The Viking's Haul

01/06/2026

While I haven’t been on line, cyber silence has been great for local raids. We’ve been unexpected and returned loaded with plunder from our various expeditions.
This photo is just a very small taste of some of the treasures added to stock in recent times😉👍

31/05/2026

It is King’s Birthday, today and - after a long absence, I am back, as if from the dead!
Did you miss me?

24/04/2026

ANZAC Day 2026. Woodville Dawn Parade, on a lightly foggy morning, 111 years since the landings at Gallipoli.

We remember, but we have not learned…

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27/03/2026

Funny politics in the far north.

26/03/2026

Vive l’Empereur!

22/03/2026

After finding a coin and a brooch, on a small hill at Skumsnes, neat Fitjar, in Norway, amateur metal detector enthusiasts quickly notified the authorities.
Archaeologists moved in to make a comprehensive examination of the site and were amazed to find a graveyard from the early Ninth Century. Preliminary excavations revealed three graves belonging to rather wealthy women from the time, with above average grave goods, one of whom had been buried with a 4m boat!

On a small rocky knoll on the west coast of Norway, archaeologists have uncovered a rich burial ground from the Viking Age.

22/03/2026

Early fog burnt off to leave a beautiful day!🥰

Lots more books added to the shelves, including these few…

21/03/2026

The advent of Christianity didn’t mean that the old ways were immediately gone. In fact they lingered for a long while, with even Christians using the runes.