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Peterborough based Viking Re-enactment, Combat and Living History, active throughout Cambridgeshire and East Anglia

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Category Archives: Living History

Shameless Plugs

A few of the things we’ve been doing during the lockdown

Posted byodinsaettvikingsJuly 4, 2021July 15, 2021Posted inAbout Us, Crafts, Links, Living History, Myths, poems, Recipes, Spin offs, StoriesLeave a comment on Shameless Plugs

Hot glass and shiny beads.

We learned how lampwork makes wonderful beads just like the Vikings wore

Posted byodinsaettvikingsApril 27, 2021April 27, 2021Posted inCrafts, Kit guide, Living History, referenceTags:Crafts, Glass, lampworkLeave a comment on Hot glass and shiny beads.

Spring Cleaning

Viking housework and cleanliness

Posted byodinsaettvikingsApril 18, 2021April 18, 2021Posted inLiving History, referenceTags:cleanliness, ironing, Living History, soap, washing2 Comments on Spring Cleaning

Time to prepare

Time to prepare for the coming season

Posted byodinsaettvikingsApril 11, 2021April 11, 2021Posted inAbout Us, Basics, Events, Living History, Training, weaponsTags:kit, Living History, maintenanceLeave a comment on Time to prepare

Why The Sea is Salty – A Viking Folktale

A Viking Folktale explaining why the sea is salty

Posted byodinsaettvikingsMarch 2, 2021March 2, 2021Posted inLiving History, StoriesTags:Folktale, salt, storyLeave a comment on Why The Sea is Salty – A Viking Folktale

The Dead of Winter

There’s more to Viking ideas of what happens after you die than just Valhalla

Posted byodinsaettvikingsJanuary 9, 2021January 11, 2021Posted inLiving History, reference, ReligionTags:afterlife, death, gods, ReligionLeave a comment on The Dead of Winter

Gifts and Reciprocality

A look a gifts from the Elder Futhark and Havamal

Posted byodinsaettvikingsDecember 9, 2020December 9, 2020Posted inLiving History, Myths, poems, reference, RunesTags:gifts, history, Runes1 Comment on Gifts and Reciprocality

Weapon Maintenance

A brief guide to keeping your swords and axes in battle ready condition.

Posted byodinsaettvikingsNovember 27, 2020November 27, 2020Posted inBasics, Kit guide, Living History, weaponsTags:kit, maintenance, weapons1 Comment on Weapon Maintenance

Eat Like A Viking

A look at what Viking’s like Odin’s Aett who had settled in England would have been eating during the 10th Century.

Posted byodinsaettvikingsNovember 24, 2020November 24, 2020Posted inLiving History, RecipesTags:AS Books, bread, cooking, food, Living History, stew, viking foodLeave a comment on Eat Like A Viking

Shields

Odin’s Aett’s Master of Arms talks about shields

Posted byodinsaettvikingsNovember 13, 2020November 13, 2020Posted inKit guide, Living History, weaponsTags:combat, Kit guide, Shields, weaponsLeave a comment on Shields

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