Sword threads:
http://www.myArmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t...=valsgarde
http://www.myArmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t...=valsgarde
Were the blades pattern welded (I'm assuming an overwhelming yeah on this one)? What about fullers, were they deep or shallow, wide or narrow, there or not? How rare were swords during this period?
What sort of weapons would the average person (ie not from Vendel, Valsgarde, or Sutton Hoo) have used?
Culture thread:
http://www.myArmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t...=valsgarde
How was language changing at this time in Sweden and elsewhere? I have attached a rune list that I made based on three runestones from the Vendel Period in Sweden, but what about the language itself? Was it Old Norse?
What was religion like at this time? Was it a time of transition from the older Vanir religion to the newer Aesir one (check out John Grigsby's "Beowulf and Grendel")? Was it already in the "Viking Age" form?
What was the political situation like around Scandinavia? Swedes vs Geats who are allied to Danes? What about Norwegians? Finns? Saami? Estonians? Franks? Jutes? Slavs? Anglo Saxons? What was the nature of interaction between and within these groups?
What sort of everyday equipment has been dated to this period? Hygeine kits, clothes, tableware, belts, etc.
I think that's a healthy list of questions... :lol: I'd appreciate any input.
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