to me, I will be bumping it up to my max (though I do
believe in tipping - personally, I see a lot of advantages to it).

Much appreciated (now, will $20 bucks be enough to get an answer :-]
?)