Viking Shield Update Rolf Warming, Reply Arne Koets & Glue Test

VIKINGESKJOLDET test

[ VIKINGESKJOLDET ]I forbindelse med den årlige sankthans fejring på Trelleborg, fik vi testet vores autentiske vikingeskjold. Projektet er et samarbejde mellem Vikingeborgen Trelleborg og Rolf Warming (Society for Combat Archaeology), som har stået for at få konstrueret skjoldet- samt testet det.Formålet med eksperimentet var at få indblik i, hvordan et autentisk rundskjold ville klare sig mod en serie angreb fra forskellige samtidige våbentyper (pile, spyd, sværd og økser), hvilket symboliserede forskellige faser i en kamp. Der var særligt fokus på at teste skindet (garvet fåreskind på for- og bagside og garvet kalveskind langs kanten). Skindet er blevet garvet på historisk manér, baseret på nye oplysninger fra Birka (grav Bj50) bragt til veje af forskere fra Society for Combat Archaeology, Konservatorskolen og Aarhus Universitet ((Rolf Warming, René Larsen, Dorte Sommer, @Luise Ørsted Brandt and Xenia Pauli Jensen).Det eksperimentalarkæologiske forsøg understregede ikke kun vigtigheden af en skindbeklædning på tynde træskjolde- som det originale skold vi har på Trelleborg, men også, at skindet skal garves på traditionel vis. Læder garvet med historiske metoder udviser helt andre karakteristika, end læder man kan gå ned og købe i en butik. Brugen af det garvede læder som en del af konstruktionen, resulterede i at skjoldet var fuldt funktionelt efter at have været blevet angrebet med pile, spyd, sværd og en fantastisk daneøkse (smedet af Thor's forge).Dokumentationen fra hvert forsøg kommer, når vi har gennemgået data – vi holder jer opdateret!Vi vil gerne takke deltagerne i forsøgene: Vikingehåndværker @Tom Jersø og kampkunst ekspert Lars Lind.[ THE VIKING SHIELDIn connection with the annual midsummer celebrations, we put our authentic Viking Age shield to the test. The project has been undertaken in collaboration with archaeologist Rolf Warming (Society for Combat Archaeology), who has directed both the construction of the shield and the experiment.The purpose of the experiment was to gain insight into how an authentic Viking Age round shield would hold up against a series of attacks with weapons of different ranges (arrows, spears, swords and axes), reflecting the different phases of a battle. Special emphasis was placed on testing the hide components of the shield which was composed of tanned sheep (facing) and tanned calf (rim). These had been traditionally produced based on the new analyses of a shield from Birka (grave Bj50) by researchers from Society of Combat Archaeology, School of Conservation and Aarhus University (Rolf Warming, René Larsen, Dorte Sommer, @Luise Ørsted Brandt and Xenia Pauli Jensen).The experiment trials not only highlight the necessity for applying hide on thin shields – such as the one found at Trelleborg – but also the significance of the use of authentic hide components. Traditionally tanned leather is of a very different character than modern leather which can be bought in ordinary shops. As a result of the peculiar consistency of the leather in the shield, it remained fully functional after having been ferociously attacked with arrows, spear, sword and a wonderful two-handed axe (produced by Thor's forge). The documentation from each of the trials will be released after they have been reviewed and evaluated, so stay tuned!We would like to use this opportunity to thank the participants in the experiment: craftsman @Tom Jersø, who has assembled the shield, and martial arts expert Lars Lind.

Opublikowany przez Vikingeborgen Trelleborg Poniedziałek, 24 czerwca 2019