Abstract
Talvikäräjät (Finland 2022, eng. Winter Ting) was a larp set in an imaginary village in Western Finland in the 1660s. It was designed as a part of my research project bearing the same name, where I studied the use of history in larp. The larp aimed high in authenticity: the game design was based on authentic court cases and on the most recent research on 17th-century court practices. In this article I present how we, the larpwrights, used history in game design. I will also discuss historical authenticity and how the lessons from Talvikäräjät could benefit the community for historical larp.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Liminal Encounters |
| Subtitle of host publication | Evolving Discourse in Nordic and Nordic Inspired Larp |
| Editors | Kaisa Kangas, Jonne Arjoranta, Ruska Kevätkoski |
| Publisher | Ropecon ry |
| Pages | 278-291 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-952-69423-5-3 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-952-69423-4-6 |
| Publication status | Published - 20 May 2024 |
| Publication type | D2 Article in a professional research book |