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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Artefact of the Month: The Dane Axe by Rolf Fabricius Warming Our December artefact is the Viking broadaxe or the Dane axe. Appearing in the second half of the 10th century, the Dane axe is amongst...
