Live-action role play (or LARPing) serves as a creative and physical outlet where many Ottawa natives have found a sense of community. [Photo © Colin Orsak]
Every Sunday, Hog’s Back Park becomes a battlefield as a group of like-minded people fight it out in medieval outfits and armour.
It’s called live-action role playing (LARP), a hobby and a community for many people who immerse themselves in medieval fantasy by playing games and practicing their swordsmanship.
The role players at Hog’s Back Park are a members of the Duchy of Felfrost, one of the local LARP-ing communities and members of Amtgard, an international group that has set the standard for LARP clubs around the world.
In this video, members of Felfrost explain what LARPing means to them.
