Hi,

I'm currently producing a medieval themed banquet for a client.

They have asked for some gifts for their guests that fit the theme.

I'm struggling for ideas.

Anyone got any ideas for me?


Thanks


Mike

buxom wenches are a must:thumbsup:

Leather Tankards or drinking horns!

Nomme

supply plenty of mead (hic) :D

Swords and Plague?

Not exactly a gift I'm afraid, more of a relic. PLEASE could you consider my ex !!!!

An inflated pigs scrotum....sorry bladder

For ideas on the food you should contact the Knights in Battle group who cook authentic grub at historical re-enactments, and pretty impressive it is, too.
Try Chris Felton on 0114 232 4085

I'll put my serious hat back on. Some are a bit tacky but it may give you a few lines to concentrate on:

http://www.findgift.com/Categories/Special-Themes/Medieval/

http://www.maximumedge.com/gifts/Medieval_Gifts.htm

http://www.darksword-armory.com/gifts.html

Gifts? Keep it local. Don Alexander's Made in Sheffield shop will steer you towards Sheffield made pewter tankards.

Jester hats, you could probably pick them up on ebay. In fact, try ebay and type in medieval and see what it springs up. You'll find some gifts there!

Dunk a witch and distribute her wet clothing

have a heart ........ have you seen the weather she will freeze to death :|

Anyone got any ideas where to dunk a witch locally anyway. I suggest Upeerthorpe baths

Turnip
Cod-piece
Pointy shoes
ditto hats
Mud
Boils
Wooden false teeth

just watch Blackadder for a few tips, get your own Baldrick and hey presto!!

I Suppose it deoends on your clients and budgets but caly pipes must be pretty cost effective fort he men or a pewter tankard if finance is not a problem, the ladies could be an embroided hanky or again a goblet ??

Involved with one recently in notingham where vips got a large tankard and bottle of scotch and the menials jsut got a minature whiskey and a glass in a presentastion casre made to look like an old thing, was a good event though, big company wasted shed loads of money on entertianments, didnt argue took the money.

Bottles of Mead with customised labels?

What you get will depend on the amount of money allocated to each person, you could have a some thing like a chalice, or have a look at the gifts at the royal armories, they have lots of stuff from silly games to tiny and huge suits of armour.
good luck :)

Don't forget the music, plenty of harpsichord, zither, crumhorns,bassoons etc. Or you could put on a Steeleye Span CD.

You can get mead from Morrisons in 75 cl bottles for about 3 quid.

When I worked at Coombe Abbey, at their med banguets, they served:

Roast chicken pieces, Legs/breasts

Gravy made from instant powder and red wine (yummy)

Baked potatoes severd on wooden plates

Plenty of mead

:rolleyes: