The beautiful small things
As well as our large structures we are also adding smaller pieces of furniture and objects. This week we are featuring our latest game board, Alastair’s ‘hare and hounds’ game […]
Category Archives: Viking
Latest Viking Home and Longship items
The latest Viking Home and Longship items can be seen in the longhall at Avalon Archaeology. These include the unisex Scandi-Bag range of shoulder bags, representing the pinnacle of personal […]
Viking benches
Amongst numerous other projects being undertaken by the volunteer team are some more benches being made for the site. One of them with have carved details on the two end […]
Xmas painting and woodwork
Amongst other work, the final painting of the roundhouse was completed before the Xmas party and a start was made on the painted design on the Viking chair from the […]
Viking design
We have been adding to our collection of Viking house and home replicas with an interesting roped box made by Kath. The rope acts as both a handle or carrying […]
How to make Viking bags and bowls
We are gradually adding more small items to the longhall. The latest ones include a shuttle from Viking Dublin with pairs of horse heads at either end, a bowl decorated […]
Mast raising
This week the mast on the Viking ship was finally raised on Wednesday. It makes the ship seem larger and gives a better impression of what the Skudelev 3 ship […]
Chest enhancement
A beautiful chest has been made based on some of the numerous chest fragments found in the 9th century Oseberg boat burial from Norway. Its made from beech with a […]
Looming presence
Various projects are on the go at the moment. A replica of the smaller loom from the Oseberg boat burial has just been finished. Opinion differs about how it was […]
Oseberg, trompe l’oeil and play of the day
Kath’s wonderful carving based on the prow of the Norwegian Oseberg ship has now taken pride of place above the replica bed, that was also based on the example from […]
'Hands on Heritage' in the Avalon Marshes 