NESP Reviews
Viking Heritage Magazine
review by Álfta "Svanni" Óðinssen
I just got in got three issues
of Viking Heritage Magazine today, issues 2, 3 and 4 of 2002. (These issues
can be ordered from Kungslänken,
whom we have done business with and highly recommend.) These magazines are produced
by West Gotland University in Sweden and are in English. They are professionally
produced and I must say I am quite impressed with the quality and scope of subjects
that are covered. Anyone even remotedly interested in the culture and history
of the Viking Age Northmen will find these magazines great reading. They are
laviously illustrated and the articles come from scholars and craftsmen, so
you are getting good quality information here, not the standard New Age rubbish.
It would be impossible for me to cover all that is included in these three issues
so I will comment on the articles that catch my eye.
Up front on issue #2 of 2002
is an article on Hedeby detailing some of the archaeological finds there. Another
article details a find from the 11th century that may be an example of a sun
disk used for excavation. Included in this find was a Slavic god amulet. Another
article relates personal relflections about the late Thor Heyerdahl by the Chief
Excutive and Archaeologist of the Thor Heyerdahl Research Centre, J. Bjørnar
Storfjell PhD. A very good article, “Under the Hammer” appears by Michael Cunningham
who long time readers of Leiðurstjarna may recognize as a former contributer
to our e-zine.
Issue #3 of 2002 explains the
recreation of a Viking Age ball game called knáttleikr. This article contains
the recontructed rules for the game, which is played with paddles and from the
rules, I could imagine would be a very rough and tumble game that would be very
intertaining to watch or play. One thing I really like about the magazines is
that it concentrates on reviving Viking crafts in addition to the archaeologlical
and anthropolical articles. This issue details a course in wood carving for
archetechtual purposes by the German master, Almut Lucht. I was pleased to see
the Praiseworthy virtues of Cleanliness reaffirmed in an article in this issue.
In issue #4 of 2002 the latest
news on new excavations are chronicled; something that is a prominent feature
in all three issues. Another interesting article details with the origins of
the the imaginary view of the Vikings that still prevails today.
These magazines will be interesting
to those new to Viking Age culture and history as well as the old hands. If
you have any interest in the real culture and hearitage of the Northmen then
do yourself a favor and pick up a couple of issues from Kungslänken
and enjoy.
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