Viking’s Weekly

What’s up in Early Medieval Reenactment Upcoming events: Wikingertage Schleswig Frivillig – Lofotr Vikingfestival 2019 Podróże w czasie – wioska księcia Mieszka Event reports: Festival of Slavs and Vikings “Wolin-Jomsborg-Vineta” Vikingemarked i Hobro This week’s craftsman: Living History Crafts This week’s videos: Viking tattoos – interview with Uffe Berenth of Ginnungagap Art by Mathias Nordvig…

86 Early Medieval Skeletons Unearthed from Hidden Graveyard in Wales

During 2016, construction of a new road to connect a local highway with Coleg Menai’s Pencraig Campus in Anglesey, Wales, revealed the remains of 54 people dating to the early medieval period, approximately A.D. 800. Then, in 2017, an additional 32 individuals were uncovered nearby; bones and objects from this location dated to around A.D. 400. Continue…

Archaeologists find ‘Viking drinking hall’ during Orkney dig

The site, at Skaill Farmstead in Westness, Rousay, is believed to date back to the 10th Century and may have been used by the chieftain Sigurd. Stone walls, benches, pottery and a fragment of a Norse bone comb were found during the excavation. It is hoped the site could reveal much about diet, farming and fishing…

The four legs of HEMA

The great endeavor of historical fencers is to recreate the lost martial arts of Europe. There are some living traditions too, and the hope is to breathe new life into them as well and make sure they are preserved and remain living. But what defines HEMA and what is it based on? Here are four…

Caribbean Cooking In The 18th Century – Pepperpot from the 1700’s

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