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Ancient Viking Ships

An article on page 46 of the Brisbane newspaper The Queenslander on May 26, 1932. The public interest piece reports on the decision of the Norwegian government to reconstruct the Viking-Age Gokstad ship from the pieces recovered during excavation. It…

Tags: Brisbane, Gokstad, Norway, Norwegian, Qld, Queensland, reconstruction, ship, shipbuilding, ships, The Queenslander, viking, vikings

Auld Kirk, Sidmouth, Tasmania

The West Tamar Presbyterian Church, commonly referred to as the Auld Kirk (Scots for old church), is located on the banks of the Tamar River in the small Tasmanian town of Sidmouth. Construction of the church began in 1843 with the support of the…

Tags: Auld Kirk, bellcote, convict, Gothic, Gothic Revival, James Reid, lancet window, Old Norse, pointed arch, Presbyterian, Reverend Alexander McKenzie, Reverend James Garrett, Scots, Sidmouth, Tas, Tasmania, viking, West Tamar Presbyterian Church.

Australian Early Medieval Association practical session

Image of some delegates of the 2010 conference of the Australian Early Medieval Association (AEMA) held at The University of Western Australia visiting a re-creation Viking ship built by Royce Carrig of Perth. AEMA conferences commonly include at…

Awl Leather: Medieval Shoes

Awl Leather is a company started by craftsman Bruce Erskine in 1991 and based in the New South Wales town of Bellingen that creates leather goods. Amongst their collection are a number of medieval shoes, some of which are based on actual medieval…

Tags: archaeology, Awl Leather, Bellingen, Bruce Erskine, Coppergate, craftsmen, England, leather-work, New South Wales, NSW, re-enactment, retail, shoes, viking, York

Birka Traders

Birka Traders was the online store created by Peter Beatson to sell his medieval metalwork. The collection included mainly jewellery and personal items such as belt buckles and strap ends, and focussed on the early medieval period, particularly the…

Tags: archaeology, armaments, Birka, jewellery, market, merchant, metalwork, New South Wales, NSW, Peter Beatson, re-enactment, retail, Sweden, Sydney, trading centre, viking, Viking Age

Canberra Raiders Viking logo

The logo for the Australian National Rugby League team the Canberra Raiders is the head of a Viking warrior wearing a horned helmet. The hair and beard of the Viking has a green tinge to match the colour of the teamâ€™s jumpers. The helmet…

Tags: ACT, Australian Capital Territory, battle, Canberra, logo, NRL, rugby, sport, viking, warrior, warriors

Danelaw Medieval Fighting Society, New South Wales

Danelaw Medieval Fighting Society are a New South Wales re-enactment group who own The Danelaw, a 120 acre property in a pine forest between Sydney and Canberra that is used by re-enactment groups. The property includes a fort, axe- and…

Europa Re-enactment Association Inc.

Europa Re-Enactment Association Inc. are a living history group based at Springwood in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales. The group focus on the period of Viking rule of the city of Jorvik (York) in northern England from 876-954. They re-enact such…

Tags: Archery, Armour, article, Blue Mountains, Celtic cross, combat, cooking, costume, craft, culture, England, Europa Re-enactment, Europa Re-enactment Association Inc., games, helmet, hut, Jorvik, living history, logo, map, Middleton Cross, New South Wales, Norse, NSW, OÃ°inr, Odin, oven, performance, re-enactment, ring-chain, shield, spear, Springwood, sword, viking, warrior, website, Wiccy, York.

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