Feb 21, 2017 Rolf Warming All Posts, Combat Archaeology, Uncategorized 1
In 2015, we were honoured with the task of assisting in the salvaging of the figurehead of the Gribshunden, Danish King John I’s warship which sank off the coast of Ronneby in...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...Dec 21, 2015 Claes Pettersson All Posts, Combat Archaeology, Uncategorized 0
A Report from the Research Project Getaryggen 1567. In late autumn 1567, a Danish army led by the excellent commander Daniel Rantzau (fig. 1) advanced north from the border towards the Swedish...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...Apr 29, 2015 Eric Rodriguez All Posts, Combat Archaeology, Uncategorized 1
Introduction In recent decades, landscape archaeology has redefined wetlands, not simply as boundaries, but as dynamic areas that both housed and influenced the daily experiences of their...Mar 25, 2015 Dan True All Posts, Combat Archaeology, Our Artefact of the Month 0
This month’s artefact are the fragments of a pair of mail chausses (leggings) brought into Oldsaksamlingen in Oslo in the 1800s (figs. 1 and 2). The chausses were brought in together with...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...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...Dec 23, 2014 Antti Ijäs All Posts, Combat Archaeology 2
A Comment Regarding the Handedness of Anglo-Saxon and Viking Swords by Antti Ijäs The study of historical combat arts is comprised of archaeology, philology and practical experimentation. All of...