Bow and arrows as well as sword fighting in full steel armour are part and parcel of the Medieval market.
The Medieval market is being held this Saturday, February 9, at the Horowhenua Events Centre and Showgrounds from 9am.
It is the 25th time this events has been put on.
It will have the usual feel of a European village from the Middle Ages, with old-fashioned trades plying their trade
and selling their wares, such as a blacksmith, and old games will be played. A map has been drawn up to show where every stall holder and activity is.
New this year is Medieval Wool Merchant, with rare breed wools, medieval dye plants and DIY plant dye kits, medieval heritage vege seeds, wooden books, medieval helmets and equipment, hand-spun plant-dyed wool ye old way, and loomed textile from medieval loom.
Also new is Moz-art, with handmade clothing made out of new, vintage and recycled materials.
