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A Single-Edged Sword from the Viking Age

Dec 28, 2016 Rolf Warming All Posts, Combat Archaeology, Uncategorized 0

Original single-edged sword from the Viking Age (SHM 27001). Photo: courtesy of Tord Bergelin. Introduction In December 2016, our friend and collaboration partner, blacksmith Tord Bergelin from...

New Member of Combat Archaeology: Dean Davidson

Sep 22, 2016 Rolf Warming All Posts, Combat Archaeology, Combative Arts 0

We are pleased to announce that we have a new Combat Archaeology member, Dean Davidson, and are thereby expanding our organization to the United Kingdom! Over the years, our members have been in...

Round Shields and Martial Practices of the Viking Age

May 20, 2016 Rolf Warming Round Shields and Martial Practices of the Viking Age 2

Amongst the array of armaments contained in the archaeological record, the round shield merits special attention, presenting itself as a particularly instructive topic of investigation for the study...

New Member of Combat Archaeology: Claes B. Pettersson

Dec 01, 2015 Rolf Warming All Posts, Combat Archaeology 0

We would like to officially welcome a new member to Combat Archaeology, Claes B. Pettersson! His bio can be found below and in the members section. Combat Archaeology has been in frequent contact...

Gribshunden: Significance and Preliminary Investigations

Jul 01, 2015 Rolf Warming All Posts, Combat Archaeology, Our Artefact of the Month, Uncategorized 9

Introduction Within the sheltered waters of Ronneby archipelago near the island of Stora Ekön, southeastern Sweden, lies the remains of a rather disjointed but well-preserved wooden wreck....

New Member of Combat Archaeology: Thit Birk Petersen

Jun 04, 2015 Rolf Warming All Posts, Combat Archaeology, Uncategorized 0

We would like to officially welcome a new member to Combat Archaeology, Thit Birk Petersen! Her bio can be found below and in the members section. Thit has recently written a small article on the...

The Neolithic Genocide at Asparn-Schletz

Feb 28, 2015 Rolf Warming All Posts, Combat Archaeology, Our Artefact of the Month, Uncategorized 4

The change from a nomadic hunter-gatherer lifestyle to the agrarian life was nothing more than a defining moment in history. To most, it is when people “began to settle down”. Regardless...

Nordic TAG 2015 Paper Abstracts: Conflict Archaeology and the Practice Approach

Feb 21, 2015 Rolf Warming All Posts, Combat Archaeology 0

We are happy to announce that there has been shown a great interest in our session at Nordic TAG 2015! We received a multitude of emails regarding the session and are flattered by the many...

The Rørby Swords

Jan 26, 2015 Rolf Warming All Posts, Combat Archaeology, Our Artefact of the Month 2

A peculiar class of swords emerge in the earliest periods of the Danish Bronze Age, namely the curved sword. The specimens from Rørby Mose, western Zealand, are amongst some of the most impressive...

XV Nordic TAG 2015 CALL FOR PAPERS

Jan 13, 2015 Rolf Warming All Posts, Combat Archaeology, Uncategorized 1

The XV Nordic TAG 2015 conference will be held on the 16-18th April in Copenhagen. We hereby invite speakers to send abstracts (max. 200 words) for the following session which will be...

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