Beware, the Vikings are coming!
A hoard of Vikings will descend on the Avalon Archaeolgy site on Sunday 23rd of July to celebrate the Festival of British Archaeology. The Draca Beordor re-enactment group will take […]
Category Archives: Viking
Highly strung Vikings
The replica chair from the Oseberg boat burial has been finished, with rope seating by Kath and Neil on Mike’s woodwork. The original had widely spaced holes, but the (10mm) […]
Dead Ethels appear but none are elf-wise
Another busy week despite the storms, with the roundhouse taking shape. Meanwhile, work continued on the Saxon mural with the peasantry making an appearance in addition to the Dead Ethels. […]
A busy week
A busy week with the volunteers, with the dias floorboards relaid in the longhall, its gable end given a much needed new coat of limewash (with yellow ochre) and the […]
Battling autumn
The annual battle with autumn kicked off last week with the clearance of leaves from the Walrus (our replica of the Skuldelev 3 Viking cargo ship). Elsewhere the roof of […]
Vikings arriving
WARNING: The images below contain scenes of nudity, arson, violence, demons at work and sheep. The Vikings have begun to appear from the mists of time in the mural in […]
Towards the sunlit uplands
Steady progress on the Great March Forward is being made by the stalwart band of volunteers, this week inspired by a surfeit of cakes, courtesy of Lee. The luxurient growth […]
Viking IKEA
Several more items of furniture have now been made from the Viking Age IKEA catalogue, to complement the Oseberg ship burial bed in the back room of the longhall. A […]
Viking stools
Fortunately this title refers to the ongoing work making furniture for the longhall and not to anything more unsavoury. To complement the Oseberg inspired bed and accompanying side table, a […]
Bedroom, boat and borders
The bedroom in the longhall is looking good with its new red ochre stripes and plans are afoot for a few items of Viking furniture to go in the room. […]
'Hands on Heritage' in the Avalon Marshes 