„Þorbjǫrn the Skald Carved the Runes“
On the creation of a runestone While browsing through academic publications, I accidentally came across an article that really interested me. Its title is „With Chisel or Pick Hammer : How were Runes carved?“ (Med mejsler eller pikhammer : Hvorledes blev runer ristet?) and was written by Danish archaeologist Ole Thirup Kastholm Hansen in collaboration […]
Théories sur l’Armure Matelassée chez les Vikings
À la demande de plusieurs personnes du milieu de la reconstitution historique qui sont intéressés par la guerre au début du Moyen-Âge, mes collègues Roman Král, Jan Zajíc, Jan Bělina, et autre ainsi que moi-même avons décidé d’écrire un article qui offrirait une vision d’ensemble sur l’utilisation de l’armure matelassée et de tissus au début […]
Le casque de Gjermundbu
Le 30 mars 1943, Universitetets Oldsaksamling à Olso fut avisé qu’un fermier, nommé Lars Gjermundbo, à trouvé et creusé un énorme tumulus sur sa terre près de la ferme de Gjermundbu, dans le conté de Buskerud au sud de la Norvège. L’endroit fut examiné par des archéologues (Marstrander et Blindheim) le mois suivant et les […]
Les armures lamellaires de l’Époque Viking
Cet article est une traduction de mon article en tchèque “Lamelové zbroje ze Snäckgärde?”. Cet article eut une bonne réception et fut traduit en espagnol (“Armadura lamellar en la Escandinavia vikinga“), allemand (“Lamellenrüstungen der Wikingerzeit“), polonais (“Pancerze lamelkowe w Skandynawii“), hongrois (“Lamellás vértek Skandináviában“), russe (“Ламеллярные доспехи эпохи викингов“), italien (“Armature Lamellari di epoca vichinga in […]
Les origines du « Vegvisír »
Après avoir publié un très populaire article à propos des origines du Kolovrat, on m’a demandé d’écrire un article similaire sur un symbol connu sous le nom de « Vegvisír » (littéralement « qui pointe le chemin », « orienteur ») au sein des adeptes de mythologie nordique. Dans ce cas-ci, la situation est beaucoup plus simple en comparaison avec d’autres […]
The Length of Early Medieval Belts
There are some “truths” in reenactment that are not questioned even though they should be. These are called “reenactorism” and engaged by both newbies and veterans. In this article we will show one of these, the myth of a long belt in Early medieval Europe, following the work done by German reenactor Christopher Kunz. It […]
Vikings were not racists, but …
In last few weeks, I had the chance to read several articles that connect Viking Age with racist and anti-racist movements of different countries. For a person living in the Czech Republic, whose re-enactment scene is not contaminated by racists and is more focused in authenticity, this is an incomprehensible problem. However, I feel the need […]
Реконструкция пояса из Гокстада
Дорогой читатель, добро пожаловать на сайт, посвящённый исследованиям и реконструкции! В этот раз мы рассмотрим фрагменты ремня из могильника Гокстад, находящегося в южной Норвегии. Будучи скрытым под курганом 50х43 метра, он содержал богато украшенный корабль, что сделало его одним из наиболее известных скандинавских захоронений эпохи викингов (больше здесь и здесь). Погребённый был, вероятно, высокопоставленным, приближённым […]
Interview with Ragnar L. Børsheim
“Making reconstructions is a way to how to understand the past.“ Ragnar L. Børsheim is Norwegian archaeologist and artist. After doing his thesis in 1995, he participated several excavations and started to make illustrated reconstructions as a hobby. In those days, he was also learning himself digital and 3D illustrations. After 12 years, in 2007, Ragnar launched his company […]
Ламеллярные доспехи эпохи викингов
Перевела Виктория Заблоцкая. Пластинчатая броня до сих пор является популярной темой для обсуждения как среди историков-экспертов, так и среди реконструкторов. Я и сам занимался этим вопросом. Мои исследования привели меня к малоизвестным находкам из Снексгярде, располагающемуся неподалёку от Висбю. Они не сохранились, однако были подробно описаны Нильсом Йоханом Экдалем (1799-1870), так называемым «первым исследователем Готланда”. […]
Lamellás vértek Skandináviában
Fordította Füle Dénes. A lamellás vértezet kérdése nagyon gyakori a szakértők és a hagyományőrzők körében is. Személy szerint gyakran találkoztam ezzel a problémával, ezért összegyűjtöttem néhány irodalmi anyagot. Kutatásaim rekonstruálatlan leletekhez vezettek,a gotlandi Snäckgärde-ből, ami nem messze helyezkedik Visby-től. Ezek a leletek nem maradtak fent, de a lelkészként praktizáló Nils Johan Ekdahlnak (1799–1870) hála a […]
Pancerze lamelkowe w Skandynawii
Przetłumaczone przez Huberta Pieszko, Tyr Hird. Pytanie o pancerz lamelkowy jest popularne zarówno wśród ekspertów jak i rekonstruktorów. Ja osobiście miałem do czynienia z tym problemem kilka razy, dlatego zebrałem na ten temat literaturę. Moje badania doprowadziły mnie do nieznanego w internecie znaleziska z leżącego niedaleko Visby w Gotlandii Snäckgärde. Znaleziska te nie przetrwały, ale […]
“The man from Voll”
After a month of hard work, I would like to present my article named “The man from Voll : An example of a well-preserved Norwegian male grave“. In this short article, I provided a summary of the rich and well-preserved content of the 10th century inhumation mound from Voll, Overhalla municipality, Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The work is supplemented […]
Theories on Norse Padded Armour
Translated by Greg Rice from the Czech original. At the request of many reenactors, who are interested in early medieval warfare, my colleagues Roman Král, Jan Zajíc, Jan Bělina, et al. and I decided to write an article that would provide a comprehensive commentary on the use of padding under armor and fabric armor in […]
O Elmo de Gjermundbu
Esta é uma tradução autorizada de um artigo publicado por Tomáš Vlasatý, colega historiador e recriacionista histórico da República Tcheca, mentor do projeto Forlǫg e membro do grupo Marobud. Você pode apoiar o autor através de seu perfil no site Patreon. Em 30 de março de 1943, a Universidade de Oldsaksamling, em Oslo, obteve informações de que um fazendeiro chamado Lars […]
The Early Medieval Forum, Slovakia
The Early Medieval Forum / Fórum včasného stredoveku (FVS) will take place on February 3, 2017 in Archaeological Museum of the Slovak National Museum in Bratislava, Slovak republic. The project is organised by Marobud reenactment group from the Czech Republic and Svjatogor from the Slovak Republic. For a longer period of time I and some of […]
Archaeology of Viking Age Faroe Islands
I have to privilege to present you the article of Czech archeologist, linguist, re-enactor and my friend Ľubomír Novák. This article is an English translation of his two previous articles on Faroese archaeology: Archeologie bez nálezů: nejstarší minulost Faerských ostrovů and Archeologie (skoro) bez nálezů: doba vikinská na Faerských ostrovech. Archaeology of Viking Age Faroe Islands «Maðr er nefndr […]
Lamellar Armours of the Viking Age
This article is a translation of my Czech article Lamelové zbroje ze Snäckgärde?. The article was well accepted and was later translated to Spanish (“Armadura lamellar en la Escandinavia vikinga), German (Lamellenrüstungen der Wikingerzeit), Polish (Pancerze lamelkowe w Skandynawii), Hungarian (Lamellás vértek Skandináviában), Russian (Ламеллярные доспехи эпохи викингов), Italian (Armature Lamellari di epoca vichinga in […]
Typology of Fire Strikers From the Viking Age Norway
I would like to present my typology of fire strikers used in Viking Age Norway, more particulary 700-1000 AD. This typology is based on Jan Petersen’s book Vikingetidens redskaper (Petersen 1951: 433-438), the project UNIMUS and some new finds. The size of fire strikers varies from 4 cm to 14.2 cm. The most common lenght is between 7-9 cm. […]
