An intensive action-packed day of training in the skills of Viking warriors, including shield walls, wrestling, Viking chess and swordsmanship, finishing off with authentic Viking feast games testing participants strength, coordination, agility and stamina.
In this workshop, learn the art of tapestry weaving. Woven Tapestry is a process of weaving an image into a piece of woven cloth. Master weaver Terry Dunne will teach many of the skills and techniques of making a tapestry from scratch. Work on your own tapestry weaving frame and yarns and colours will build to make your own tapestry.
€150 per participant
Using sharp wood chisels and a timber mallet from your own tool cabinet, you will learn various techniques while creating a two-dimensional Celtic piece in lime wood. This one-day course is perfect for complete beginners. Wood carving is a skill which requires practice and lots of people choose to repeat the day as there are many different carving options.
€95 per participant
My name is Florian Messner and currently I'm writing my PhD in medieval archaeology at the University of Innsbruck. In my work I aim to thoroughly examine all extant swords from the 10th to the 15th century from the region of historical Tyrol.
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Recognised as the largest event of its kind in Europe; visit York in February 2020 for an exciting programme of events, including living history encampments, markets, workshops, talks, tours and dramatic combat performances. Whether you’re well-versed in the sagas or looking for a thrilling half-term break, there’s something for everyone at JORVIK Viking Festival.
I graduated in 2012 from the University of York with an MA in Medieval Archaeology. My profession focus is on the archaeology of the Viking Age in the British Isles, concentrating on Viking Age Burial practices.
The Rõuge ancient farm project (Rõuge Muinastalu) was initiated in 2010 by Viire Kobrusepp and managed by her until 2016. In her Master’s thesis, Viire concentrated her research on an archaeological Iron Age building experiment that saw the construction of a Viking era dwelling house using ancient building techniques.
This was followed by a living experiment. Other buildings followed the construction of the dwelling: a granary, a smithy, a summer kitchen and a barn. When building the reconstructions, archaeological examples were used for the building layouts and ethnographical sources for the different roof designs. The hillfort and settlement site of Rõuge, located only 100 m away from the site, serves as a major source of information as it has been thoroughly excavated.
The International Living History Festival (ILHF) provides an event for all those with an interest and love of history.
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