The Schwarzburg Armoury (1): The Großmesser (Oss 307)

Jan 12, 2018 Konrad Kessler All Posts, Combat Archaeology, Our Artefact of the Month, Uncategorized 0

Introductory note: In May 2018 – almost 100 years after the abdication of the last prince of the house of Schwarzburg – the Schwarzburger Zeughaus, the armoury of the Schwarzburg castle, is to be...

New SoCA Member: Stuart Ivinson

May 11, 2017 Rolf Warming All Posts, Combat Archaeology, Combative Arts 0

   We are pleased to officially welcome a new member to the Society of Combat Archaeology (SoCA), Stuart Ivinson!  Our members have been in frequent correspondence with Stuart and have...

Traces of colour discovered on the figurehead of Gribshunden (1495)

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...