I am the Hansgraf and Captain of the Mercenary Force of our caravan of merchants from the Bergen's Kontor of The Hanseatic League.

Concept

We portray a merchant caravan participating in local fairs within the time period of the 1100's through the 1500's. Our mainstay is the unique diversity of the merchant caravan; this allows our members to create and develop characters from almost anywhere in the world.

The merchant caravan was a cacophony of many different cultures brought together for the sake of safety and companionship while traveling the trade routes throughout the renaissance world.

Members of such caravans might have included merchants, performers, minstrels, acrobats, scholars, and stage actors. The caravan would also consist of many support personnel such as mercenaries for protection, hunters to provide food, serving wenches, smiths of various vocations, weavers, brewers, shoemakers, and livestock handlers.

Because of the sheer diversity of The Hanseatic League you might also encounter exotic things (for the time period) such as: American Indians, Middle Eastern belly dancers, African Drummers, or Chinese silk weavers.

Participation

We currently participate in the Florida Renaissance Festival at Quiet Waters Park in Deerfield Beach, Florida and Camelot Days at T.Y. Park in Hollywood, Florida.

We intend to add as many new fairs in Florida as time allows.