Adam
@eblueaxe.bsky.social
Archaeologist working in Northern England; specialist in the early medieval. Interested early medieval archaeology, board and PC gaming, miniature modelling, WW2, and most nerdy stuff
Multi-period handling kits done and off to their forever home! #roman #anglosaxon #vikings #museums #archaeology
November 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Multi-period handling kits done and off to their forever home! #roman #anglosaxon #vikings #museums #archaeology
The last of few pairs of viking oval brooches in this latest batch done! #vikings #archaeology
November 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The last of few pairs of viking oval brooches in this latest batch done! #vikings #archaeology
A really stunning pair of gilded P37.12 viking brooches I have made for a very patient customer! I don't often get to gild the P37 series, but I am really taken wth these! #viking #vikings #livinghistory #archaeology
November 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
A really stunning pair of gilded P37.12 viking brooches I have made for a very patient customer! I don't often get to gild the P37 series, but I am really taken wth these! #viking #vikings #livinghistory #archaeology
Working away on finishing off viking age oval brooches again today! #vikings #archaeology
September 8, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Working away on finishing off viking age oval brooches again today! #vikings #archaeology
Bit of a delay due to hols/Illness, I'm back with wire and silver boss work on these two viking age oval brooches. Top right are P51 double shelled type, the lower left are a custom adaptation of a single shelled P37; gilded with silver inlays soldered in the channels and engraved. #viking
August 11, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Bit of a delay due to hols/Illness, I'm back with wire and silver boss work on these two viking age oval brooches. Top right are P51 double shelled type, the lower left are a custom adaptation of a single shelled P37; gilded with silver inlays soldered in the channels and engraved. #viking
Another completed pair of viking age P42 oval brooches. Being able to make artefacts makes a huge difference to how you understand them from an academic perspective. It prevents poor interpretations as well as inaccurate writing regarding how things are made; prevalent within archaeology #vikings
July 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Another completed pair of viking age P42 oval brooches. Being able to make artefacts makes a huge difference to how you understand them from an academic perspective. It prevents poor interpretations as well as inaccurate writing regarding how things are made; prevalent within archaeology #vikings
Twi sets of silver plate soldered into the channels of these P37 brooches and engraved. Next to fit the face mounts, then they can be gilded! #viking
July 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Twi sets of silver plate soldered into the channels of these P37 brooches and engraved. Next to fit the face mounts, then they can be gilded! #viking
I've been making good progress with some problems with the P51 brooches I've been having: first four pairs underway! Two pairs of P42s are about to head out and the second two pairs are close behind! Aa way to go but the battle is slowly turning!
#viking #vikings #craft #livinghistory #reenactment
#viking #vikings #craft #livinghistory #reenactment
May 31, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I've been making good progress with some problems with the P51 brooches I've been having: first four pairs underway! Two pairs of P42s are about to head out and the second two pairs are close behind! Aa way to go but the battle is slowly turning!
#viking #vikings #craft #livinghistory #reenactment
#viking #vikings #craft #livinghistory #reenactment
The P42 oval brooches are polished, cleaned, and gilded, and I've started wiring them up now! The P51s are a little behind alas, but hopefully I'll have those back on track in the next month.
#viking #viking #archaeology #livinghistory #reenactment #crafts #vikingjewellery
#viking #viking #archaeology #livinghistory #reenactment #crafts #vikingjewellery
May 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The P42 oval brooches are polished, cleaned, and gilded, and I've started wiring them up now! The P51s are a little behind alas, but hopefully I'll have those back on track in the next month.
#viking #viking #archaeology #livinghistory #reenactment #crafts #vikingjewellery
#viking #viking #archaeology #livinghistory #reenactment #crafts #vikingjewellery
My weekend up at Moorforge historic craft weekend, doing some experimental work and education!
May 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
My weekend up at Moorforge historic craft weekend, doing some experimental work and education!
Had a spare half hour this afternoon so I added the boss and handle to this viking age flat shield for my own collection! #vikings #archaeology #livinghistory
April 28, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Had a spare half hour this afternoon so I added the boss and handle to this viking age flat shield for my own collection! #vikings #archaeology #livinghistory
I have no way of explaining to anyone how satisfying this is to me and I am tempted to keep them all, but I know there will be a few people who understand where I am coming from! #cubo-octahedral #vikings
April 22, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I have no way of explaining to anyone how satisfying this is to me and I am tempted to keep them all, but I know there will be a few people who understand where I am coming from! #cubo-octahedral #vikings
This is one of those 'if you know, you know' type pictures! It's rawhide (hence the pupsters interest) and I've soaked it and am cutting it into strips to edge a shield with
April 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This is one of those 'if you know, you know' type pictures! It's rawhide (hence the pupsters interest) and I've soaked it and am cutting it into strips to edge a shield with
Punching decoration on a viking age 1.5 gram Viking age Cubo-Octahedral weight. #timelapse #viking #vikings #vikingage #earlymedieval #craft #livinghistory #reenactment #archaeology
April 1, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Punching decoration on a viking age 1.5 gram Viking age Cubo-Octahedral weight. #timelapse #viking #vikings #vikingage #earlymedieval #craft #livinghistory #reenactment #archaeology
Excuse the hands: this was NOT easy to make accurately whilst ensuring it was tempered hard enough to punch the brass without just dissolving! These lines of dots on viking-age polyhedral weights are punched by a single punch such as this how they made them I do NOT know! #archaeology #vikings
March 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Excuse the hands: this was NOT easy to make accurately whilst ensuring it was tempered hard enough to punch the brass without just dissolving! These lines of dots on viking-age polyhedral weights are punched by a single punch such as this how they made them I do NOT know! #archaeology #vikings
Today was one of those days where nothing was started or finished, but progress was made. A mix of red deer antler combs from Pictish, to double sided English, to Hogbacked style, all got decorated, finished, and riveted ready for a tooth cutting extravaganza. #crafts #vikings #pictish #archaeology
March 24, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Today was one of those days where nothing was started or finished, but progress was made. A mix of red deer antler combs from Pictish, to double sided English, to Hogbacked style, all got decorated, finished, and riveted ready for a tooth cutting extravaganza. #crafts #vikings #pictish #archaeology
Testing my medieval style bellows for draw! #livinghistory #experimentalarchaeology
March 22, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Testing my medieval style bellows for draw! #livinghistory #experimentalarchaeology
We were meme'ing over on other platforms at @oxfordarchaeology.bsky.social and it's too good not to share here! #archaeology Happy big C's day to those who celebrate!
March 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
We were meme'ing over on other platforms at @oxfordarchaeology.bsky.social and it's too good not to share here! #archaeology Happy big C's day to those who celebrate!
Currently decorating the backs of these two combs, destined for a handling kit for @oxfordarchaeology.bsky.social the 10th century single sided one is from Heysham, very close to the Lancaster Office, and the double sided one is a 6-7 the century type from Butlers field, closer to the Oxford Office!
March 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Currently decorating the backs of these two combs, destined for a handling kit for @oxfordarchaeology.bsky.social the 10th century single sided one is from Heysham, very close to the Lancaster Office, and the double sided one is a 6-7 the century type from Butlers field, closer to the Oxford Office!
Very tired in the sunshine!
March 15, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Very tired in the sunshine!