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- #Redirect [[Topic: Crafts and Everyday Life]]0 members (0 subcategories, 0 files) - 01:21, 27 August 2018
- ...the ruling elite. It wasn't that they were somehow a whole people separate and above the native population who were known as the 'commoners'. It is largel ...conquest of Britain the highest rank amongst the Normans was Dux, or duke, and the title' of Duke of Normandy' was held by the English Kings from 1066 unt10 KB (1,709 words) - 17:46, 27 August 2018
- ...ge social events such as weddings, were also an excuse for the competitive and those of the gambling persuasion to exercise their skills. If there were th ...a more legs down position in the water. This makes for tiresome swimming, and we found that the Breast stroke was the only really viable way to swim.) Co14 KB (2,508 words) - 18:50, 27 August 2018
- ==Stories and Songs== ...uch as 'Widsith' and 'Deor' appear to be fiction or folklore. Much history and custom was passed on by word of mouth. It is easier to remember things exac20 KB (3,637 words) - 18:53, 27 August 2018
- ...s a the switch. Even this is not always a perfect way to pigeonhole events and artefacts. ...arch and archaeology, by comparing what the chroniclers of the time wrote, and the practicalities of constructing such a thing today, using 1000 year old2 KB (297 words) - 19:11, 27 August 2018
- ...ith fine wall hangings; kept warm with fires, lamps and people; the colour and splendour of the clothes kept for such occasions all added to the atmospher ...was a tender meat, in some cases game and fowl such as plover, goose, swan and even peacock were on the menu.9 KB (1,694 words) - 21:43, 27 August 2018
- ==Fruit and Vegetables== ...hough we have documentary proof for the importation of such things as figs and grapes.<ref>Viking Age England, Julian Richards, p94.</ref>16 KB (2,884 words) - 15:03, 30 August 2018
- ==Glass and Amber Working== ...s.gif|thumb|left|Early Viking glass drinking vessels were largely conical, and about 120mm or 5 inches high, developing into the bag-beaker style later on10 KB (1,735 words) - 17:46, 26 October 2018
- ...to choose from. The problem with wooden buildings is that they catch fire and decay much more easily than stone buildings, which meant that they had to b ...parts of Scandinavia, so other materials were used as well, such as stone and turf.21 KB (3,650 words) - 14:44, 30 August 2018
- ==Wool and Stuff== ...pe that the information I have accumulated will be of use to Regia members and others interested in this period.7 KB (1,173 words) - 17:24, 26 October 2018
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- # How common were bows, and were they used in battle? # What type of bow was used?, and;19 KB (3,451 words) - 12:17, 30 August 2018
- The evolution of Saxon and then Anglo-Saxon Britain and the demise of the British peoples is almost all due to a fairly unknown lea ..., leaving Britain to fend for itself. Despite being 'thrown to the lions', and hanging on because of it, the rulers of Britain from that date were referre15 KB (2,459 words) - 17:57, 27 August 2018
- The Viking raids and invasions of the ninth and tenth century led to Scandinavian settlement in many parts of Europe. One o ...the dukedom was enlarged, and the inhabitants became less and less Viking, and more Frankish in their way of life until eventually they became the people10 KB (1,859 words) - 17:59, 27 August 2018
- ...ith fine wall hangings; kept warm with fires, lamps and people; the colour and splendour of the clothes kept for such occasions all added to the atmospher ...was a tender meat, in some cases game and fowl such as plover, goose, swan and even peacock were on the menu.9 KB (1,694 words) - 21:43, 27 August 2018
- ...rge no different to 'Jeweller's Rouge' that is used today to polish silver and bronze. A popular way of finishing silver jewellery was to melt a black pas ...d evidence of mercury, as used in fire-gilding, has been excavated at York and Hedeby.9 KB (1,649 words) - 19:49, 26 October 2018
- ...inent in France and Germany, people were still putting up stone buildings, and still renovating the old Roman ones. ...Lincolnshire, and Earls Barton in Northamptonshire. There are many more up and down Britain, some more corrupted by later modifications than others.10 KB (1,719 words) - 19:46, 26 October 2018
- ...nze needle and a ball of yarn. They could even spin very fine silk threads and weave these into decorative braids, although it is more likely that they on ...ed fibre followed by silk. The silk would have been imported from the east and would have passed through the hands of many traders before reaching these11 KB (2,006 words) - 20:51, 31 October 2018
- ...ape has to a great extent affected what grew where and when. The elevation and rainfall or moistness of the soil are the greatest factors which control ho ...or two in diameter and a few feet long. From this samples can be extracted and examined microscopically to analyse what types of pollen have become trappe7 KB (1,289 words) - 15:27, 30 August 2018
- ...ath (the huge smoking crater) I present here a brief account of the gentle and ancient art of charcoal burning, as carried out in Regia's period of intere ...30 hours for 3 - 4 tons of wood (the amount we had available in the lakes) and produces, in ideal conditions, about a ton of charcoal.9 KB (1,713 words) - 09:59, 27 October 2018
- ...rged by the village or town smith. The demand for iron products by royalty and noblemen meant that they had their own dedicated teams of smiths. ...eted. The seams were beaten together so that they became watertight joints and didn't expand apart in the heat of the fire. There really wasn't a craftsma11 KB (2,072 words) - 19:48, 26 October 2018
- ...period, often for jobs for which we now use plastics. Quite a lot of bone and antler objects have survived, partly because it was widely used, but also d ...red deer antlers as an example were used almost completely, only the tines and the brow ridge being discarded occasionally.9 KB (1,527 words) - 00:00, 31 October 2018
- ...the unfree. This situation prevailed through the Vendel and Viking periods and was only significantly altered in the 11th century with the advent of unifi ...e slave of his creditor until he redeemed his debt. Thralls had few rights and could hold no land, so instead of being fined for lawbreaking they were bea9 KB (1,536 words) - 17:49, 27 August 2018
- ...that you had in mind. These natural joints are stronger than man-made ones and save the carpenter a lot of time creating joints. Wherever possible they wo ...uld be split easily (green oak can be split with a seasoned wooden wedge), and need not be sawn. The big advantage of using cleft (meaning split) timber i8 KB (1,420 words) - 10:03, 30 August 2018
- ==Glass and Amber Working== ...s.gif|thumb|left|Early Viking glass drinking vessels were largely conical, and about 120mm or 5 inches high, developing into the bag-beaker style later on10 KB (1,735 words) - 17:46, 26 October 2018
- ...ment has been found. The third is the written evidence found in historical and literary sources; the most revealing in this category are the riddles. Thes ...r me, leaving black tracks. Then a man bound me, he stretched skin over me and adorned me with gold; thus am I enriched by the wondrous work of smiths, wo9 KB (1,562 words) - 13:56, 27 October 2018
- ...of early mediaeval Wales is bedevilled by the lack of contemporary written and pictorial sources. As a result there are long periods of time where we know ...amount. It is virtually impossible to tell which laws are twelfth century and which are earlier.8 KB (1,425 words) - 18:06, 27 August 2018
- ==How the language of the Saxons and Vikings is still in use today== ...did not kill all the native Britons they did almost destroy their language and replaced the native 'Celtic' language with their own 'Germanic' tongue. Wit13 KB (2,186 words) - 19:34, 26 October 2018
- ...the ruling elite. It wasn't that they were somehow a whole people separate and above the native population who were known as the 'commoners'. It is largel ...conquest of Britain the highest rank amongst the Normans was Dux, or duke, and the title' of Duke of Normandy' was held by the English Kings from 1066 unt10 KB (1,709 words) - 17:46, 27 August 2018
- ==Wool and Stuff== ...pe that the information I have accumulated will be of use to Regia members and others interested in this period.7 KB (1,173 words) - 17:24, 26 October 2018
- ...n (and sometimes a small amount of lead). Any alloy, or mixture, of copper and tin is called bronze. Many bronze alloys also contain small amounts of othe ...lloy. Brass was also used in the period, and is often confused with Bronze and vice versa if no actual analysis is done on the 'Copper alloy' as it is cal6 KB (1,005 words) - 19:46, 26 October 2018
