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by Comyn
Mon Sep 22, 2025 2:44 pm
Forum: Event Newsletters
Topic: Fall Thyng 2025
Replies: 1
Views: 236

Fall Thyng 2025

Comyn arrived at Godricstead about an hour past noon and soon was set to unpacking. He set up his wall tent under an oak in his usual spot in the land still reserved (and cut) for the Tuatha. His mode of conveyance for this journey was somewhat less spacious than in past and so, some equipment had ...
by Comyn
Thu Apr 03, 2025 1:08 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Bog Fashion
Replies: 1
Views: 29919

Re: Bog Fashion

Hey long time no see! Very interesting
by Comyn
Wed Oct 30, 2024 6:05 pm
Forum: Event Newsletters
Topic: Samhain 2024 Election Results
Replies: 1
Views: 57128

Re: Samhain 2024 Election Results

I will adjust the assigned roles to reflect the new roster as I find time to do so (this changes the little assigned icon on your profile if you hold an office). The only one which really matters is Sencha because only the Sencha can post minutes in the Meeting Meetings forum.
by Comyn
Mon Sep 23, 2024 9:21 am
Forum: Event Newsletters
Topic: Fall Thyng 2024
Replies: 0
Views: 20915

Fall Thyng 2024

Comyn, Sabha, Brogan, Guthrum, and Foinoulla attended the Norseland Fall Thyng assembly to pay respects to Moriah and Wolfgang and help to send them to Valhalla. We believe this is just the Norse word for the otherworld. Comyn arrived by mid-day on Friday and set up his 8 by 10 wall, 2 Clann tables ...
by Comyn
Tue Sep 10, 2024 6:36 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: La Tene style helm found in Poland
Replies: 0
Views: 39822

La Tene style helm found in Poland

Rare La Tene style Celtic helm and several other items have been discovered in Poland at Łysa Góra which expands the known area of Celtic influence into northern Poland. The helm is a very rare type and one of the few examples known to exist. Evidence of a defensive settlement spanning roughly three ...
by Comyn
Sun Aug 11, 2024 12:21 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: The Big Book of Torcs (website)
Replies: 0
Views: 27066

The Big Book of Torcs (website)

Lots of great information about torcs and their making to be found at this website:
https://bigbookoftorcs.com/
You can find links to open access papers about torcs and lots of shorter articles.

Reason for posting is that Ford Hallam, one of the goldsmiths involved in the project sadly passed away ...
by Comyn
Sun Jun 04, 2023 8:54 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Video: Comparing Gaulish with some modern Celtic languages
Replies: 0
Views: 31082

Video: Comparing Gaulish with some modern Celtic languages

Done in a sort of game show format, the host speaks out a sentence in Gaulish and speakers of various modern day Celtic languages attempt to figure out the meaning. They don't have a dedicated Irish speaker but the Manx teacher also speaks Irish.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI_4GOYFlVc ...
by Comyn
Thu Mar 02, 2023 7:04 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Bronze coin purse
Replies: 0
Views: 29723

Bronze coin purse

Archaeological State Collection in Munich
Found in Gde. Manching, district Pfaffenhofen ad Ilm, Reg.-Bez. Upper Bavaria in 1972
circa 200BC
4.3x3.3 cm

It was originally sealed with an organic material, presumably a leather strap.
The diameter of the smallest coin is 6.5mm

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from ...
by Comyn
Wed Jul 13, 2022 8:46 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Time Team at Emain Macha
Replies: 0
Views: 30642

Time Team at Emain Macha

Time Team, Season 3 Episode 5 The Hunt For The Lost Irish Palace

Time Team is a show that ran on Channel 4 in the UK from 1994 to 2014 (recently revived online) which did archaeological investigations over a weekend at various sites (mostly in England). The team changed from week to week but it ...
by Comyn
Wed Jun 22, 2022 11:02 am
Forum: Library
Topic: Saxons - Asser's The Life of King Alfred
Replies: 2
Views: 97372

Re: Saxons - Asser's The Life of King Alfred

It is also spelled Gothrun in some sources. He is called the "king of the pagans" by Alfred, but he actually was in England because his bid for the Danish throne had failed, so instead he led a sizable army of Danes in the 870s across England choosing a new locale (about 100 miles away) each year to ...