Knight’s Weekly

What’s up in Middle Ages Reenactment Upcoming events:  Dias Medievais em Castro Marim Campement de la Mesnie du Renard 2019 Australasian Cup Großenasper Heerweg Markt Ancient Oak Medieval Fayre Médiévales de Soignies Medieval Fair 2019 Event report: England’s Medieval Festival Horsens Middelalderfestival 2019 European Championship in Traditional Archery by Daniel Yemet Just Out Festival Rassemblement…

Viking’s Weekly

What’s up in Early Medieval Reenactment Upcoming events: Nordfyns Vikingemarked Vikingemarked i Sebbersund Largs Viking Festival Event reports: Krucza Bryła 2019 – Pakość Rassemblement Multi Epoques Herbéviller Mittelaltermarkt zur 777-Jahresfeier Tangstedt Moesgaard Viking Moot Festival This week’s craftsman: Kazár Bazár This week’s article: Owidz village in northern Poland – A goldmine for archeologists Reenactments: Playing…

Owidz village in northern Poland – A goldmine for archeologists

The medieval stronghold of Owidz was once a regional centre located on an important trade route and strategic military structure. Now, with a population of just 445 people, it has become a paradise for archaeologists and tourists alike with this year’s excavations revealing thousands of fragments of ceramic vessels, coins and amulets – and even…

Pre-Viking sword found in Uppsala

Archaeologists have uncovered an ornate sword and other striking finds dating back to before the Viking Age in a burial site close to Uppsala. The grave dates back to some point between the years 550-600, the period roughly between what are known as the Migration Period and the Vendel Period in Sweden, before the start…

Paramerion sabre trainig - Academia Leontes

Academia Leontes: this is how Byzantines fought

Georgios Georgas is an instructor of historical martial arts in the Academy of historical European Martial Arts “Leontes” – club focused on late Byzantine and post-Byzantine period of history but they also study and practice ancient, medieval, renaissance and modern swordsmanship. “As far I remember myself, I grew up with the epics stories and poems…