Dark Age Daze

[poliphilo]

The Ydalir Viking Group at Oldham Carnival, June 28

( I was wandering round pretending to be Cartier Bresson and the guy in the second picture very obligingly attacked me- and when I failed to capture it first time round very obligingly attacked me again. )

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[sorenr.livejournal.com]

Ah! Reminds me of the summerholidays of my childhood!

-And quite litterally; every year in August there's a 4-day Viking fair in a seaside field South of Aarhus, where Viking re-enacters from around the world would gather and set up camp. I always loved it when you could see the few longboats arriving; such elegant vessels! (Most arrived by car, though, but had the common sense to park far away from the camp...)

And I suppose I was actually taught a fair few of the crafts as a kid; our parents showed us how to make simple leather work, wihttle, spin yarn with a stone and short stick, bake flatbread on a stone in a fire, make a simple bow and arrow etc...

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Oh, wonderful!

These guys seem remarkably serious about what they do- but I don't suppose they have longboats.