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The Birka Viking Coin Purse or Tarsoly was found in the ruins of the trading and craft town of Birka, Sweden.  Dating from approx. 900 AD, 52 bags or pouches were found in 47 graves. 18 men, 15 women, 2 children, 8 unknown and 4 double graves. Of the pouchs analyzed, 28 were made of cow leather, 3 calf and 2 goat leather and 5 were tanned with alum. The set is stored in Swedish History Museum.  All castings are available from Raymond's Quiet Press.  http://raymonds-quiet-press.myshopify.com/ The Birka Viking Coin Purse or Tarsoly features 5 separate castings! Using oil tanned leather, the body of...

From our Friends at Historic Enterprises Known variously as leg wraps, wickelbander or puttees, winingas are woven woolen strips which were wrapped around the lower leg among the Anglo-Saxon and Viking cultures. These woolen bands are of a statistically uniform type, occurring among the textile remnants excavated from early medieval urban sites across Europe from Dublin, Ireland to the Finnish graves at Zalatovye. The bands are usually 3"-4" wide (75-100 mm), and selvages on both sides indicate the bands were woven to this narrow size rather than cut. The weave is almost invariably of a very fine quality 'herringbone' twill....

Event Schedule 2017 Below are the events I will be putting up the merchant booth and selling my wares in person.  Come have a look! Estrella War: February 21 to 27 Gulf Wars: March 11 to 19 Potrero War: Memorial Day Weekend War of the Lilies: June 10 to 18 Uprising in Eyes: June 13 to 18??? Pennsic: July 28 to August 8 Battlemoor: August 30 to September 4 Great Western War: October 4 to 9

This year has been exceptional, and I want to thank my loyal customers for making that possible. Boots by Bohemond will run a special deal on shipping for Black Friday, Small Business Saturday through Cyber Monday, Nov 25 - 28. Use these CODEs at checkout for SAVINGS ON SHIPPING. FREESHIPUS - U.S. domestic customers will get FREE priority shipping by using this code at checkout. 15OFFINTL - International customers can take $15 USD off of their shipping with this code. Please note that anything ordered with these codes will ship on December 7th and be delivered by the 14th for...

New Persian Low Point Mandan Shoe The Persian Low Point Mandan Shoe is found in many Middle Eastern and Eastern illuminations and miniatures. Based on presentation in Osprey's Saracen Faris, and dates 12th to 13th Century.  Although later, this shoe is represented in Ottoman Turkish illuminations. Distribution of who wore it is assumed to be equally between men and women. The choice in construction and materials of this shoe was developed in collaboration with the Middle Eastern Dance culture enthusiasts of the SCA Kingdom of the Outlands. The Persian Low Point Shoe is constructed of 2.5 oz top-grain cowhide, crepe sole, leather mid-soles, leather...