Today’s archeologists have a much more nuanced idea about this guy’s identity. We do know that this man was a warrior, who lived sometime around 800 to 1000 CE, because of the sword he was buried alongside. However, the style of the sword is unique, not like any of the 1,500 early medieval graves found in…
Archaeological remains of three buildings have been discovered at Hofstaðir in North Iceland. Archaeologists were not previously aware of the buildings’ existence, RÚV reports. The site, located in the Mývatn area, contains both Medieval and Viking Age artefacts. Hofstaðir is the most-researched archaeological site in Iceland, and according to Professor of Archaeology Orri Vésteinsson of the University…
What’s up in Middle Ages Reenactment Upcoming events: Kening Striid 2019 Médiévales de Rochefort en terre 2019 Bosworth Medieval Festival Templariada 2019 Camp off Medievalsace 2019 XX Jarmark i Turniej Rycerski na Zamku Chudów Fête médiévale de Puycelsi 2019 Participe au Festival Médiéval Event report: Battle for the Kornicz’s Watchtower Mercer County Fair with jousting…
This summer, visitors to some of England’s most imposing and ancient cathedrals will find carnival rides, a mini golf course, a lunar landscape and a lifelike model of the Earth dangling from the ceiling. Inside Norwich Cathedral in the east of England, a colorful, 55-foot-tall slide — known as a helter skelter — winds past…
