Did you ever have the urge to ride with the Mongol hordes under Chingis Khan? Do you just know you  would look good in fur-trimmed hats and boots with turned up toes? Have you ever thought that fermented mare’s milk might go good over your frosted mini-wheats? Does the idea of a dwelling with no corners sound cozy? Then you, my friend, just might be a Mongol at heart!

The Qara Ordu Moritun (Dark Horde Riders), more commonly known as “the Moritu,” is a cross-kingdom household for those interested in the research and re-creation of Medieval Mongolian cultures, from the reigns of Chingis Khan to Kublai Khan. 

We are a small subset of Asia-philes within the Society for Creative Anachronism, a Medieval Living History society.  We build yurts (ger), make kumiss (fermented mare’s milk), and live as nomads (on the steppes of western Pennsylvania every August).