Early Medieval Board Games: Hnefatafl
This is the first in a series looking a Viking-Age board games. Hnefatafl is classified as a war game by … Continue reading Early Medieval Board Games: Hnefatafl
Anglo-Saxon speech therapy and hair care
Most of what we know about Anglo-Saxon medicine comes from the medical texts written late into the Viking period. We … Continue reading Anglo-Saxon speech therapy and hair care
Viking Age Surgery and Medicine
It is very difficult for people in the 21st Century to fully comprehend the rudimentary state of medicine and healing of a thousand years ago. Steeped in ancient superstition, people then believed that ill-health had more to do with God (or Gods) and worship than any other factor. In an age where the existence of germs was unknown and the circulation of the blood as yet undiscovered, many so-called ‘cures’ and remedies belonged to the world of quackery, old wives’ tales and a gullible populace. Continue reading Viking Age Surgery and Medicine
Medicines for all infirmities
When we look back at medicine in the Viking age, we often think of it as inept at best, lethal … Continue reading Medicines for all infirmities
How I started in Viking re-enactment
I was only fifteen, and being dragged along to some group where weirdo’s dress up in frocks and smack each … Continue reading How I started in Viking re-enactment
The Road to Hel is not paved with good intentions, it has a gold roof
I am constantly being told that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. So, I decided to do … Continue reading The Road to Hel is not paved with good intentions, it has a gold roof