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Vikings On Ice: Trying Out Bone Ice Skates from York

Alternate title: Fear and Skating in Jorvík With 2023 coming to a close, I’m reminded of the famous Eleanor Roosevelt quote to “Do one thing every day that scares you.” Ever since I saw my first pair of bone ice skates at the Jorvik Viking Centre and Yorkshire Museum, I’ve been charmed by them. After…

Impressions: Two Wealthy Hiberno-Scandinavian Settlers, A Century Apart in Wood Quay

Location: Wood Quay, Dyflin (Dublin), Ireland.Date: Mid 10th century and mid 11th century. Culture: Early Hiberno-Scandinavian.Estimated Social Status: Affluent urban freewoman. The following photos show two sets of speculative clothing based on archaeological finds from Viking Dublin, set approximately a century apart. My goal is to combine these items according to their proper dating and present them in…

A Wool Cap from 10th Century Dublin. DHC33

This cap is based on item DHC33 from Fishamble Street, just one of the roads in Viking Dublin’s Wood Quay neighbourhood. All of the street photographs were taken on location in nearby Winetavern Street, Dublin. DHC33 was made of wool and like all of the Dublin caps (silk or wool) it was woven in tabby/plain…

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