Who are we?
HERJA is a joint project involving two associations: the Ours d'Alfadir and the Lames du Foyer.
We're all volunteers, we all come from different socio-professional backgrounds, we're all of different ages and we all have different levels of experience of combat. What unites us can be summed up in a few words: study, experiment, share and come together. These are the ideas that have led us to take part in and organise competitions and training courses over the last few years. It was also to meet these common objectives, as far as Viking combat is concerned, that we created HERJA.
Les Ours d\'Alfadir
Our association strives to reconstruct the Viking period during the raids (approx. 700 to 1100 AD).
Although our main activity is devoted to military life, we also explore other areas such as crafts and the customs and habits of the daily life of these merchant-pillards. The primary aim of our troupe is to provide an educational insight into the way of life during this period, without ever losing our friendly spirit.
We make it a point of honour never to consider our cup full, and whatever it contains will be shared with great pleasure!
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Les Lames du Foyer
Les Lames du Foyer is an AMHE (and other) club forming a section within the Foyer du Porteau association in Poitiers. We practise a number of disciplines, including longsword, armoured combat, wrestling, Viking combat and many others, depending on your preferences.
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