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- Fri Feb 26, 2010 5:19 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Viking image
- Replies: 3
- Views: 473
- Thu Feb 25, 2010 7:24 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Viking image
- Replies: 3
- Views: 473
Viking image
Hey all, couple of questions. Can someone if they know, tell me the source of the image attached (the second lower 'dragon' image). I have seen it around a few times but never the original and where it came from. The next question is I tend to put up questions asking about these types of art from ti...
- Thu Jan 14, 2010 12:18 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Viking Age Longship project
- Replies: 19
- Views: 577
Thnkyou all very much for your replies, I know should I push to organise a group of likeminded people together to discuss construction of such a project a lot of the issues that have been raised here will be addressed. Thanks Capt Atli, Ultragotha and others for your contributions to this discussion...
- Mon Jan 11, 2010 10:38 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Viking Age Longship project
- Replies: 19
- Views: 577
- Sun Jan 10, 2010 11:30 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Viking Age Longship project
- Replies: 19
- Views: 577
Viking Age Longship project
Hi everyone. This is a serious request to anyone who can help direct me to further resources, groups and invidiuals who either have been involved in or can help me further in an enquiry of contructing a viking age longship. First off I would like to say that I have VERY limited knowledge of construc...
- Wed Nov 18, 2009 3:04 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: plastic (or other) armour construction
- Replies: 13
- Views: 698
- Wed Nov 18, 2009 2:54 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: plastic (or other) armour construction
- Replies: 13
- Views: 698
Thanks for the replies, apologies if I left out some details. This armour will be used to protect against a variety of weapons, from wooden to metal (from chairs to swords). I did a browse on youtube after posting and found a few informative vids, like this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpkBKJ...
- Tue Nov 17, 2009 3:06 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: plastic (or other) armour construction
- Replies: 13
- Views: 698
plastic (or other) armour construction
Hi all, just wondered if anyone knows of any resources/websites that I could use to help me make a few pieces of plastic totally farb armour for myself and a few others to reduce injury and hopefully not impede combat too much. Not sure what materials to use, but wont be using leather. I am consider...
- Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:01 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Scandinavian viking age stone buildings and other structures
- Replies: 4
- Views: 384
- Fri Apr 24, 2009 4:53 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Scandinavian viking age stone buildings and other structures
- Replies: 4
- Views: 384
Scandinavian viking age stone buildings and other structures
Hi all, I am interested in finding out more about viking age stone bulidings and other structures (not so much runestones). Everything I am seeing appears to be of a timber construction but apparently they did construct homes/buildings from stone. My knowledge on viking age buildings and such is onl...
- Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:08 am
- Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
- Topic: Sir Vitus' Bigass Goat pics DONE
- Replies: 52
- Views: 1556
- Tue Apr 14, 2009 2:24 pm
- Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
- Topic: Constructing viking age throne
- Replies: 23
- Views: 806
wow! thanks all for your posts. love the artwork on the pics posted and the links that have been added, very inspirational stuff. I like the box chairs a lot but at this point I will most likely just go for something without them just to make it a slight bit easier for myself. Thanks everyone again ...
- Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:57 pm
- Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
- Topic: Constructing viking age throne
- Replies: 23
- Views: 806
- Tue Apr 07, 2009 1:07 am
- Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
- Topic: Constructing viking age throne
- Replies: 23
- Views: 806
I had thought about it and decided that it wasnt going to be that important to me that I keep within a specific style and therefore time period within the viking age. Provided that the artwork has obvious norse decoration I am happy with it at that. Most of the artwork will be in the form of beasts ...
- Mon Apr 06, 2009 4:54 pm
- Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
- Topic: Constructing viking age throne
- Replies: 23
- Views: 806
Constructing viking age throne
I am in the position of making a Viking Age throne fit for a King (or Queen). I have got the basic visual of how I will carve and decorate the throne but I am just putting this out there to see if anyone can give me some good advice or pointers on the construction and assembly of the throne itself. ...
- Mon Mar 16, 2009 11:32 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: looking for high detail Lillbjaers stone image
- Replies: 2
- Views: 332
- Mon Mar 16, 2009 4:10 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: looking for high detail Lillbjaers stone image
- Replies: 2
- Views: 332
looking for high detail Lillbjaers stone image
Hi, I posted this the other day but then deleted it because I found a few more pics online, but I still havent found a good detailed image of this runestone so am re-posting to see if anyone can help me out with a pic in their library.
Thanks.
Thanks.
- Mon Jan 12, 2009 1:56 am
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Flint
- Replies: 1
- Views: 166
Flint
I've been requested by my wife to try and find someone who would be willing to do a trade for sending a piece of flint that can be used with a metal striker to make fire. She is happy to trade tablet weaving, create specific garb, handstiched banner, or some such. We are in New Zealand. If you are a...
- Fri Oct 10, 2008 6:46 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Thrall collars
- Replies: 7
- Views: 800
Wow. That is absolutely brilliant, thanks so much, I really appreciate those pics and the information. Great.Ny Bjorn wrote:I worked with and surveyed a lot of shackles this spring...
I know how to reproduce but I am unsure about the closure and keeping it fastened. Can you shine some light on this?
- Wed Oct 08, 2008 6:49 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Thrall collars
- Replies: 7
- Views: 800
brilliant, havent been to the VAL site in so long, great website. well thats now got me thinking about their construction and I am assuming that whatever souce that she took the info from didnt state anything about what they were made of. A unremovable one seems the most logical so yes I agree quite...
- Wed Oct 08, 2008 1:21 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Thrall collars
- Replies: 7
- Views: 800
Thrall collars
I came across reference to a statement that thralls wore collars to show that they were owned by masters. This was in a childrens book without any reference so I am taking it with a grain of salt. Can anyone confirm this? I would be interested to know if it is even factual and its sources and if so ...
- Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:07 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Viking age boar artwork
- Replies: 7
- Views: 543
- Mon Aug 04, 2008 7:41 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Viking age boar artwork
- Replies: 7
- Views: 543
Albrecht thanks for those images. I hadnt seen the first one, it looks good. I have a fairly large colelction of rune stones showing various styles of artwork on them but I am always on the look out for more. That way I can get familiar enough to make my own designs following the art styles as best ...
- Thu Jul 31, 2008 7:41 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Viking age boar artwork
- Replies: 7
- Views: 543
Viking age boar artwork
Hi there, I am looking for an viking age or thereabouts image of a boar I can replicate for a bone pendent. I came across this site when looking for ideas and wanted to know if anyone can tell me where this image originates (which I think is a boar). http://www.walhalla.com.pl/sklep/product_info.php...
- Mon Jul 21, 2008 11:08 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Odin carving image
- Replies: 20
- Views: 955
- Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:56 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Odin carving image
- Replies: 20
- Views: 955
- Mon Jul 21, 2008 12:18 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Odin carving image
- Replies: 20
- Views: 955
- Sun Jul 20, 2008 11:16 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Odin carving image
- Replies: 20
- Views: 955
- Sun Jul 20, 2008 11:15 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Odin carving image
- Replies: 20
- Views: 955
Odin carving image
Hi, I have a nice piece of hardwood I want to carve into and just wondered if anyone could driect me to a better quality image of the ones I have attached here of Odin. Have tried to do a bit of a search but havent yet found any more. If you have one please upload here. Otherwise if anyone has other...
- Tue May 27, 2008 8:23 pm
- Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
- Topic: Throne construction designs
- Replies: 7
- Views: 486
Hi, I think I've pretty much found what I was after but basically it was the construction of a throne historically or at the least what looks like a medieval styled throne to an uneducated eye : ) The one I will construct wont be for a historical setting as I am probably going to use plywood for sta...
- Sun May 25, 2008 5:29 am
- Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
- Topic: Throne construction designs
- Replies: 7
- Views: 486
Hi Donasian, I didnt mean to give the impression I wasnt interested in historical thrones, in fact I would really appreciate a historical design to work off but at this point I'm happy to take whatever I can get. Thanks for those links, didnt think to search in the interpretive recreation area. Chee...
- Sun May 25, 2008 1:02 am
- Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
- Topic: Throne construction designs
- Replies: 7
- Views: 486
Throne construction designs
Hi all, did a quick search through the past topics and on the net but havent come across anything resembling basic construction suitable for something similar to a throne. I'm not too fussed about historical accuracy just at the moment or time period, I'd just like to see if anyone has already made ...
- Fri Jan 18, 2008 5:40 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Norman Firestand and Spit
- Replies: 32
- Views: 886
well pretty myuch finished my attempt at it. what i did was take a large piece of 2mm mild steel i had lying around for armouring for over a year and beat 2 inch edges on it. then got 2 metres of square pipe, cut and screwed it on (so as to be removable for transporting). the screws detracted from l...
- Sun Jan 13, 2008 3:37 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Leather Gorget pattern
- Replies: 2
- Views: 271
- Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:05 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Leather Gorget pattern
- Replies: 2
- Views: 271
Leather Gorget pattern
Hi all, just wondering if anyone an point me in the direction of a good leather gorget pattern. I have a couple but would still like to see alternative ones so can pick and choose a bit better. I think all the gorget patterns on the archive are metal so any leather ones much apreciated. Thanks. btw ...