Viking Age jewellery in the National Museum of Iceland

Eva's historical costuming blog on 2026-4-6
 While I was in Iceland to be an opponent on a PhD viva I visited the National Museum of Iceland (in the worst weather that I have ever experienced). Of course I took lots of photos that I plan to share here. And here is some Late Iron Age-Early read more

When you have reached the end of your procrastination rope

An Everyday Italian on 2026-4-4
Not pictured: plate, bowl, knife, spoonSo...I don't know...a couple of years ago, maybe? I was INSPIRED! ::jazz hands:: to do some early period clothes because why not, I guess? I think it was from the gorgeous bit of cardwoven trim I got from read more

A Description of Danish Foodways

Culina vetus on 2026-4-1
In honour of the day, I am once more departing from the Feeding the Revolution series to bring you a fragment from the rich non-recipe manuscript tradition of medieval Europe. I referred before to the Scottish (or Saxon?) dish and … Continue reading read more

Årsmöte 2026 – protokoll tillgängligt på hemsidan

Aros on 2026-4-1
Aros hade årsmöte tisdag den 31 Mars 2026. Protokollet finns nu tillgängligt på hemsidan under Styrelse. Medlemsavgiften höjs med 25 kr/år vilket gäller för nästa års medlemsavgift. Om du redan är medlem kommer en faktura ungefär den 1 december för read more

March (Crafting update 2026)

Lia's Continued Crafts on 2026-3-31
March started off with a leatherworking frenzy. Our longbows arrived on the last days of February, and I had been working on a quiver (which I finished in February). I decided it was time to make myself a bracer, or two. Or three. I cut out a quick read more

Bootcamp 2026: Schwertkampf mit Freunden

SCA Osterreich - Schwertkampf on 2026-3-27
Zum Saisonauftakt trafen sich auch in diesem Jahr in Düdelsheim (Hessen) Kampfbegeisterter SCA-Mitglieder aus ganz Europa. Neben Schwertkampf mit Rattan-Waffen und Rapier-Fechten war dieses Jahr erstmals Bogenschießen Teil des Programms. […] Der read more

Feasts and Nuisances: Feeding the Revolution XVI

Culina vetus on 2026-3-26
The city of Braunschweig was an important place in late medieval Germany: A trading hub, a member of the Hansa, independent of its dukes from 1430 onwards, and supporting a web of local alliances. In the early 1440s, it was … Continue reading → read more

Diagonally striped like it's 1336

Eva's historical costuming blog on 2026-3-17
 My striped gown inspired by a fresco by Buonamico Buffalmacco in Pisa is not only finished, but has its own page here. I feel incredibly pretty in it. Now I just need to make a matching kirtle, instead of using the one from my Bernardo Daddi read more

February (Craft update 2026)

Lia's Continued Crafts on 2026-3-3
This February I have been busy in the loom, weaving Birka twill, as well as doing some leatherwork. We have purchased longbows to use in the SCA, but not quivers and other accessories. For practicing during the weeks we have also bought arm guards read more

Bågskyttedag!

Ulvberget Blog on 2026-3-1
Lördagen den 28e februari samlades 15 sugna skyttar på Tibro Bågskytteförening för att äntligen få spänna våda bågar och prova på lite yxkastning! read more

Hanging upside down

Eva's historical costuming blog on 2026-3-1
When I make costumes with modern tools and techniques, and my green Venetian is definetely one of those because I am not going to hand sew a gown made from second hand velvet curtains, I have a few tricks that I use. One is to sew the lining and read more

 

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