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    Digging into the Dark Ages!
    Gear & Graith
    • Mar 11, 2020
    • 1 min

    Digging into the Dark Ages!

    Last year myself and fellow Cumbraland member Adam Parsons were asked to contribute to a new publication on Early Medieval Public...
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    Heysham Viking Festival 2019
    Gear & Graith
    • Jan 27, 2020
    • 2 min

    Heysham Viking Festival 2019

    Of All the events I regularly attend, the Heysham Viking Festival is one of my firm favourites It's not just the tremendous amount of...
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    Britain's Viking Graveyard
    Gear & Graith
    • Jan 27, 2020
    • 3 min

    Britain's Viking Graveyard

    The year before last we were fortunate enough to be invited to a Living History event at Repton in Derbyshire. The event was organised...
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    A Visit to Durham
    Gear & Graith
    • Jan 27, 2020
    • 3 min

    A Visit to Durham

    Durham is perhaps best known as the seat of the Bishop Princes in medieval times, and more recently as a location in Film & TV like Harry...
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    The Seax Project
    Gear & Graith
    • Jul 31, 2019
    • 3 min

    The Seax Project

    One of the first things I bought when I started re-enactment was a long knife, known to Viking Age enthusiasts as a Seax. The name is...
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    All New Blog!
    Gear & Graith
    • Jul 30, 2019
    • 1 min

    All New Blog!

    Over the coming weeks I'll be kick-starting this new Blog, posting on a number of topics and making them a heck of a lot more regular...
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    Repton & #thegreatheathenarmy: #thegreatvikingholiday Part 2
    Gear & Graith
    • Mar 3, 2019
    • 5 min

    Repton & #thegreatheathenarmy: #thegreatvikingholiday Part 2

    Still buzzing after our visit to Norway, we packed the car on a Friday afternoon in late June. This time, as well as our tents and...
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    Tonsberg #TheGreatVikingHoliday Part 1
    Gear & Graith
    • Mar 3, 2019
    • 3 min

    Tonsberg #TheGreatVikingHoliday Part 1

    After exploring Oslo, we returned to Vestfold and visited historic Tonsberg - perhaps Norway's first city, thought to have been founded...
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    The Viking Ship Museum #TheGreatVikingHoliday Part I
    Gear & Graith
    • Mar 2, 2019
    • 4 min

    The Viking Ship Museum #TheGreatVikingHoliday Part I

    After Borre we continued our journey north to Oslo, home of the Viking Ship Museum. As well as the Goskstad Ship, the museum also houses...
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    The Golden Hall #TheGreatVikingHoliday Part I
    Gear & Graith
    • Dec 19, 2018
    • 6 min

    The Golden Hall #TheGreatVikingHoliday Part I

    The next stop on our Viking Adventure was the Midgard Vikingsenter at Borre, which gave it's name to the Borre Art Style which...
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    Sailing the Gokstad Ship! #TheGreatVikingHoliday Part I
    Gear & Graith
    • Nov 29, 2018
    • 7 min

    Sailing the Gokstad Ship! #TheGreatVikingHoliday Part I

    This first post is long over-due, partly because I've been so busy, but also because I'm my own worst critic and it's been such I long...
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    Gear & Graith is Online!
    Gear & Graith
    • Jul 29, 2018
    • 2 min

    Gear & Graith is Online!

    First of all, many apologies to any of you who have followed the link from Social Media or my business card only to find a place-holder,...
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