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Tim Lison
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 Posted: Tue 15 Oct, 2013 4:50 pm Post subject: British Museum-Vikings Exhibition |
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Just a little heads up for our UK members... The British Museum is going to be having an exhibition on the vikings with weapons on loan from some European museums. I was just in London visiting the museum and saw the banner. I thought I got very lucky but the exhibition isn't until early next year.  Hopefully, some of you who live there can visit and either take pictures or tell us about it.
http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/exhibitions/vikings.aspx
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Neil Melville
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A friend of mine went to the exhibition a few months ago in Copenhagen (it's the same one) and raved about it. After London it goes on to Berlin, I believe, which will likely be the end of 2014. But wherever you find it it is well worth a visit.
Neil
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Mark Griffin
Location: The Welsh Marches, in the hills above Newtown, Powys. Joined: 28 Dec 2006
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And i get to play with it and do some of the interpretation at the events and openings, plus a Viking sleepover hopefully.
Hurrah!
The Gjermundbu helm will come in handy and I MUST book myself onto one of Owens courses to get a nice Dane axe.
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Bjorn Hagstrom
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I visited that exhibition in Copenhagen last Sunday. It was a pleasant surprise to see some of the on loan items, such as Lewis chessmen, gilded weathervane (I think Oseberg?) and other stuff I have not seen IRL. I recommend visiting if you have the opportunity.
There is nothing quite as sad as a one man conga-line...
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Matthew Bunker
Location: Somerset UK Joined: 02 Apr 2009
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I'm seeing it in Denmark in a couple of weeks time. I don't suppose they are allowing photography in the exhibition?
"If a Greek can do it, two Englishman certainly can !"
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Bjorn Hagstrom
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I Really hope they did, or I made a whoopsie 
Yes I had my camera and took loads of shots, without being stopped, and I saw no signs about it either.
Welcome to this part of the world again, I guess you are already familiar with the stuff, but the early Iron Age stuff on display is really awesome. I like it even better than the Viking era stuff. And don't get me started on Neolithic pottery 
There is nothing quite as sad as a one man conga-line...
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Tim Lison
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| Bjorn Hagstrom wrote: | | Yes I had my camera and took loads of shots |
We'd love to see the pics, if you can find the time to post them...
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Bjorn Hagstrom
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Certainley, here are a sample. I got more pictures from the regular exhibit as well. This is resized 200k images for the album section here at myArmoury. If you want something full size, shoot me a pm
There is nothing quite as sad as a one man conga-line...
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