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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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

January 18, 2021February 16, 2021Viking Era

Viking warfare – weapons – 5/

Survey of weapons used by Vikings and their opponents is described 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

September 21, 2019January 31, 2020Roman Empire

Galea – helmet worn by Roman Legionnaires.

With a shield held in front of you, the most valuable and […]

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, […]

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