Apr 17, 2019 Rolf Warming All Posts, Combat Archaeology, Research, Uncategorized 4
Numerous attempts have been made to reconstruct Viking Age round shields, this possibly being one of the most characteristic pieces of equipment carried by warriors of that period. Such...Apr 09, 2019 Rolf Warming All Posts, Our Artefact of the Month, Research 3
The shield handle of the Viking Age shield excavated at Trelleborg (Denmark) has been a subject of much debate, partly because of general rarity of extant Viking Age shield handles and the...Oct 18, 2018 Rolf Warming All Posts, Combat Archaeology, Uncategorized 0
Introductory Note: For the past few weeks, Rolf Warming (Society for Combat Archaeology) has been working closely with the 3D scanning team from Rigsters with the aim of producing highly detailed...Aug 10, 2018 Rolf Warming All Posts, Combat Archaeology, Our Artefact of the Month 2
Introductory Note: For the past few weeks, Rolf Warming (Society for Combat Archaeology) has been working closely with the 3D scanning team from Rigsters with the aim of producing highly detailed...Jul 24, 2018 Rolf Warming All Posts, Combat Archaeology, Uncategorized 0
Introductory Note: For the past few weeks, Rolf Warming (Society for Combat Archaeology) has been working closely with the 3D scanning team from Rigsters with the aim of producing highly detailed...Aug 27, 2017 Rolf Warming All Posts, Combat Archaeology 0
This week we launched a new exciting project on the use of hide in Iron Age shield constructions. The study is an interdisciplinary project undertaken in collaboration with conservator-restorers...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...