Winter is coming…
A few years ago a remarkable 1300-year old pair of skies made the archaeologists leap with joy. it appeared the bindings were still intact. Last year witnessed a meticulous reconstruction and we bring you the stories about how to ski in the Middle Ages, and how the new knowledge was used in the filming of a major Norwegian epic, which will screen in winter 2016
The first issue of Medieval News in January brings you 26 pages packed with stories about
- Birkebeinerne: the All-Norwegian medieval heroes from the civil war in 1206 and a major new film
- Skiing in the Viking Age
- Ecce homo Skerium: At “Land of Legends” in Lejre the quest for the origins of the ski have begun
- Gloves and Mittens from the Past
- Knitted Mittens from the 13th century
- BOOK REVIEW: Seasons in the Literatures of the Medieval North
- BOOK REVIEW: Joan de Valence. The Life and In uence of a Thirteenth Century Noblewoman.
- WHEN HISTORY MATTERS: Taharrush Jama’i – and Medieval Charivari