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Category Archives: Medieval

How to build a Saxon door

July 1, 2019by richardbrunningswht

The third longhall door is complete – a replica of the late Saxon door from Hadstock church in Essex, except with a different hinge pattern taken from a Late Anglo-Saxon […]

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Medieval, Saxon, Uncategorized

Rumours of Vikings

May 28, 2019by richardbrunningswht

Rumours of Viking ships seen in Cornwall have reached Somerset. It is hoped that they will turn out to be peaceful traders rather than fierce raiders. In preparation for a […]

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Medieval, Saxon, Uncategorized, Viking

Longhall revealed and rumours of Vikings

March 29, 2019by richardbrunningswht

At long last the old education building has been demolished, revealing the Saxon longhall over its entire length. Now there is lots of room for the Viking trading boat and […]

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Medieval, Saxon, Uncategorized, Viking

Saxon seating

November 20, 2018by richardbrunningswht

The first bench for the Saxon longhall has been completed. Just so visiting Vikings don’t feel left out, the first of our Osberg inspired chairs has also almost been finished.

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Medieval, Saxon

How to keep Vikings out

September 20, 2018by richardbrunningswht 1 Comment

Owners of saxon lonhgouses sometimes have to keep troublesome Vikings at bay. Doors are a weak point, so our second door in the longhouse is being made Viking proof. It […]

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Medieval, Saxon

Did St Brigit visit Beckery?

November 16, 2017by richardbrunningswht 1 Comment

William of Malmesbury, writing around 1130 AD, records a legendary visit of St Bridgit (or Brigid) to Beckery in 488 AD where she left behind some relics including a bag […]

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Beckery, Medieval, Uncategorized

Beautiful bows

November 7, 2017by richardbrunningswht

Its not all hard work at the Avalon Marshes Centre, we also have educational moments (rarely I admit). We were very lucky to have Michael, an archery expert, providing a […]

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Medieval, Uncategorized

Something fishy with Walter the hermit at Burtle Priory

October 30, 2017by richardbrunningswht

The community excavation at Burtle Priory revealed the grave of an adult male, which had been partially cut through by a refuse pit at the Dissoloution of the Monasteries. Radiocarbon […]

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Burtle Priory, Medieval, Uncategorized

Stepping out!

July 3, 2017by richardbrunningswht

Not a stairway to heaven but a heavenly stairway, to the mezzanine level in the Saxon longhall. Steve’s insistence on waney edge planks pays off. More wall panels are filled […]

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Medieval, Saxon, Uncategorized

The beginning of the end

June 20, 2017by richardbrunningswht

Its not the end of the wattle and daubing on the Saxon longhall, but it is perhaps the beginning of the end. The gaps are gradually filling in, but somehow […]

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Medieval, Saxon, Uncategorized

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