Training the Warriors with Repeating History
















Holy Trinity School and St Paulinus were taught by Matt from Repeating History about the Anglo Saxons , their lives , their food and their weapons. They were taught how to battle like an Anglo Saxon ( Holy Trinity) or a Briton ( St Paulinus ) before the St Paulinus school fete where the children from each school will face each other in the re-enactment of The Battle of Crayford!!! This was such a brilliant day for both schools and the children had a great time thanks to Matt. 
They were taught the chants, the instructions that would have been shouted in Anglo Saxon and how to form a shield wall. They also got the chance to see how heavy a coat of chain would have been. It was so difficult to carry. They couldn't imagine what it must have been like for the men on the battlefield!

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