Hello, is this on, testing one, two, can you hear me mother?
Well here we are, it's the twenty first century, and I think it's about time I got over my incomprehension of this modern technology mularchy, and drag myself out of the tenth century.
Not that I have been literally living there, but I have spent the last oh, nigh on ten years researching and reproducing the practical crafts of the Viking Age. And safe to say that in that time the internet has moved on a bit, so bear with me while I get used to some of the things that are now possible.
Why am I here? Blogging that is of course, not in an existential sense. Well, I guess it's partly my Archaeological training... I am feeling an overwhelming need to publish in any way I can some of the thoughts and practical results of my work, and I never was much of a writer - ask my lecturers - and I get the distinct impression, looking around the web that there are people out there who are interested in getting closer to our ancient ancestors through the medium of the artefacts they left behind, and what they could (potentially) tell us about their society, way of life and technological abilities. Or, if I can ever work out how to get pictures on here, you could just enjoy looking at the pretty objects.
Anyway, that's the plan, now how do you work this.
Jim
About Me
- Jim the Viking
- I graduated from The university of York with an honours degree in Archaeology in 1994. While at university I became involved in Viking re-enactment, and kept this up even through the wilderness years away from Archaeology. I first started reproducing viking age artefacts while working at the Jorvik Viking Centre in 1999, and went proffessional in 2002. I now live in the Highlands of Scotland, working from my workshop, Asgard Crafts just outside the village of Lochcarron. You can see the range of items I produce at www.asgardcrafts.co.uk .
Hey Jim liking your blog , craftsman of the ancient norse is my fascination too, Im just setting up a primitive forge in the view to doing Primitive forging workshops of the viking age, actually came in your shop a couple of years ago when we were holidaying just across the loch from you, will look forward to ramblings and pictures of your work when you work out how to put them on!
ReplyDeleteRegards Aaron