Íþróttir

Summer 2008

Contents: Early Medieval baby bottles - good news for re-enacting mothers Off my Chest: Wasted Resources King's Manor in Greenland Show Reports: Ribe, Archeon, Eindhoven, Jork, Vlaardingen, Nieuweschans, Rahden) Showing up for Events Leicestershire Mounds Seminar on Reconstructed Viking Single Combat Lombard Warrior Choo Choo Archaelogy The Viking Chef: Noodles, Mustard and a Paste of Hazelnuts Dig in Turkish: Archaeologists' Dictionary Online New Releases from ArkeoDok (Viking Silver Hoard, Viking Bone and Antler Craft, Viking Heritage Magazine as PDF) Pictish Stone Havhingsten Update

Spring 2008

Contents: Movie Flash: Last Battle Dreamer Book Review: Sword Song Show Reports (2007): Uelsen, Syke Wrongly Dressed Damsels: The Annika Larsson theories Drenched in Ale: Viking ship rediscovered in Meols/UK Rewriting Viking History in Borre Revisited: the Harrogate Hoard Rich Royal Grave in Yorkshire The Viking Chef: Herb and Mustard Sauces for Eggs and Fish, Fried Elderblossoms Queen DNA / Vikings Acquitted: First results of DNA study of Osebergship Women Sea Stallion from Glendalough, Part III Wool and Wet Weather

Summer 2007

Contents: The Sea Stallion from Glendalough Interview with a young re-enactor Shows: Eindhoven (NL), Jork (D), Historia Mundi (B) Books: Women in the Viking Age, Segeltuch und Emballage, Wooden Finds from Haithabu CSI Vlaardingen Hunt for Hammaborg continues Offa's dyke completed ? Viking Navigation Vickey Mouse Spectacular new hoard in UK Halvdan was here (Hagia Sofia)

Spring 2007

Contents: Scalping in the early Middle Ages Movies: Pathfinder Shows: Archeon Winter Banquet 2007 Havhingsten: The Sea Stallion sails to Dublin Off my Chest: Rain á la Sulingen, New Myth from Novgorod Viking Chef: Traditional Icelandic Delicacies Fadden More Psalter Conservation Move the (Oslo) Ships - or not! Rich Grave found in Norway German Needlebinding meeting (cancelled) Books: Sister Fidelma Series, Foxmask, The Thrall's Tale

Winter 2006

Contents: Third Jellinge Stone ? Seidhr Stop the Press(es) - Rectify or Deliver Hot in Bed Wiskiauten found ? Early Christians in London Digging in Dutch Dunes Show Reports: Franken- & Sachsentage Oerlinghausen, re-opening Widukindmuseum Enger, Rynia, Wolin The Female Burial from Buj Motte Montferland Fighting Rumours and Panic Viking Chef: lentil and parsnip camp recipes

Autumn 2006

Contents: Sneak Preview: Pathfinder Domesday Book now online Show Reports: Archeon (Whitsun), Eindhoven, Camping Rotterdam, Zonhoven Trawling the Dried Cod Trade Fire Pit for Dummies Book Reviews: The Last Light of the Sun, The Lords of the North Vlaardingen: Looking for Grandad Ireland: Bog Book found Fight over Fulford Battlesite Continues Viking Chef: Water Atrocity - a Dutch delicacy Needlebinding: Socks

Summer 2006

Contents: Textile: What Silk to Wear Exhibitions & Catalogues: '25 Years of Archaeology in Lower Saxony', 'Early Gold from Northern Germany' Book Reviews: 'Frost', 'Wolfskin', 'Viking Aros' Viking Chef: The Quest for the Onion; Recipes: Pig in the Pit, Chicken on the Spit, and a Summer Salad Show Reports: Groß-Raden, Ribe, Archeon (Easter) Dyeing with Plants: Tansy Dublin: Historical iWalks Haithabu Museum: Building Continues

Spring 2006

Contents: Groovy Smileys Cuts and Thrusts - on sword performance and the correct use of a blade Book Review: 'The Pale Horseman' Show Report: Winter Banquet 2006 in Archeon The Viking Chef: Cabbage(s), Food from the First Millenium, and assorted recipes Glossary: Cabbages and assorted herbs & spices Anyone fancy leftovers ? Viking Dress: The Loincloth Needlebinding: First Steps Over the top down under Songs: 'Summer Holiday' - the Viking Way

Winter 2005

Contents: How Much is that Sword? Shoes: Down at Heel (The most trotted article) Book Reviews: The Osprey Series for the early Middle Ages Latest Info about Woodstown Settlement Shows: Oerlinghausen, Brederode, LPLG-weekend The new Carolingian Settlement in Archeon Re-enactment, Living History Events and Everything Viking Dress: The Pinafore Revisited Summer Jobs on Lofoten Agenda 2006

Autumn 2005

Contents: Making fire with steel, stone and tinder Show Reports: Archeon (Midsummer), Bork Vikingehavn, Eu, Earthshaker Festival, Moesgard, Wolin Waterford victory... or just minor good news? The Viking Chef: lentils and parsnips Poet's grave discovered? Book reports: 'Mother of Kings' Edible Bull's Horns Viking Dress: The Pinafore The 'Horst' - a New 'Viking' Time Measurement Agenda 2005/2006

Summer 2005

Contents: Sharing Knowledge Selling Off Yet Another Historical Site (Stamford Bridge) Book Reviews: 'The Year 1000', 'Viking - Odinn's Child', 'Swords of the Viking Age', 'Dress in Anglo-Saxon England' Intensive Sea Fishing Started Around England in AD 1000 The Viking Chef: Fish, Camp Breads and Summer Fruit Fish Glossary All Murderers After all ? The Dancing Dame Needlebinding: Keep Your Legs Warmer Show Reports: Groß Raden, Ribe; Whitsun: Archeon, Eindhoven, Hjemsted; Jork, Werla

Spring 2005

Contents: Book Reviews: 'Woven into the Earth - Textiles from Norse Greenland', 'Fröjel excavation CD-Roms', 'De Diversis Artibus', 'The Last Kingdom' Gullgubber Tablet Weaving: 8th/9th Century Band from Maaseik Exhibitions: Vikings on the Rhine (Utrecht) Bloody Battle at Brunanburh Crafts: De Limis - On Files Are You a True Re-enactor? 'No Nay Never' - the Viking Way

Winter 2004

Contents: Vikings in Vlaardingen Latvian bridle Stitches and Patterns Pottery Book reviews: 'Children of the Vikings' Viking graves found in UK and Ireland Rare gold Viking arm ring find Early Medieval men were walking tall Early Medieval medicine Lex Frisionum Show reports: Oerlinghausen, Velzeke

Autumn 2004

Contents: The Year of the Grave Still no final verdict on Kennewick Man Excavations at Novgorod The costume of Rus (Kievan) women Surviving the 'Mad Max' scenario Viking Tattoos The sovereigns of the Early Middle Ages Viking Pompeii - Waterford excavation Show reports: Eindhoven, Multiperiod Market near Cologne

Summer 2004

Contents: The German Thor Mysterious runic inscription found in Scotland Book reviews: 'The Last Kingdom' Internet publications - sense and nonsense Seidhr in archeology In the wake of the Vikings Emporia and towns in the Viking Age Show reports: Archeon (Easter and Whitsun)

Spring 2004

Contents: Werwolf, the Wild Viking The Belgian Thor Worshipping Thor and other Norse gods to be legalized in Denmark The Kensington Stone Sutton Hoo's successor Middle Ages' largest iron producer Viking settlement discovery in Cork Vinland Map revisited Viking names, part 2 Show reports: Mainz

Winter 2003

Contents: Burial customs and cultural differences, part 4 Pouches and bags from Birka - the missing page International trade in N. & W. Europe and the Baltic area in the 9th and 10th centuries, part 4 Viking blood Unthreading and discarding - plaiting on a circular card is modern handicraft Deventer defence rampart Isle of Man silver hoard Dyeing linen - revisited Famine, insanity, barbarism or crime? A Latvian saddle Making a drinking horn Show reports: Archeon (September, October), Lütjenburg (Motte Opening), Oerlinghausen, Eu, Castrop-Rauxel

Autumn 2003

Contents: Pouches and bags from Birka Burial customs and cultural differences, part 3 International trade in N. & W. Europe and the Baltic area in the 9th and 10th centuries, part 3 Viking names, Part 1 Huscarl and alternative battle rules - a discussion Second arson strikes Eindhoven The missing part of the Bayeux Tapestry Military logistics The motte reconstruction in Lütjenburg Ironing stones Show reports: Eindhoven

Summer 2003

Contents: The Inn of the Puking Buzzard Burial customs and cultural differences, part 2 The Stormgod Book reviews: 'Die Männer vom Meer', 'Bjorn van Laerdal; The Kalevala' International trade in N. & W. Europe and the Baltic area in the 9th and 10th centuries, part 2 Viking spool knitting (lucet) Loki's deceit of Nanna Show reports: Archeon (Easter), Ribe, Mainz, Oostende

Spring 2003

Contents: Burial customs and cultural differences, part 1 International trade in N. & W. Europe and the Baltic area in the 9th and 10th centuries, part 1 Homosexuality in the Viking Age Widfaran The role of ships in Viking warfare Dyeing linen Lighting a Fire Book reviews: 'At the crossroads of time and space', 'Absolutt Viking' An introduction to skaldic poetry Women's clothing during the wandering of the nations Volcanic activities on Iceland: a bane to the Vikings, a boon to us Show reports: Oostende

Winter 2002

Contents: Museums: Yorvik Viking Centre Birch bark containers Dyeing linen - who knows the answer? Sports and games Fighting and safety Book reviews: 'Prinses van de Wind' Spontaneity vs. staging The battle of Vlaardingen 1018 Making your own bow Kennings, part 4: Compound kennings Pronunciation of Old Norse Show reports: Mainz-Kastel, Oerlinghausen, Mechelen, Velzeke, Archeon

Autumn 2002

Contents: Could Widukind and Charlemagne understand each other? Archeaological misconception? A mysterious Viking game Fighting and safety: a discussion Kennings, part 3: Some others The 'Dixie' problem Were the Vikings the first Europeans in America? Show reports: Tilburg, Satzvey

Summer 2002

Contents: Soon on a site near you... Viking Bog Bodies! Book reviews: 'The Snow Walker's Son', 'The Summer of the Danes' Dear friends and fellow fighters: on safety issues Kennings, part 2: Animals and Gods The sovereigns of the Early Middle Ages, part 7B: The Byzantine Empire Temple rings and female headdress of the eastern Slavs in Rus, part 2 Reconstructing Viking beds Women's hairstyles Show reports: Castrop-Rauxel, Eindhoven (opening Medieval section, Whitsun), Groß-Raden

Spring 2002

Contents: Thor Heyerdahl's vision of Great Vinland The sovereigns of the Early Middle Ages, part 7A The medieval town of 'Endehoven' opens its gates To no a-veil: one way to knot a head-cloth Widfaran, spring 2002 Knitted silver wire jewelry 'Vikingestrik', part 2 Kennings, Part 1: Battle kennings Braiding Temple rings, and female headdress of the eastern Slavs in Rus, part 1 Old Welsh names Show reports: Yule party in Cologne

Winter 2001

Contents: Viking bog bodies? Breastfeeding and Viking women's clothes Who's a relative? Kinship terminology in the Middle Ages, part 2 Tanning Finnish dress, last but not least Coloured glass balls Charlemagne and the Saxon Wars, part 4 Sovereigns in the Early Middle Ages, part 6B Laws: Capitulatio de partibus saxoniae 782 Book reviews: 'Islanders', 'Eiriksdottir', 'Die Männer vom Meer' Widfaran expedition into Glaskogen Show reports: Mechlin, Archeon, Oerlinghausen, Haithabu

Autumn 2001

Contents: Festivities in the Northern European tradition, part 2 Anglo-Saxon law Who's a relative? Kinship terminology in the Middle Ages, part 1 Charlemagne and the Saxon Wars, part 3 Sovereigns in the Early Middle Ages, part 6A: the Carolingians Knitted silver wire jewelry 'Vikingestrik', part 1 Show reports: Annoville, Ribe Longbow Championships, Eu, Wolin

Summer 2001

Contents: Hardening leather for armour Finnish clothing and jewellery, part II Iconoclasm and its effect on Western European history Domesticated animals of the Vikings Sovereigns in the early Middle Ages, part 5b Embroidery stitches in the Viking Age Law: the Capitulary of Charlemagne of 802 Charlemagne and the Saxon Wars, part 2 Elements in Russian names How to make fire? The walking dead in Old Norse literature Show reports: Ribe, Eindhoven, Ebern

Spring 2001

Contents: The Salic Law Hems and seams Charlemagne and the Saxon Wars, part I Old-Russian names Festivities in the Northern European tradition, part I The Oseberg cart Sovereigns in the early Middle Ages, part 5A: Muslim Spain Finnish female clothing and jewellery, part I Viking pets