Hahahahaha...tror ikke de fikk det med seg, eller så har siste taler her skjønt hva vi snakker om...du snakker om å ikke se skogen for bare trær, du...

halvor

The metal alloys used in medieval times were to a great extent a varying mix of copper, tin, lead, zink (galmei; pure zink was almost impossible to obtain), plus small amounts of iron, silver + +. Not very exact, by other means. It can vary from quite pure bronze (90% copper/10% tin) to pure brass (...

If anyone have "Gunnlaug Wormtongues saga", there is a nice description of the holmgang between Gunnlaug and Ravn. The practice of holmgang were outlawed after the two of them began fighting at the Allthing, and they had to go to Norway to fight. They found a little island, went up and beat each oth...

Hei, Endre!

Why don´t you translate the knighting ceremony into english and post it here. Then you can send it to Ingrid, and she can put it out on our homepage?

Halvor (see you on the I33 seminar this weekend?)

The norwegian "hird" (band, more or less) had roots that went back to the viking period. Their job was to be the core of the army, the royal bodyguard, but also the king´s council. The lowest level (of the 13th. century) was the "kertisvein", or "lightboy". They were squires, but were also entitled...

You can contact the National Archives on this address:

riksarkivet@riksarkivaren.dep.no

And they will probably help you out.

Halvor

There is an norwegian book called "Hirdskrá", which is the medieval military law, dated ca. 1276-1310. It contains (among much else) a complete "how-to" on the norwegian knighting ceremony (it is somewhat different from the usual "hollywood" one). You can probably order an norwegian/norse version f...

I say we put him in dark cellar, chained to an anvil and sell his "services" to the highest bidder.

"Bring out the gimp..."

Halvor

[This message has been edited by Halvor (edited 01-29-2003).]