Viking’s Weekly

What’s up in Early Medieval Reenactment Upcoming events: Vikingehåndværkertræf 2019 in Aggersborg Viking Market in Saltvik Spelet om Heilag Olav in Verdalsøra Slavic Culture Festival in Gniezno Tornerspel på Trelleborgen Värmlands Vikingating 2019 Past events: Vikings at Birka Gudvangen Viking Market 2019 Festival of Slavic History in Cieszyn Silesia Medeltidslägret Levande Glimmingehus Sarpsborg International Viking…

Viking Women Clothing: Aprondress

This article focuses on the garment that was worn by Viking women together with the characteristic oval brooches. While it has been called many things by researchers over the years (e.g. trägerrock and hängerock), I will use what is currently thought to be the old Norse name for the garment (Ewing 2006, p. 37), namely…

HEMA Weekly

What’s up in Historical Fencing Upcoming events: Albion Cup 2019 Cornhusker State Games – HEMA – 2019 NESG: Boar’s Tooth 2019 Past events: QuadroHEMiA 6: Wolfshead X Rapier Vienna 2019 This week’s craftsman: Swordsmithy This week’s videos: Joachim Meyer – Brechfenster: 1. Stück by Björn Rüther Why you are wrong about Spadroons by Academy of…

HEMA Weekly

What’s up in Historical Fencing Upcoming events: QuadroHEMiA 6: Wolfshead X Rapier Vienna 2019 Past events: Mid-Continental HEMA Open Visegrád HEMA tournament Masters of Longsword 2019 This week’s craftsman: Historical Fencing Armory This week’s videos: Testing new Smallswords by Historical Fencing Armoury Purpleheart Gymnasium Sabre Review Montante Sparring Test Is The Roman Gladius (Sword) Really…