Gallery

Here will be featured photos of Ravenstead events and members...

Some of the photos below are linked thumbnails - they're the ones with the link borders around them.  To see larger versions, click on the photo.

If you have information about any of the photos below - the year or location in which they were taken and so forth - please make sure to let Hjordis know so she can add it to the page!  Also feel free to suggest clever descriptions for the photos, as well.  ;)

The first Norse Learning Days.		Thorvald and Katsa, merchanting in 1993.
St. Hildegard 1993	The household at the replica Stonehenge.
Household women posing for the camera at Stonehenge...
Thorvald working on the root cellar at the Windward encampment.	Thorvald and Bjorn are far too proud of themselves, having just created the god pole.  Look how they hold their axes, trying to make us think they used them instead of that chainsaw.  Pay no attention to the maniacal look in Bjorn's eyes...	Thorvald and Katsa catching some quiet time together.
Bjorn and Snoepje chatting at an event.	Bjorn and Snoepje relaxing in their tent.	Ravenstead friend Sven's encampment.
Katsa and Snoepje.		Gunnulf relaxing over a hard day's worth of painting pewter figurines...
Thorvald making a point.  We're not sure what it was, but we're sure it was probably very important...	Faces worth a thousand words...	Bjorn and Snoepje.
	Photos after 1999...
4th of July celebration, 1999:  Thorvald delicately eats BBQ chicken... what style and grace!	4th of July celebration, 1999:  Sigrun watches the fire...	4th of July celebration, 1999:  folks relax by the fire...
4th of July celebration, 1999:  plenty of time to lay about and talk about the finer things in life!	4th of July celebration, 1999:  Hjordis contemplates the meaning of life at the fireside...	Steingrim spent many, many hours of labor working on this boiled and waxed leather lamilar armor.  Here he is at Norse Learning Days in 2001, showing it off.
Hjordis had a brief but glorious career as a heavy fighter.  Here she is in the Ormsviking shield wall at Honey War 2001 - she's the one with the green and gold shield.	Steingrim, being constructive as usual! June Faire 2002	July 4th celebration, 2002.
Ravenstead friend Thorfin working on a tourney box. July 4 celebration, 2002.	Thorfinna working on her tent poles, carefully burning the design into the wood with that period tool... ;) July 4 celebration, 2002.	Sigrun reading runes at Poulsbo Viking Days, 2003.
The demo tent, Poulsbo Viking Days, 2003.	Thorvald and Katsa at their demo table, Poulsbo Viking Days, 2003.	Look at Katsa's gorgeous loom (made by Thorvald) and weaving! Poulsbo Viking Days, 2003.
Hjordis shows off the Varangian axe her man brought back from a'viking... Poulsbo Viking Days, 2003.	Ravenstead friends Thorfin and Gwynna. Poulsbo Viking Days, 2003.	Steingrim and the mundane pun face off! Poulsbo Viking Days, 2003.
At the gate of the Windward Ravenstead encampment. Ragnaroc 2003.	The view of the table and kitchen area, Windward Ravenstead encampment. Ragnaroc 2003.	Hjordis playing kubb (and she soundly beat Steingrim, to boot!). Ragnaroc 2003.
Steingrim's end of the kubb court. Ragnaroc 2003.	Bjorn shows off his skill on the Rus Run. Ragnaroc 2003.	Skallagrim intent on hitting that target.  Rus Run, Ragnaroc 2003.
Gunnulf giving the old heave 'ho.  Rus Run, Ragnaroc 2003.	Even Hjordis tried her hand on the Rus Run.  Ragnaroc 2003.	Styr doesn't look too happy with the chain mail he's working on...  Rus Run, Ragnaroc 2003.
	Things are merry in the Burnt Village Wares merchant tent!  Rus Run, Ragnaroc 2003.
	That's it for now!

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The Ravenstead household is dedicated to studying the arts and sciences of the Norse culture during the “Viking Era” (700-1066 AD) and re-enacting the lifestyle of that era in our encampments.