11th Century - Tumblr Posts

Let my armies be the rocks and the trees and the birds in the sky

Golden chains with enamel birds, most likely made in Kyiv in 11th-12th century

Two of my living history kits, or two versions of one kit, finally coming together. This is my high status kit focusing on Kievan Rus in the later 10th to early 11th century. The territory of Kievan Rus encompassed the areas of modern day Ukraine, Belarus and western Russia; and the society was culturally a mix of Slavic and eastern Scandinavian peoples with notable Byzantine influences on the upper social strata.

(The fourth photo featuring my impression of one of the carved faces on the Oseberg cart) 😅

Kingdom of Cnut the Great, 1014-1035.