Comments | sealwhiskers: US culture: The Renaissance Fair

sealwhiskers

US culture: The Renaissance Fair

Jul 11, 2011 14:36

The Renaissance Fairs of the US are odd manifestations to any European who's used to Renaissance, Medieval and other period festivals back in the old world. But once you realize that it in fact is nothing other than a huge fantasy festival with all kinds of historic/cultural influences you care to be smitten by, you're gonna be fine, and maybe even ( Read more... )

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sealwhiskers July 11 2011, 22:48:25 UTC

I am greatly amused by it and think it's fun. Next year I may go in costume myself, but mostly I love just looking at people and things. Your mom and aunt sound like fun people. I haven't had strangely shaped candles, but as you saw, I just bought a dragon to hang on my wall!

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sealwhiskers July 11 2011, 22:59:12 UTC

haha, no I am doomed already. I have a dark past in Swedish Tolkienist circles.

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tsutsujigirl July 11 2011, 22:21:38 UTC

I love the Ren fest! I haven't been in so long though...

sealwhiskers July 11 2011, 22:49:23 UTC

oh, you should take Mina there! I can imagine her face at all the strange creatures, and her big eyes, haha!

kinvore July 11 2011, 23:19:21 UTC

Been ages since I've been to one of those, when my son was an infant. He's 19 now, to give you an idea.

sealwhiskers July 12 2011, 04:50:53 UTC

Ha! Maybe it's time to go again, there are plenty of well proportioned wenches there!

asakiyume July 11 2011, 23:26:32 UTC

What fun! I really enjoyed that--thank you!

sealwhiskers July 12 2011, 04:51:21 UTC

Glad you did, I have a lot of fun on these events!

anotheranon July 11 2011, 23:45:26 UTC

Thank you for posting so many photos!!

Wow, Puke and Snot get around - they're at our local Ren Faire August-October.

I was interested to read your impressions as I've always wondered what Europeans make of "Rennie" culture - I guess y'all don't have much like this in Sweden?

sealwhiskers July 12 2011, 04:54:11 UTC

Well, we have plenty of historical festivals, the most known one being the medieval festival in Visby on the island of Gotland each August. But what differs are the levels of anachronisms and the big influence and mixture of fantasy elements in the US ren-fair world.

I've made posts of the Swedish versions in previous years, and they are well worth visiting, in particular the Gotland one!