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Notes on the Guns and Gun Carriages Aboard GRIBSHUNDEN (1495)

Notes on the Guns and Gun Carriages Aboard GRIBSHUNDEN (1495)

Oct 05, 2020 Rolf Warming All Posts, Combat Archaeology, Our Artefact of the Month, Research, Uncategorized 0

Background In the summer of 1495, King John I of Denmark set out on an important diplomatic mission aboard his flagship, GRIBSHUNDEN (English= “Griffin-Hound”), or the GRIFFIN, as she is also...
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The Handle of the Viking Age Shield from Trelleborg

The Handle of the Viking Age Shield from Trelleborg

Apr 09, 2019 Rolf Warming All Posts, Our Artefact of the Month, Research 2

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...
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Arms and Armour in 3D (4): 16th Century Swivel Gun

Arms and Armour in 3D (4): 16th Century Swivel Gun

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

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...
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Wetlands of War: The Case for Amphibious Warfare in Prehistory

Wetlands of War: The Case for Amphibious Warfare in Prehistory

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...
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