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Trying on Chainmail at the Perth Medieval Fayre

Images of a chainmail shirt (a haubergeon) and hood (a byrnie) made by members of The Grey Company and displayed for the public to try on at the Perth Medieval Fayre. Chain mail was used extensively in the middle ages to fashion protective garments…

Viking Runes at the Perth Medieval Fayre

Image of person in costume stamping initials into leather using the Viking alphabet, or FuÃ¾ark. Runic inscriptions are attested from c. 150 CE and were used by a number of â€˜Germanicâ€™ peoples. During the Viking Age (c. 800-1100) the…

Tags: alphabet, craft, crafts, FuÃ¾ark, Futhark, handcrafted, literacy, medieval craft, Perth, Perth Medieval Fayre, re-creation, recreation, rune, runes, WA, WAMA, Western Australia, Western Australian Medieval Alliance, writing

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