I have a friend who would like to start doing historical reenactment with our group, and I wanted to know where she could buy inexpensive clothes to start with that still look historically accurate to our time period.
Hey everyone!
I'm the cofounder of a group that's in the process of setting up a historical reenactment association focused primarily on the 15th century and the world of John Hunyadi (Ioan de Hunedoara).
We're trying to come up with a name, and I'd love to hear some ideas from people who know more about medieval history, reenactment, heraldry, or medieval terminology.
The group won't be limited to knights and combat. We'll have:
knights and squires
guards, men-at-arms and pages
clergy, including a bishop
blacksmiths and other craftsmen
noblewomen and ladies of the court
free women and other civilian roles
demonstrations of weapons, armour and medieval combat
crafts and everyday life
medieval law, customs and social structure
So we're essentially trying to recreate a small cross-section of medieval society, rather than being exclusively a combat/knightly group.
My initial idea was something along the lines of:
"Order of the Brotherhood of Knights of John Hunyadi" (Makes far more sense in Romanian 'Ordinul Frăției Cavalerilor lui Ioan de Hunedoara')
However, there's already an existing organisation called "Ordinul Cavalerilor de Hunedoara" (Order of the Knights of Hunedoara), so we want to avoid having a name that's too similar to theirs.
At the same time, we'd still like the name to have a proper medieval/knightly feel. We're not necessarily opposed to using words like Order, Brotherhood, Knights, House, Shield, Raven/Corvin, etc. As long as we aren't stepping away from John Hunyadi's influence.
So, what names would you suggest?
I'm particularly interested in names that could plausibly fit the 15th-century Transylvanian/Hungarian sphere, rather than something that sounds too fantasy-like.
Any ideas, historical terminology, or even just combinations that sound good would be greatly appreciated!
Tysm in advance! ⚔️
Late 15th cenrury, group: Societas Gladiatoria Zlina