This summer I recreated a mid 14th century helmet with a nasal piece, this is its story. Prologue Our decision to attend the 2016 re-enactment of the battle of Wisby of 1361 meant I had a big deadline to come up with a whole new suit of armour. As it was my wish to partake in the battle on horseback I could no...
I have a new knife! Phase I: Documentation Ever since I received my copy of the book 'Der Pritzwalker Silberfund; Schmuck des späten Mittelalters' in 2010, it has been on my bucket-list to have a knife made with a silver handle-mount like the one displayed on page 31. This mount was part of a hoard that was discovered by father and daughter...
Contrary to my previous blog-entries which were rather big, I now have a small update. I and my girlfriend Isis received our new pavilion! It is the tent that we have dreamt of since we started out in Deventer Burgerscap in 2004 and which we finally ordered with Medieval Market from Poland last autumn. A few weeks ago we put it up for...
Many people associate the first use of military drums with the late 15th, perhaps only the 16th and 17th century. In texts from this era they are often mentioned in association with the use of pike blocks. This stands to reason since when maneuvering in a tightly packed formation, each individual carrying a 4,5 to 5 meter long spear, it is really useful...
This year in August our group Deventer Burgerscap will attend the Battle of Wisby event in Sweden, reenacting the famous battle that took place in front of the city walls in 1361. We have chosen this epic event to try and create a proper pike block as it might have looked around 1360-1370. We are gathering a great bunch of people to make...
