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  • The Loss of the King’s flagship GRIBSHUNDEN (1495): An Unknown Historical Source Surfaces
    The Loss of the King’s flagship GRIBSHUNDEN (1495): An Unknown...

    Nov 22, 2020 0

    The wreck of Danish king John’s (or Hans’) flagship, GRIBSHUNDEN, which sank in 1495, was the focus of an underwater archaeological survey carried out on the wreck site earlier this week. The Society for Combat...
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  • NEW STUDY RELEASED: Shields and Hide
    NEW STUDY RELEASED: Shields and Hide

    Oct 09, 2020 2

    In a careful interdisciplinary study of rare shields finds, published today in English in the peer-reviewed journal, Bericht der Römisch-Germanischen Kommission, we are finally able to reveal the last essential piece...
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  • Notes on the Guns and Gun Carriages Aboard GRIBSHUNDEN (1495)
    Notes on the Guns and Gun Carriages Aboard GRIBSHUNDEN (1495)

    Oct 05, 2020 0

    Background In the summer of 1495, King John I of Denmark set out on an important diplomatic mission aboard his flagship, GRIBSHUNDEN (English= “Griffin-Hound”), or the GRIFFIN, as she is also known. Joined by a...
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  • A Lack of Cannons – The Map of Christianstad in 1673
    A Lack of Cannons – The Map of Christianstad in 1673

    Apr 25, 2020 1

    When you enter the world of archives you sometimes find things that you were not really looking for, but which nevertheless carry exciting stories. That happened when I recently searched for military drawings of...
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