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The Power of Silver in the Viking Age with Dr Tom Horne
I have a very special Guest in Dr Tom Horne who is a specialist in Viking Age Siver Economy in Britain and Ireland. We have a wide ranging discussion on silver before the Vikings, the sources of silver in the early medieval period, hoarding activity, the sue of armrings, and the significance of Morecambe Bay in the Viking age.
Thank you Tom for joining me and you can buy his fantastic book at the links below!
Routledge: t.ly/ubrbd
Amazon: t.ly/DI-ox
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:40 Silver before the Vikings
7:30 Salme and proto-Vikings
11:10 Central Asia and the Viking World
15:03 The Advantages of Silver
15:15 Why Armrings?
18:20 Hacking Armrings
21:30 Fakes and Silver Testing
24:35 Purses and Silver Use
25:35 Coins and the Dual Economy
26:52 Touch stones and the status of Trading
27:49 Fake Dirhems and the Volga Bulghars
29:18 Armrings types and styles in Britain and Ireland
30:39 Broadband Armrings
33:56 'Ring Money'
36:40 Highly Decorated Armrings
38:06 Inset weights and other currencies
39:35 What are Hoards?
45:28 Silverdale and the Local Context; Unique or Typical?
49:26 HalfCnut Coin
50:30 Controlling the Liminal Space and the York/Dublin Axis
55:38 Thanks and Further Reading
57:20 Epilogue: Tom Horne, Silversmith?
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Making A Silverdale Viking Age Armring: Part 3: Forming the Armring
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In part three I talk about how teh stamped armring is formed into the characteristic domed form, worked into the armring, and then the terminals added, before final polishing. These are intended as a guide for reenactors and living historians who may want to produce their own as well as archaeologists and others with an interest in the process. This is NOT experimental archaeology in its true s...
Making a Silverdale Viking Age Armring: Part 2: Stamping the Armring
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In part two I talk about how a formed silver armring blank is marked out, stamped and worked with a variety of stamps to build up the complex pattern seen on the armrings from the grouped nest of Silverdale Armrings, but also common in other armrings from the Irish Sea region including the Cuerdale Hoard, Galloway Hoard, and many others! These are intended as a guide for reenactors and living h...
Making A Silverdale Viking Age Armring: Part 1: Shaping the Arming
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In part one I talk about how silver was worked and shaped in the Viking age, as part of the process of creating the basic blanks for an armring. These are intended as a guide for reenactors and living historians who may want to produce their own as well as archaeologists and others with an interest in the process. This is NOT experimental archaeology in its true sense, but I will endeavour to e...
Modelling Early Medieval Buildings in Ribblehead
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The early medieval buildings are a great example of upland architecture in Northern England during the viking age; but how can we interpret and model these remains? #viking #earlymedieval #archaeology #musuems #communityoutreach #vikingage
What are Viking Age Type 2 houses in Dublin?
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Looking at type 2 houses from Dublin, and their possible interpretations whilst working on a scale model! #archaeology #dublin #viking #vikings #museums #history
Modelling Viking Age Fishamble Part 2!
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Continuing to model Viking g Age Fishamble Street in Dublin in 1:72 and starting to look at the buildings uses and interpretation. #viking #archaeology #musuem #vikings #dublin #history
Time lapse of modelling a 10th century model fence
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Time lapse of making a 1:72 scale model fence. This is over 10 minutes work where the fence grows nearly 2mm higher! This will... eventually, be a model of part of Fishamble Street in the later 10th century. #viking #vikings #irishhistory #dublin #modelmaking #museums #archaeology
Making Model Viking Age Irish Houses
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I've begun making more models of viking age houses, this time from Dublin!
A bead furnace for Viking Age Living History!
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A new clay bead furnace I have been making for our viking age living history education events! #vikings #viking #vikingage #earlymedieval #glassworking #archaeologists #archaeology
The Development of Viking Age Oval Brooches
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How Scandinavian oval brooches developed throughout the early medieval period into the large oval (sometimes called Turtle or Tortoise) brooches of the ninth and tenth centuries! #viking #vikings #vikingage #archaeology #archaeologists #archaeologicalfinds #archaeologicalartifacts #archaeologists #Scandinavia #history
Wiring Up Viking Age P42 Brooches
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A video explaining the process of adding twisted silver wires and silver bosses to a pair of ninth century P42 oval brooches #viking #vikingjewellery #vikings #archaeology #archaeologicalartifacts #archaeologicalfinds #archaeologists #craft
3d Printed Artefacts from a Viking Cemetery
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A run through of the 3d prints made by Alastair at Archaeoptics for Tullie House Museum which I have painted to match the original artefacts. I show what items have been done from each grave, what they were, and some examples of how these copies are useful. #vikings #viking #museum #archaeology #archaeologist
Viking Age comb teeth: how to cut them.
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Viking Age comb teeth: how to cut them.
Viking oval brooch rivets!
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Viking oval brooch rivets!
Bossed Rivets from Viking oval brooches
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Bossed Rivets from Viking oval brooches
Protruding rivets on viking age spearheads
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Protruding rivets on viking age spearheads
Early Medieval Reenactment Scabbard
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Early Medieval Reenactment Scabbard
Cutting and Shaping early medieval comb teeth
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Cutting and Shaping early medieval comb teeth
Forming Early Medieval Scale Bowls
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Forming Early Medieval Scale Bowls
Punching A Viking Age Silver Brooch From Whitton
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Punching A Viking Age Silver Brooch From Whitton
Viking Age Sliding Topped Wooden Box From Dublin
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Viking Age Sliding Topped Wooden Box From Dublin
How Viking Age Locks Work
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How Viking Age Locks Work
Forming the Silverdale Viking Age Armrings
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Forming the Silverdale Viking Age Armrings
Stamping The Viking Age Silverdale Armrings
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Stamping The Viking Age Silverdale Armrings
The Advanced Rivetting On The Cnip Strap End
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The Advanced Rivetting On The Cnip Strap End
Manufacturing Early Medieval Boss-Capped Rivets
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Manufacturing Early Medieval Boss-Capped Rivets
Moor Forge Medieval Iron Smelt
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Moor Forge Medieval Iron Smelt

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @Abdllh-mhamad
    @Abdllh-mhamad 3 дні тому

    الفرن يشبه البركان قوة العقل تنتج المستحيل

  • @ScienceViking
    @ScienceViking 11 днів тому

    We still have a fragment of the bloom and a lump of slag at Moorforge. I was showing them to a school group from Carlisle on Wednesday. The children were fascinated by them and how they were produced.

  • @ScienceViking
    @ScienceViking 11 днів тому

    A fantastic talk, thanks guys. And another book I need to buy.

  • @villkatodinson1331
    @villkatodinson1331 12 днів тому

    Absolutely fantastic! The finished piece looks really detailed. It’s great to see the whole process! Thankyou for making these videos 🤓

    • @BlueaxeReproductions
      @BlueaxeReproductions 12 днів тому

      @@villkatodinson1331 Cheers mate; you ever want to come round and give it a go yourself, give me a shout! We've plenty of room and I'd be happy to show you!

  • @tomhorne8291
    @tomhorne8291 12 днів тому

    Thanks so much for having me as a guest, and for producing such a wonderful video!

    • @BlueaxeReproductions
      @BlueaxeReproductions 12 днів тому

      @@tomhorne8291 Thank you mate; a font of knowledge and an excellent communicator as always!

  • @derekrea4876
    @derekrea4876 12 днів тому

    Do we know if there are wear marks on the known arm rings from people wearing them?

    • @BlueaxeReproductions
      @BlueaxeReproductions 12 днів тому

      @@derekrea4876 There is no work I am aware of unfortunately! I suspect that anything such would be subtle and overpowered by the other scratches, nicks, and marks these have. Silver researchers also tend to be more interested in weights and values etc too, so I'm guessing it probably hasn't been a focus of research; it would be interesting to see if it's feasible though!

    • @derekrea4876
      @derekrea4876 10 днів тому

      @@BlueaxeReproductions thanks. I understand. They also apparently haven't done any comparative or typology studies of the stamps themselves also.

  • @jorundr1907
    @jorundr1907 14 днів тому

    Mr. any contact to You?

    • @BlueaxeReproductions
      @BlueaxeReproductions 14 днів тому

      Sorry not sure what you mean: you can email me at Blueaxereproductions@gmail.com though!

  • @jorundr1907
    @jorundr1907 14 днів тому

    Dokładnie to samo zjawisko występuje na terenach słowiańskich. Cięto monety i inne wyroby ze srebra na części, nazywa się to siekańcami lub płacidłami. Tak naprawdę zawsze chodziło o to samo, o wagę srebra. Pozdrawiam.

    • @BlueaxeReproductions
      @BlueaxeReproductions 14 днів тому

      Thanks for your comment! Yes; we only touched the surface of the topic here; but there is much more to say about this and how far barter economies were used!

  • @jorundr1907
    @jorundr1907 24 дні тому

    Any contact to You?

  • @jorundr1907
    @jorundr1907 24 дні тому

    Man u doing a great job.

  • @cuicksand
    @cuicksand 25 днів тому

    these videos are great, id love to see more historical jewelry videos like them

    • @BlueaxeReproductions
      @BlueaxeReproductions 25 днів тому

      @@cuicksand Cheers! I wish I had more time to make them, they take so much longer to make than it seems! I appreciate the support though, and have a few more in the pipeline

  • @tomhorne8291
    @tomhorne8291 27 днів тому

    Great stuff, Adam!

  • @osricsbruk
    @osricsbruk 27 днів тому

    Eyup dude. That's a nice little anvil, where did you get it? 😀

    • @BlueaxeReproductions
      @BlueaxeReproductions 9 днів тому

      Aye; still haven't ground and finished the other one!

    • @osricsbruk
      @osricsbruk 9 днів тому

      @BlueaxeReproductions I've got some little anvil projects coming up. Giz a shout if you owt doing 👍

  • @malcolmthompson9848
    @malcolmthompson9848 27 днів тому

    Thanks. I've been making these for two years now in Minnesota, USA which has a large pop of Scandinavian descendants. Like you, I have made my own stamps and made silver and copper cuff bracelets. Your videos clarify a few things relating to stamping and the method of making the clasps for arm rings is most instructive. I can't seem to be able to post photos of my work here.

    • @BlueaxeReproductions
      @BlueaxeReproductions 27 днів тому

      @@malcolmthompson9848 Thanks; they are fun little things to make! I actually recorded these videos nearly 3 years ago after the last batch I made, but only had chance to edit them recently, but better late than never!

  • @kaelball
    @kaelball 28 днів тому

    And now I know why my pewter and brass trials are always on the wonk - not doing smaller groups of stamps!

    • @BlueaxeReproductions
      @BlueaxeReproductions 28 днів тому

      @@kaelball yeah; deffo much easier to keep an eye on where it's going wrong and balance out your swing!

  • @kaelball
    @kaelball 28 днів тому

    Can’t wait for part 2!

    • @BlueaxeReproductions
      @BlueaxeReproductions 28 днів тому

      @@kaelball Cheers; should be up there now, and three as well! End screens may take a second to update!

  • @philRminiatures
    @philRminiatures Місяць тому

    Lovely medieval house, inside and outside...Fantastic work!👍👍

  • @stevenweasel2678
    @stevenweasel2678 Місяць тому

    Very good/ I know Ribblehead area quite well. Beautiful impressive surrounding landscape and been on InGleboro summit a few times. However (as u know) the weather can turn Hellish up their, so those hardy dale folks of the time(mAny of which by this time would be of Danish stock ?/ mixed with the earlier settlers) must have had some days to curse. P.S No railway viaduct then 😜

    • @BlueaxeReproductions
      @BlueaxeReproductions Місяць тому

      @@stevenweasel2678 I have a strong suspicion this, and several other sites that have been discovered at there, are perhaps more akin to shielings, than we'd be used to as 'permanent' farmsteads. We can't fathom for sure, but the landscape use has often been seasonal with these uplands!

    • @stevenweasel2678
      @stevenweasel2678 Місяць тому

      @@BlueaxeReproductions Thanks for your reply , u may well be correct . That Turf cladded roof has a Scottish Highlands / Clan type habitation look. The removal of the roof on the model to show the internal detail is great

  • @JamLeGull
    @JamLeGull Місяць тому

    This is some fantastic scale modelling work, I would love to see more reconstructions with models and miniatures.

    • @BlueaxeReproductions
      @BlueaxeReproductions Місяць тому

      @@JamLeGullCheers! I have a couple up now, and the third is underway, with some more planned for next year so stay tuned!

  • @NorthForkFisherman
    @NorthForkFisherman Місяць тому

    And people think our ancestors were primitive. Low tech, yes. But smart as hell and knew how to exploit what they had to maximum benefit.

  • @GrinningSmile
    @GrinningSmile Місяць тому

    Love how you made the model break down level by level super cool!

    • @BlueaxeReproductions
      @BlueaxeReproductions Місяць тому

      @@GrinningSmile Cheers; it's always a pain to make it work and strong enough, without over bulking the design, but great when it's pulled of!

  • @bravoisteal
    @bravoisteal Місяць тому

    I thanks the algorithm gods for sending me this today! Absolutely beautiful and charming diorama. Wish you would’ve shown the interior in a bit more detail though 😅

    • @BlueaxeReproductions
      @BlueaxeReproductions Місяць тому

      @@bravoisteal Thanks; glad you enjoyed it! Most tend to prefer short videos, but I might do a longer video with a better camera in future; it's only 2x3" in there and hard to make my phone do the work!

  • @kaelball
    @kaelball Місяць тому

    I love the idea of a Viking Age Creche

  • @nikthetrickster9948
    @nikthetrickster9948 Місяць тому

    What is it made of? Is it just thread or is it a specific type of it?

    • @BlueaxeReproductions
      @BlueaxeReproductions Місяць тому

      Just nylon thread as natural fibres can go a bit fluffy when painted! The uprights are florists wire!

  • @DavidRhodes-h3e
    @DavidRhodes-h3e 2 місяці тому

    Hi, was so happy when I found this video as I found the actual real broach while metal detecting

  • @michaelharrison8036
    @michaelharrison8036 2 місяці тому

    Very cool! 👍👍👍

  • @privantomas
    @privantomas 2 місяці тому

    A tiny question. Would it had been not more effective to preheat the incoming air by the heat of the tower in some kind of heat exchanger ? By this way I believe plus 2-300 K must had been possible. Sure our ancestors thought about it.... But anyway.....thanks for this demonstration.

    • @BlueaxeReproductions
      @BlueaxeReproductions 2 місяці тому

      @@privantomas it's difficult as a basic heat exchange philosophy is in place with ancient Roman bath houses, but in terms of what we think of as heat exchangers, there really isn't much going on until the 18th century. Most the air was pumped in by wood and leather bellows, which were not even double acting to the knowledge we have, just pairs, but evidence for much else than this and some basic lower clay elements of the furnace furniture is just never found!

    • @privantomas
      @privantomas 2 місяці тому

      @@BlueaxeReproductions Thank you so much for your detailed answer. However, if you see that at those times the scientific people were such specialists and a technological breakthrough like liquid steel or iron ore smelting was kept secret by supervisors since those days it was much more easy to do so. Examples were greec fire, salpeter bed technology, agriculture, alloys. Sure, if they wanted to keep it secret, you will not find today a trace of preheated air....but those ingenious people who made such swords, do you really believe they didn't realized that heat (and in the new times pure oxygen) as well as size and heat isolation and controlled not too harsh air flow were mandatory for a suffisticated process. Just look at the oleum manufacturing. I believe many things were lost, and that the history was rewritten too since millenia. Now they are trying to lock down old books from public access. We have to share knowledge in order to prevent that only those on top "earn" wealthy with it. But I fear that the time might be too late soon if we don't wake up right now.

  • @aasloan1
    @aasloan1 2 місяці тому

    Cant wait to have a play with the new design next time we see you Adam! Ann and Josh 😀🔥🔥🔥😁

    • @BlueaxeReproductions
      @BlueaxeReproductions 2 місяці тому

      Cheers folks; fingers crossed this one works a bit better; I am very optimistic!

  • @abcstardust
    @abcstardust 2 місяці тому

    Excellent video! Thank you for sharing the procedure!!

  • @bilbo_gamers6417
    @bilbo_gamers6417 3 місяці тому

    criminal that this video has so few views. this is a fantastic and simple and very informative tutorial about making scabbards. when i finish my sword, i will definitely use this video to make the scabbard.

  • @stargazer_andi
    @stargazer_andi 4 місяці тому

    Why is there a shell in the chimney one?

    • @BlueaxeReproductions
      @BlueaxeReproductions 4 місяці тому

      I used beach sand to mix the clay with, and there was a little shell in that part when I made it, so I straightened it up and left it there!

  • @MrCoreyleab
    @MrCoreyleab 4 місяці тому

    Neat!!

  • @TheWracked
    @TheWracked 5 місяців тому

    Again, informative and engaging - especially for someone like me where this period is outisde my area of interest.

  • @TheWracked
    @TheWracked 5 місяців тому

    Lovely introduction - informative and engaging. Thank you.

    • @BlueaxeReproductions
      @BlueaxeReproductions 5 місяців тому

      You are welcome; sorry for the poor camera quality; my phone was dying!

    • @TheWracked
      @TheWracked 5 місяців тому

      @@BlueaxeReproductions Not poor at all!

  • @stromnessboy5171
    @stromnessboy5171 5 місяців тому

    Thanks for sharing such an interesting and informative video.

    • @BlueaxeReproductions
      @BlueaxeReproductions 5 місяців тому

      You are welcome; thank you so much for the lovely feedback!

  • @stromnessboy5171
    @stromnessboy5171 5 місяців тому

    Amazing work! Thanks for sharing the details of your process, which was very interesting.

  • @nebulousflynn
    @nebulousflynn 10 місяців тому

    Very cool and a great video, thanks for sharing

  • @kaelball
    @kaelball 10 місяців тому

    I love this idea! That's a cool collection to have - how they were (reproductions) and how we find them (these)

    • @BlueaxeReproductions
      @BlueaxeReproductions 10 місяців тому

      Yeah; I'm getting some of my own done, and I am really looking forward to using them at living history events!

  • @lunamercurious3
    @lunamercurious3 10 місяців тому

    Thank you for this video! Very helpful and concise, straight to the point! Mostly just boosting interaction here.

  • @nikthetrickster9948
    @nikthetrickster9948 11 місяців тому

    Ah this is a topic I feel it's not very well known in the reenactment of my area. Marvelous video and wonderful work (I hope you continue making videos, they're amazing!)

    • @BlueaxeReproductions
      @BlueaxeReproductions 11 місяців тому

      I certainly will; I've had a lot on the past year or so, so there has been a break, but I mean to continue. I do have more on Tiktok of the same, but that does mean braving tiktok!

  • @nikthetrickster9948
    @nikthetrickster9948 11 місяців тому

    This is probably one of the best videos on legit viking jewelry. It's difficult to find informative videos on viking age jewelry, needless to say impossible to find good ones with instructions so clear. I always wondered how they shaped the arm ring like that. Wouldn't have imagined that it was that simple 😅 thanks for the amazing video!

    • @BlueaxeReproductions
      @BlueaxeReproductions 11 місяців тому

      Cheers; I much appreciate that! It's simple in principle, but tricky to get right!

  • @PossumSausage
    @PossumSausage Рік тому

    One of these is definitely going on my shop as a deadbolt!

  • @kieranh2005
    @kieranh2005 Рік тому

    0:50 Perfectly intelligible English. Sincerely A kiwi PS I worked with an old Scotsman for a while. You could understand him. Just. But when he got angry the accent became all but unintelligible. After a few years I could decipher it, but watching people who didn't know him was funny.

  • @paulhowell2235
    @paulhowell2235 Рік тому

    That's fantastic. What wood was the original? Did you use the same.? Brilliant work 👏

    • @BlueaxeReproductions
      @BlueaxeReproductions Рік тому

      Obviously I responded on Facebook, but just to answer here for anyone looking; the original was made from Yew wood, and yes that Is what I used!

  • @feegritapan9680
    @feegritapan9680 Рік тому

    thank you for this video! I follow you on tiktok and it's nice to be able to watch your video here too :)

    • @BlueaxeReproductions
      @BlueaxeReproductions Рік тому

      Cheers! I am going to start working on the UA-cam as a curation point for some of my videos; either longer cuts of tiktok series, or slightly better produced and edited series, so I am glad to have your support!

  • @Masterchief-lt9ds
    @Masterchief-lt9ds 2 роки тому

    BTW, beautiful work. ;)

    • @BlueaxeReproductions
      @BlueaxeReproductions 2 роки тому

      Thank you very much!

    • @Masterchief-lt9ds
      @Masterchief-lt9ds 2 роки тому

      @@BlueaxeReproductions your welcome also check my reply to you on my YT channel answering your question

  • @malcolmthompson9848
    @malcolmthompson9848 2 роки тому

    Thank you for this instruction. I followed your tool design in making my own set. I've made this armband as a wrist bracelet here in Northern Minnesota USA where our Scandinavian descendants think this jewelry is great.

  • @jimbayler4277
    @jimbayler4277 2 роки тому

    You know they make poker rods longer than knuckle-burning short, right ?! Question number 2: Shirt sleeves, a coffee mug, and a PLASTIC bucket to feed a furnace burning at 1200-1500c ?!! What happened to long cuffed gloves, protective leathers, and a long handled shovel to feed the "Gates of Hell" ?!!

    • @BlueaxeReproductions
      @BlueaxeReproductions 2 роки тому

      It'll be right eh!

    • @jimbayler4277
      @jimbayler4277 2 роки тому

      @@BlueaxeReproductions : I suppose it saves on shaving costs. No arm hair, no eyebrows ...... .

  • @alanpecherer5705
    @alanpecherer5705 2 роки тому

    Isn't it "Moop Forge"?

  • @asv21
    @asv21 2 роки тому

    Palembang hadir mantap bosqu