Birgit av Birka
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Any Ideas for a -=-Good-=- Queen's Prize Tourney giftie I could make at around $5? Would anyone go for a foldy booklet detailing a few Viking Clothing/Accessories? ....or would period embroidery stitches be better?
Ribe coin below, c. 710-720
Ribe coin below, c. 710-720
January 12, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Any Ideas for a -=-Good-=- Queen's Prize Tourney giftie I could make at around $5? Would anyone go for a foldy booklet detailing a few Viking Clothing/Accessories? ....or would period embroidery stitches be better?
Ribe coin below, c. 710-720
Ribe coin below, c. 710-720
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An amber necklace dating back to ca 400 AD, found in a grave of a Germanic woman in Schleitheim, Switzerland.
The woman, who died between the age of 25 to 29 years, was buried with various valuable possessions, including silver jewelry and glass beads, in addition to the...🧵 1/2
📷 me
🏺 #archaeology
The woman, who died between the age of 25 to 29 years, was buried with various valuable possessions, including silver jewelry and glass beads, in addition to the...🧵 1/2
📷 me
🏺 #archaeology
November 20, 2024 at 11:18 AM
An amber necklace dating back to ca 400 AD, found in a grave of a Germanic woman in Schleitheim, Switzerland.
The woman, who died between the age of 25 to 29 years, was buried with various valuable possessions, including silver jewelry and glass beads, in addition to the...🧵 1/2
📷 me
🏺 #archaeology
The woman, who died between the age of 25 to 29 years, was buried with various valuable possessions, including silver jewelry and glass beads, in addition to the...🧵 1/2
📷 me
🏺 #archaeology
Reposted by Birgit av Birka
Shetland's Oldest Document 📜
The *original* Old Norse letter from 1299 about a financial legal dispute heard at da Biggins, Papa Stour, between the Norwegian Duke's bailiff and Ragnhild Simunsdatter, a local woman (papastourhcg.org/history/).
Held at the Arnamagnæan Institute 🇩🇰
The *original* Old Norse letter from 1299 about a financial legal dispute heard at da Biggins, Papa Stour, between the Norwegian Duke's bailiff and Ragnhild Simunsdatter, a local woman (papastourhcg.org/history/).
Held at the Arnamagnæan Institute 🇩🇰
November 15, 2024 at 3:26 PM
Shetland's Oldest Document 📜
The *original* Old Norse letter from 1299 about a financial legal dispute heard at da Biggins, Papa Stour, between the Norwegian Duke's bailiff and Ragnhild Simunsdatter, a local woman (papastourhcg.org/history/).
Held at the Arnamagnæan Institute 🇩🇰
The *original* Old Norse letter from 1299 about a financial legal dispute heard at da Biggins, Papa Stour, between the Norwegian Duke's bailiff and Ragnhild Simunsdatter, a local woman (papastourhcg.org/history/).
Held at the Arnamagnæan Institute 🇩🇰
Reposted by Birgit av Birka
‘I do not know what it is I see in #NorthRonaldsay, sometimes it lifts itself up, & sometimes it lays itself down. It is either a bird or a person, & I’ll go to it.’ With the close of the birding season we thought you might like to find out about the first "birder" in #Orkney! shorturl.at/EwRnq
The First Bird-Watcher on North Ronaldsay - Ragna's Islands: A New Saga
Chapter 8 of the Saga of the Earls of Orkney contains a very well-known episode in which Turf-Einarr kills Hálfdan High-leg, one of the sons of King Haraldr of Norway who killed Einarr’s father, Earl Rǫgnvaldr of Møre in Norway. After a battle in an unspecified location, the victorious Einarr and his men scour the ...
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November 19, 2024 at 9:03 AM
‘I do not know what it is I see in #NorthRonaldsay, sometimes it lifts itself up, & sometimes it lays itself down. It is either a bird or a person, & I’ll go to it.’ With the close of the birding season we thought you might like to find out about the first "birder" in #Orkney! shorturl.at/EwRnq
Greetings SCA friends, my name is Birgit av Birka. I live in the Barony of Sternfeld In the Middle Kingdom. My favorite topics lean to the early times - especially the Viking Periods in the Baltic Realms. I'm a reader & a researcher.
#midrealm #norse #viking #embroidery #tabletweaving
#midrealm #norse #viking #embroidery #tabletweaving
November 16, 2024 at 11:02 PM
Greetings SCA friends, my name is Birgit av Birka. I live in the Barony of Sternfeld In the Middle Kingdom. My favorite topics lean to the early times - especially the Viking Periods in the Baltic Realms. I'm a reader & a researcher.
#midrealm #norse #viking #embroidery #tabletweaving
#midrealm #norse #viking #embroidery #tabletweaving