For a few quick glimpses of prices during the American Revolutionary War, we can glance into The Indispensable’s: The Diverse Soldiers-Mariners Who Shaped the Country, Formed the Navy, and Rowed Washington Across the Delaware by Patrick O’Donnell. It is a delightful read on the early part of the revolution, focusing on the Marblehead Regiment from […]
Previous post listed estimates of the value of silver during the Viking Age mentioned by John Kim Siddorn in his delightful book Viking Weapons & Warfare. He describe the wide range of estimates of the valuation of an English silver penny and then selected one of those as the most likely. He also listed the […]
Some fun comments on money in the Viking era were covered in the delightful book Viking Weapons & Warfare by John Kim Siddorn. Posts in this series: Spears, cost of iron Shields, armor Helmets, ships – the post you are currently reading Money Money A brief recap of the money extracted from England by the […]
In his book Viking Weapons & Warfare, author John Kim Siddorn looks at Viking weapons from the perspective of a long time reenactor. Having used shields and spears which he built in a shield wall provides a different, and informed, view that is a delight to read. Posts in this series: Spears, cost of iron […]
Delightful book on Viking era weaponry takes a practical, hands-on look at use of weapons in combat. In Viking Weapons & Warfare, author John Kim Siddorn takes a very different perspective from the usual Viking book, since he is a reenactor with extensive experience actually carrying a shield and spear in a shield wall during […]
Viking weapons and armors set. Viking warrior equipment. Sword, axe, spear, pike, bow, arrows helmet shield. Image courtesy of Adobe Stock. A big part of what you see on this blog is me slowly putting together pieces of information about ancient finances. As I come across tidbits providing insight to ancient days, you can watch […]
For description of the dangers of raiding and looting along with the upside rewards, we can look at comments in Norse Warfare: A Portrayal of Combat, Raids, and Plunder in the Viking Age by Martina Sprague. This post continues in a series of discussions of comments from the book. Losses from sailing during the Viking […]
Continued discussion of the value of coinage during the pirate era. Part one is here So how do we understand British pounds circa 1600? A fun website called Life in Elizabethan England, provides background on coinage. One page provides basics of Money and Coinage. Most significant piece of information is that there was no […]
Watched the uplifting and depressing movie Harriet last night. Second time I’ve seen it. Fabulous tale about the efforts of Harriet Tubman in liberating herself from slavery, then liberating most of her family, eventually freeing about 70 people from slavery. After watching the movie again, wanted to pull together a recap of the posts on […]