Category Archives: News

Past news from DAS.

New Website Launched

DAS has a new style website. Our original website was created by Freyja Eriksdottir, and we owe her many thanks for all her work on it. However it was built using static HTML, and couldn’t take advantage of new Web 2.0-type interactive features.

This is the new site and runs on WordPress. WordPress gives us features including:

  • Members can register on the new website, and can fill out profiles for their dark-age characters.
  • Photos posted to our Flickr group appear on the website.
  • Members can easily write new articles for the website.
  • Secure area for member resources such as old DASmags.

If you are a member of DAS and would like to contribute to the website in any way, or have ideas for new content, please get in touch with the administrative team.

The site still has some rough edges, feel free to comment on these to the administrators, but most of them will I hope be fixed soon. Not all the articles have been copied over yet – watch this space for progress.

Event Dates for Autumn/Winter 2011

Three new events have been booked for 2011! All are private society events. We’ll fight hard all day Saturday, and then celebrate either victory or defeat with a banquet in the village hall.

South Cadbury,Somerset – 30th September to 2nd October

The planned June event was sadly cancelled, but it has been rescheduled and we are now hoping for an Indian Summer. Fighting will be on Cadbury Hill Fort.

Flaunden, Hertfordshire – 28th to 30th October

The Cilternsaete’s regular event is always a great bash, with fierce fighting in the woods and a fine banquet.

Forest Green, Surrey – 18th to 20th November

The last event in our calendar for 2011 is a welcome return to Leith Hill, where last year a small group of dedicated idiots re-enacted the Battle of Leith Hill in heavy snow. In 851 a.d. the Saxons were beaten by the army of Ethelwulf, father of Alfred the Great. This year, who knows what the outcome may be?