Norðlendingr

The online repository of my research on 10th century Norway and the refinement of a kit appropriate to a woman of that era.

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Wednesday, April 7, 2010

A man's wit shows in his words, stupidity is silent.

Here is a small collection of links.  I expect I shall continue to add to it.  I am also collecting quite a few on my sidebar.

General and Social:
Nordic Archaeological Abstracts
Essays in Medieval Studies Online
Stone Age Skills
Penile Puns: Personal Name and Phallic Symbols in Skaldic Poetry
Transvestite Vikings

Etymology:
Bare or Bear, or, the Story of Berserk

Travel:
Thule did not scare Vikings out of Newfoundland

Fiber arts:
The Color Blue in Old Norse-Icelandic Literature
What do we mean by "coloured clothing"?

Nature and Environment:
European history in cod bones
Ocean life in olden times
Study unlocks history of the seas

Geeks being silly:
If Star Wars was an Old Norse saga...


Re-enacting:
Living History Podcast
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Eyja
I am a living historian/re-enactor who specializes in early 10th century Norway, and I do my best to recreate a little piece of that place and era. I am primarily active in the SCA, the Society for Creative Anachronism, where I am known as Eyja Bassadóttir.
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General Viking Age Resources

  • Hustwic (Viking Age Re-enactment)
  • Islendica
  • Norsefolk (Yahoo group)
  • Old Norse News
  • Regia Anglorum (Anglo-Saxon and Norse Re-enactment)
  • The Heroic Age
  • The Viking Answer Lady (Gunnvor)
  • Viking Resources for the Re-enactor (Þóra Sharptooth)

Norse Language and Runic Resources

  • Arild Hauge's Runes
  • Bower's A synopsis of Old Icelandic morphology (at Amazon.com)
  • Cleasby-Vigfusson Icelandic-English Dictionary
  • English to Icelandic to English Dictionary
  • Gordon's Introduction to Old Norse (at Amazon.com)
  • Gunnvor's Old Norse Names Article
  • Modern Icelandic Online Orðabók
  • norse_course (Yahoo group)
  • Old Norse for Beginners -- Free Online Course
  • Runic Alphabet -- Futhark
  • The Academy of Saint Gabriel -- Scandinavian Names
  • University of Iceland's Icelandic Online Course
  • Íslensk-Ensk Orðabók (at Icelandic Online)

Viking Age Music and Skaldic Resources

  • Anglo_Saxon_Lyres (Yahoo group)
  • Benjamin Bagby's Beowulf (on YouTube)
  • Benjamin Bagby's Beowulf (Website)
  • Gunnvor's Viking Age Music Article
  • Michael J. King's Musical Instruments (Store)
  • Sequentia -- Edda: Myths from Medieval Iceland (CD)
  • Sequentia -- The Rheingold Curse (CD)
  • Skaldic Project Homepage
  • Þóra's Saxon Lyre Article

Fiber Arts and Clothing Resources

  • Archaeological Sewing
  • Dark Age Stitch Types
  • Footwear of the Middle Ages -- Northern European, c.700-1000
  • Hoods, Chaperons and Liripipes
  • How to Sew a Gore into a Fabric Slit
  • Mammen Embroidery
  • nalbinding (Yahoo group)
  • Regia's Dye Equivalent Colours
  • SCA-Card-Weaving (Yahoo group)
  • Scandinavian Embroidery
  • Sewing Stitches Used in Medieval Clothing
  • Shelagh's Nálbinding Socks: Methods of Construction
  • Shelagh's Reconstructed Viking Woman's Outfit
  • Shelagh's Tablet Weaving Article
  • Shelagh's Thorsbjerg Mose Trousers Article
  • Shelagh's Viking Pinafore (Haithabu/Hedeby find)
  • Textile Resources for the Reenactor
  • The Vikings -- Practical Nálbinding
  • Thorbjerg Trouser Pattern
  • Vigdís' Viking Apron Dress
  • Viking Hanging Dress from Haithabu
  • Þóra's Anglo-Saxon and Viking Needles Works Article
  • Þóra's Colors, Dyestuffs, and Mordents Article
  • Þóra's Viking Embroidery Article
  • Þóra's Viking Men's Clothing Article

Metalwork Resources

  • Irontree Works, Inc. (Store)
  • Knives from the Viking Age
  • Raymond's Quiet Press (Store)
  • Viking Chain Knitting

Related Resources

  • Living History Podcast
  • Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England (PASE)

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