... are freebooters, privateers, bilge
rats, scalawags and
wenches.
In a word,
We
are a living history, entertainment and educational group concentrating
on the Pirate Age, and are associated with The Vikings of Bjornstad and
The Companie di Bjornstad.
We are available for celebrations, group events, presentations, educational
opportunities and just about anything that's simply fun! We can provide
choreographed or unscripted combat using the weapons associated with Pirates:
Cutlass, rapier, dagger, belaying pin and replica guns of the period. The
Buccaneers of Bjornstad attempts to provide a balanced view of
pirate culture; we can provide material associated with a 17th-18th century
pirate expedition, including tents, cookware, tables, chests, benches,
stools, textiles, jewelry, coinage and more. We maintain contact with a wide
variety of other similarly-minded groups and can coordinate
re-enacting other periods as needed.
Most of our members live in the extended San Francisco Bay Area,
currently north to Santa Rosa and Fort Bragg, east to Stockton and south
to San Jose. Some of our members are even farther away. We welcome
everyone and ask only that those under 16 be accompanied by a parent or
guardian. We strive for authentic pirate clothing, crafts and gear, but
we know that's a goal to work toward and we all have to start somewhere.
Some of the events we've been a part of:
- We've joined a
Battle Sail on San Francisco Bay between two square-rigged sailing ships
- complete with cannon fire.
- We've provided games and demonstrations at the Midsummer Medieval Festival at the Castello di Amorosa winery in Calistoga,
California
- Each year we provide a 5-hour course on the Early Middle Ages for
Saint Mary's College in Moraga, CA
- We have provided models for several photographic shoots
at the Castello di Amorosa winery in Calistoga,
California
- We've joined with the Highlander Warriors to present "The Wedding of Somerled", a short play we wrote, at the Pleasanton,
California, Highland Games on three occasions
- We attended the San Francisco premier of Beowulf and Grendel - in
full mail armor and helmets.
- On December 3rd,
2005 we provided a non-historic barbarian horde for an
Academy of Art University student film, The Epic of Wayhelm.
- In January 2005
we filmed the host segments for an episode of The
Conquerors about William the Conqueror,
with actor and military advisor Dale Dye, also for the
History
Channel
- In July 2004 we
provided the actors for the Battle of Hastings (fought in 1066)
segment of Command Decisions, for the History Channel
- In 2002 we went
as a group to see the "Vikings: The North Atlantic
Saga" exhibit at the Natural History Museum in Los
Angeles.
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display at one of the many events we attend. To see what we'll be up to next, see our
Calendar.
Join us!
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