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Welcome to the final part of our adventures in shield-making. I won't be covering the painting of shields - this is entirely up to you....

Lovely weather This session was about cutting the shields out and fixing the handles & bosses to them. This is done with solid rivets,...

The plywood for making three new shields arrived, and - having already obtained rivets and bosses - I naively set about it. First I laid...

Booty! So Mick and I went to visit the TORM & ARM events in Warwickshire. I was after shield-bosses, shoes, another helmet, maybe a flag...

These are £110 shields, LOL Right, I'm looking into new shields, as we're using some right old antiques for training currently. I reckon...

After our trip to the Cambs Living History market and various other investigations, there are a few things to mention: Belts These are...

Helen and I, and Beccy are going to the Living History Fair in Cambridge on 2nd March 2025. Helen is looking for linen for clothes and...

I bought two 750ml pots of paint yesterday from B & Q. It was £22 per pot! It's Valspar furniture paint, mixed in the store. Allegedly,...

Just like Morrissey, neither me nor the boys have any viking clothes anymore so we’re going to need new kit (not that I ever wore it very...