Sorry for the short notice, but several folks have suggested that we need to start with our work sessions. I will host one this Saturday at Oakley, starting...
Current plans are for the Longship Company Annual Meeting to be at the Laurel Library. (Same as last year) http://www.pgcmls.info/Lib/Branches/la.html March...
On the second of January, scientists from the archaeological museum in Stavanger, Norway made a major discovery of what is believed to be a Viking burial site...
Work Session: Howard Booth swung by the ship earlier in the week to make sure that all was well. Leonard also visited the ship on his way to the work session...
One of our neighbors has offered a large number of salvaged barn beams to us. Some of them will be used in our new house, while others will be used to repair...
Fri Jan 26, 5:29 PM ET DUBLIN (AFP) - An ancient boat discovered in a riverbed north of Dublin may be the first Viking longship found in the country,...
The planned time is noon. (I've got a local teenager lined up and we need to let him wake up. ;-) Burlington Farm is the next farm down from Oakley on Oakley...
Leonard and Jim came and helped with the moving. Some of the beams were about 30 feet long, and one needed to be chain-sawed along a crack just so we could...
Greetings, Bruce and Sue! EDS does a volunteer grant thing. I'm writing myself and my volunteer time up in the hopes of getting a bit of grant money. If you...
All, As it looks right now for the Sothern Maryland Celtic Festival on April 28 Scott and I are writing a story line to submit to the Celt Fest living history...
Dose anyone planning to attend the camp sight for the Celt Fest now where or have any 'every day' items such as combs, scissors, or any thing that could make...
Well, I have the cooking kit for the Anglo-Saxon camp; tripod, hand forged cook pots, spit, etc. and a number of other useful artifacts. If I can make it I...
Another call in to the Norfolk "Festevent" coordinators on tryoing to get some sense if if and where we're going. (I will point out that we're small, buut...
Jim Kneale, secretary of the Washington DC Manx Association, reports: I'm currently reading a book entitled "The Pale Horseman" by Bernard Cornwell, [published...
All are invited to mary's birthday party (FOTGOW) on February 17, 2007, at the Community Center, Hera;d Harbor, Md. The supper feast is $10 @, but the...
I actually spoke with someone today, they will look over The proposed requirement (40' Longship, 40' Diesel Tender, 20' Faering Boat, 20' VAV Faering Boat...
Adrian and company are coming over Monday to work in the forge (getting their gear together for the Celtic festival) and to help out on the mast step project....
I've had problems in the past responding to your address, so I'll post this to the group. Paul Chen/Hanwei makes a Danish War axe. This is considerably...
This is the last call for anyone who is partaking in the Celt Fest. I need to have the roster w/ signatures for legal reasons/ tickets back to Mr. Davis ASAP....
Status report: I'm still trying to get some sort of answers out of them. Definitive responses always seem to be "a week" away. ...bleh, bleat, whimper &...
I went to the ship today to get the measurements for the mast step and found the winter cover had collapsed and was filled with rain water. I was able to bail...
The History Channel "Dark Ages" series for which we were considered, but on which we lost out to the Lithuanians, starts airing tonight at 9pm on THC. There...
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Mar 5, 2007 2:23 pm
When the trailer showed Alaric wearing a horned helmet, I almost gagged and reminded myself that the History Channel is more about entertainment than about...
We're in! Confirmation this morning for the Sę Hrafn, Gyrfalcon, our towboat, and the Blackbird (if Viking Age Vessels wants to participate). We will be...
