May 28, 2021May 23, 2021Viking Era More discussion of Viking era weapons, ships, money, and warfare: shields and armor In his book Viking Weapons & Warfare, author John Kim Siddorn looks at Viking weapons from the perspective of a long time […]
May 26, 2021May 26, 2021Viking Era More discussion of Viking era weapons, ships, money, and warfare: 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, […]
February 12, 2021March 18, 2021Viking Era Another guess at value of a sword and other defensive armament circa seventh century. Viking weapons and armors set. Viking warrior equipment. Sword, axe, spear, pike, bow, arrows helmet shield. Image courtesy of Adobe Stock. A […]
January 18, 2021February 16, 2021Viking Era Viking warfare – weapons – 5/ Survey of weapons used by Vikings and their opponents is described in Norse Warfare: A Portrayal of Combat, Raids, and Plunder in […]
November 5, 2019October 28, 2019Roman Empire Pilum – javelin used by Roman Legionnaires. A Pilum (plural pila) was a javelin thrown by Roman Legionnaires to disrupt an enemy line moments before closing for hand-to-hand contact. […]
October 30, 2019December 29, 2019Other eras A few indicators for King Solomon’s wealth – part 2 Previous post estimated the number of warhorses King Solomon owned along with citing the number of chariots in his kingdom. Here are […]
October 9, 2019October 9, 2019Viking Era One usuable indicator of the value of a Viking sword. How many weapons you could buy today for that price? What was the price of a Viking sword at the time? How about expressing a price then in some unit of measure […]
September 23, 2019January 31, 2020Roman Empire Weaponry and armament of a Roman Legionnaire In case you are browsing through posts here instead of landing by internet search, here’s a recap of the posts on this […]
September 21, 2019January 31, 2020Roman Empire Galea – helmet worn by Roman Legionnaires. With a shield held in front of you, the most valuable and most exposed area to be protected is your head. Helmets […]
July 20, 2019January 31, 2020Roman Empire Lorica Segmentata and Lorica Hamata, body armor worn by Roman Legionaries. The body armor presented on a Roman Legionnaire, whether on ancient statues, modern re-enactors, or illustrations is usually the scaled plate armor […]