Getaryggen – a Battlefield from the Nordic Seven Years’ War (1563-1570).

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...

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....

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...