History Live - Harewood House This is the annual weekend for all the folk involved with the Royal Armouries to strap on their best suit of armour and beat lumps out of each othr for the benefit of the blood thirsty general public. Obviously Kayleigh isn't blood thirsty at all, she's just cute, cute, cute. "Taste my axe, by Odin!" The first viking clash of the day, it seemed that some of the vikings may have spent a little too long at the mead tent last night, they weren't as perky as they might have been. After the initial clash, the battle lines are reformed. Opening day of the football season, Leeds vs. Millwall. Look at that bloke at the far right in the red, he's lurking he is, does he think no-one can see him ? The bloody aftermath, then they all get up again and wander off for a beer and chip butty. Stephen tries out a shortbow with the folk from English Longbow Events YS and P dream of becoming the scourge of the French, although by looking at our targets, YS might be the scourge of the unprotected French groin and P would be the scourge of the people standing just beside the French. After another round of protracted medievil name calling, these knights finally get down to battering each other, I think the 'knight' on the left may be a 'knightess', Lady Eowyn if you will. Our knight, Sir Mallet, no really, that's his name. The jousting, Sir Mallet on the right has just scored a hit on his opponent who, by the state of his lance, seems to have missed our bloke completely, hurrah! The English roses Kayleigh and Natalie. What a grand day, it cost about £7.25 for adults, I don't know how much for the kids, I had a great time and between P, DSP Andy and myself we swelled the coffers of the Merry Mead Monk by a not inconsiderable amount. The children had a fun time, which mostly involved running around and poking each other with plastic swords, shouts of "Oy, you'll have someone's eye out with that" came rather too close to becoming a reality and the weapons were confiscated to much booing and crying from the little warriors. I thought it was a decent price for what was a full day's entertainment, as we watched all three jousts we didn't even get to see the WWII exhibition. Thanks for organising it P&C, and thanks to all the people who fought, died, and got up again.