RECENT EVENTS

PUBLIC APPERANCES

ROLEPLAYING EVENTS

PERSONAL PHOTOS

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RECENT EVENTS

• Bringing joyful excitement to Hjemsted Oldtidspark, Denmark, July 2005
• A dire trek through Oslo's unforgiving wilderness, Norway, April 2005
• Combat training in Halden, Norway, February 2005
• A daunting adventure in Oslo, Norway, March 2005

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• Opening of "Humanioradagene", University of Oslo, April 1999
  Legio XV participated in the University's opening ceremony of Humanioradagene 1999, at the National Theatre.

• Hjemsted Oldtidspark, Denmark, July 1999

  Some pictures from Hjemsted Oldtidspark, a park in southern Denmark dedicated to the iron age in southern Scandinavia and northern Europe. We gave daily demonstrations of Roman equipment and battle tactics for the park's visitors, who were welcome to look at and try on our equipment.

One contubernie and two auxilias	Legionary	Winding the onager	Close-up
By Anne Innes	By Lise Hamre	By Anne Innes	By Lise Hamre

• Premiere of "Asterix" in Oslo, September 1999
  We visited the premiere of Asterix in complete Roman gear.
• Premiere of "Gladiator" in Oslo, 19 May 2000
  We were hired by UIP to entertain at the premiere of "Gladiator", we were also interviewed by Metropol TV at this occasion.

• Hjemsted Oldtidspark, Denmark, July 2000

  Following the success of our visit in 1999, we were happy to be invited back again. The visits to Hjemsted Oldtidspark are among our highlights, and the closest we have come to proper reenactment so far.
  Photos. Film.

Planting the signum	Ready!	Night Action	Signifer
By Lise Hamre	By Anne Innes	By Frode Svendsen	By Anne Innes

• The first annual festival of the Faculty of Arts, August 2000
  Guard of honour at the opening. The programme included giving a short lecture on Roman millitary life and a demonstration of legionaire equipment and some basic fighting techniques.
• Hjemsted Oldtidspark, Denmark, July 2001
  

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• Nyteg, July 1997 (as The Roman Project)

  These pictures are from our first LARP appearance on the splendid LARP event "Nyteg" by "Lilla Gillet". Note that this was at an early stage in our history, and only the Decanii wore helmets. Also note that we do in fact not portray Romans as such.

Our rampart of shields	Soldiers	"Rufein"	Velites
By Lise Hamre	By Lise Hamre	By Lise Hamre	By Lise Hamre

• Gränsen, July 1998 (as The Roman Project)

  Pictures from our first appearance as proper Romans - in our self-built fort. Gränsen also took place in Sweden, and was a LARP event based on the civil war period of 260 aD.

Intente!	Avant!	Our fort in the mist	"Marius' donkeys"
By Olle Sahlin	By Olle Sahlin	By Lise Hamre	By Lise Hamre

Procedite!	Keeping watch while others sleep.
By Jørgen Bøckman	By Lise Hamre

• Ockupationen (The occupation), July 2000
  Ockupationen was another Swedish event, to which 13 of our legionarys went. Again, they did not portray Romans, as this was set in a medieval fantasy-world.
• Amaranth III: Nemeth, juli 2001
  Amaranth took 15 of us to Moesia in AD 39. We portrayed romans in a "based on" historical setting.

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BEHIND THE SCENES - MEMBERS' OWN PHOTOS

The photos on this page were mostly taken by different members of Legio XV. Below is a list of various sites with Legio XV-photos, from which the photos above were chosen.

Lustra's film from Hjemsted Oldtidspark, 00

Katwin's favourite photos from Nyteg, 97	Wedding photos, 98, by Katwin		Four photos from "Karavanen", 1997
Inwin & Katwin's photos from Gränsen, 98		Quintus' photos from Gränsen, 98
Ole's photos from Hjemsted Oldtidspark, 00	Kirrin's photos from Hjemsted Oldtidspark 99 & 00	Lustra's photos from Hjemsted Oldtidspark 1999-2003

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