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Month: March 2020

Early Medieval Board Games: Hnefatafl
Daily Living and Pastimes, Literature, Material Culture

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

Medicines for all infirmities
Medicine, Religion

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
Re-enactment

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
Literature, Religion

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

Anglo-Saxon speech therapy and hair care
Medicine, Religion

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

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