Gear & GraithMar 11, 20201 minDigging 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...
Gear & GraithJan 27, 20202 minHeysham Viking Festival 2019Of All the events I regularly attend, the Heysham Viking Festival is one of my firm favourites It's not just the tremendous amount of...
Gear & GraithJan 27, 20203 minBritain's Viking GraveyardThe year before last we were fortunate enough to be invited to a Living History event at Repton in Derbyshire. The event was organised...
Gear & GraithJan 27, 20203 minA Visit to DurhamDurham 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...
Gear & GraithJul 31, 20193 minThe Seax ProjectOne 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...
Gear & GraithJul 30, 20191 minAll 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...
Gear & GraithMar 3, 20195 minRepton & #thegreatheathenarmy: #thegreatvikingholiday Part 2Still 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...
Gear & GraithMar 3, 20193 minTonsberg #TheGreatVikingHoliday Part 1After exploring Oslo, we returned to Vestfold and visited historic Tonsberg - perhaps Norway's first city, thought to have been founded...
Gear & GraithMar 2, 20194 minThe Viking Ship Museum #TheGreatVikingHoliday Part IAfter Borre we continued our journey north to Oslo, home of the Viking Ship Museum. As well as the Goskstad Ship, the museum also houses...
Gear & GraithDec 19, 20186 minThe Golden Hall #TheGreatVikingHoliday Part IThe next stop on our Viking Adventure was the Midgard Vikingsenter at Borre, which gave it's name to the Borre Art Style which...
Gear & GraithNov 29, 20187 minSailing the Gokstad Ship! #TheGreatVikingHoliday Part IThis 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...
Gear & GraithJul 29, 20182 minGear & 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,...