#longboat

"Kane on The Golden Sea"

8 Sept 25

I have just about recovered from Ragnarocking all long weekend as a Viking at the Pagans and Witches event in Coventry.

One of my (many) hobbies is Viking re-enactment - I display drop spinning, weaving, braiding in my girl kit, and now that I have passed my tests, I get to join the warriors in battle in my boy kit!

And thats what I did this weekend. It was Thor-ome.

I wont go into detail, but it was Thorific. Even if I am now limping from a few injuries. Nothing major, just Loki injuries.

Anyhow... I'll be including my viking related crafts and creations on here as and when I'm chipping away at them. To start, my favourite and also second piece of tablet braid, a replica of a find in Birka, and some nice Hedeby braid to trim the cloak the tablet weave is also on.

Did I mention that my girl kit is rich? That baby has bling!

For those who like to see my knitting, I have done Viking knits too:

This is the long boat from Vikings Shields & Axes by Amanda Berry - I tweaked the shields to match my group shield.

I had far too much fun making those tiny shields...

Anyhow, till next post, stay safe!

Roxy the Mischief Maker

Wool Count

Starting total – 790

Wool used – 14 Wool bought – 1 Wool given to me – 7 Wool gifted to others – 5 Wool handspun – 0