A beautiful morning. Nothing disturbs this scene…
…with the exception of Steffen warming up with his longsword.
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Andy threw his hat into it…
Saturday turned out to be sunny so we played outside. Alun’s only complaint was how to explain his sunburn to his wife.
Roland GMs In the trail of…
Luckily, for those who were a bit tired after Friday evenings mead and beer and playing, coffee and tea was served.
The main entrance to the Viking village of Foteviken.
We were greeted by one of the villagers, who agreed to show us around the village.
Everyone listened carefully!
Damn - missed my roll for Runic, so regretfully I cannot tell you what the runes says.
A shrine dedicated to the Norse gods.
A sacrifice was displayed in plain view.
Odin, Frey and Loke was displayed as carved pieces of wood. And yes, Frey has a really big one…
Inside the village gates.
Axes on display.
A villager takes a break.
This is how the helmets look like! No really! No horns!
Claudia is selected to help the villager explain how the different weapons worked.
Defend yourself!
The village center, complete with pole to shackle villagers who don’t abide the law.
Inside one of the shops.
The main hall 1
The main hall 2
The main hall 3
The main hall 4
The village.
Vegetables grow here somewhere.
The watchtower which in times of war would be clad with animal hides to protect against fire arrows.
As I said - no horns!
Inside of a house.
As in american movies, roleplayers at a convention never walks in line…
Let’s see… (rolls dice). Nope, can’t decode the meaning of the foreign script this time either.
Steffen brought his gear - all of it is handmade by master craftsmen.
Alun admires the amount of gear…
Now where have I seen these colours…
Steffen dressed in clothing typical of the 13th century (I think).
Steffen will now demonstrate a number of fighting techniques from a german book called 133 (I think). Andy assists…
Small shield and sword. One would think that it’s fairly easy to use - just land a blow as hard as possible. Not the case…
Single time and double time - new words for me.
Anders I (the second Anders I) assists Steffen…
…but, as everyone going up against Steffen, found out that using a sword isn’t that easy.
Neil dons the gear…
…and tries to hit Steffen in the head…
…which is easily deflected by Steffen and opens up for a kick in the lower regions.
Michael stands upp quite well against Steffen.
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Aluns time - turns out he has experience in fencing, although that wont’ help him that much…
Steffen shows different helmets.
Here’s one…
and here's one.
Mmfmfmfffm
Sorry, is this better? Can you hear me now?
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I say sir, does that fleece jacket really go with that helmet?
Hello Sir?
Mmfmfmfffm
Ahh, much better - you were saying?
Mmfmfmfffm
Ah, that’s how it is opened. Air at last!
Maybe I should teach with this gear!
Or this.