How to Join Pentwyvern

Joining Pentwyvern is free and open to everyone. Simply show up to one of our events and there will be people to help you get started making weapons and garb.


How to Fight

Dagorhir Manual of Arms - Rules of fighting in Dagorhir (legal shots, how to take hits, etc.)

•To fight at most events you must be at least 16 years old and sign a waiver. If you are under 18 your parents need to sign for you and have the waiver notorized. If you are under 18 and want to fight at battle practice you will need to bring a notorized waiver and ask if you can participate.

Dagorhir Fighting - A Youtube channel with a collection of training videos from Ragnarok classes.

Fighting Articles - A page from the Belegarth Wiki with freeform articles on various topics. Belegarth is another reinactment group that uses padded weapons. The rules of Dagorhir and Belegarth are very similar.

Sword Maiden - Many useful articles for women interested in fighting.

Duke University - Videos of classes of fighting in the SCA. The SCA is a different reinactment game that require armor so the "weapons" may be unpadded. The rules of Dagorhir and the SCA are similar with the exception of headshots, which are not allowed in Dagorhir.

Bellatrix Fighting School - Extensive research into the physical and mental aspects of fighting, more useful for advanced fighters.

SKBC - Sword Knight Boot Camp is an Amptgard training event. Amptgard is another game with rules similiar to Dagorhir and many of their fighting techniques carry over.

How to Make Weapons

Everyone has different opinions on building weapons, so there is no set way a weapon should be built. These links can show you some of the ways people build weapons but the best option is to talk to the more experienced fighters around you and ask them how to build a safe weapon.

Dagorhir Manual of Arms - Rules for safe weapons in Dagorhir (acceptable materials, shield sizes, how the weapons should hit, etc.) These rules show what your weapons goes through during weapons check so you can build it to pass those tests.

Eryndor Tutorials - Printable instructions for building swords, spears, arrows, javelins, and stabbing tips.

Dagorhir Tutorials - How to build a sword, spear, axe, javelin, flail, and arrows.

Artain's Blue Sword Tutorial - A visual explination of one method of building a blue sword.



How to Make Garb

Simplicity, McCalls, Butterick - Popular pattern makers that can be found in most fabric stores. Look on the site to find the pattern you want (usually in the costume section), write down the number, then find it at JoAnns or any other fabric store. They usually have better deals at the store than they do online.

Hand Sewing - Sewing without a machine. It's less expensive than buying a machine and can take more time, but hand sewing looks more natural in fantasy groups.

Machine Sewing - Sewing with a machine. The initial investment costs more than hand sewing but it is faster and the clothes can hold up better. Always check your manual for how to thread and take care of your machine, each one is different.

Goodwill - This is a great place to go for beginner garb. You can get brown/tan/black pants (avoid cargo pockets and modern designs), oversized polo shirts (which can be cut up and laced to look more medieval), skirts, belts, shoes/ boots, and jewelry. Most people keep a set of fighting garb that can get dirty and feast garb that they keep nice for special events.