Meet Ottar the Northman
Hello traveller. Meet Ottar! Ottar is a wealthy fur trader from Scandinavia, don't worry he's not a viking as he isn't raiding (the term...
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Lois Knight
Mar 28, 2022
How to Dress Like a Viking and Anglo-Saxon
Eala traveller! Perhaps you have a Viking day at school and you want to look the part, or maybe you just think that the Anglo-Saxons are...
Lois Knight
Mar 28, 2022
Choosing your own Ancient Greek Name!
So you are all dressed up and ready for your Ancient Greek day, but what should we call you? Most names we have today are very different...
Lois Knight
Mar 28, 2022
Hallstones! How to make Anglo-Saxon biscuits
Everybody loves a biscuit! In fact, biscuits, such as these halstan (hall stone) biscuits could have been a part of Anglo-Saxon life. The...
Lois Knight
Mar 28, 2022
Reading the Runes! Introduction to Anglo-Saxon Runes.
When the Angles and Saxons (and the Frisians and the Jutes) came to the shores of Britain, they brought their language, their religion...
Lois Knight
Mar 28, 2022
How to Make a Viking Pouch!
Viking clothing was very different to the clothes that are worn today. Neither the Vikings nor the Anglo-Saxons had clothes with pockets....
Lois Knight
Mar 28, 2022
Choosing your own Viking Name!
So you are all dressed up and ready for your Viking day, but what should we call you? Whilst some names we have today have evolved from...
Lois Knight
Mar 28, 2022
Choosing your own Anglo-Saxon Name!
So you are all dressed up and ready for your Anglo-Saxon day, but what should we call you? Most names that we use today were not around...
Lois Knight
Mar 28, 2022
Choosing your own Roman Name!
So you are all dressed up and ready for your Roman day, but what should we call you? Most names that we use today were not around in...
Lois Knight
Mar 28, 2022
Make your own Paper Roman Mosaic
The chances are that if you think of a Roman building one of the first things that you would think of is a mosaic floor. The Romans loved...
Lois Knight
Mar 28, 2022
How to play a Roman Board Game
The Romans loved games, just like we do today, and played many different games, some of which had several sets of rules. Below is a game...
Lois Knight
Mar 28, 2022
Make your own wax tablet!
In Ancient Rome wax tablets were commonly used for a huge number of writing tasks, such as making lists, leaving instructions and...
Lois Knight
Mar 28, 2022
Money in Ancient Rome
So if you travelled back in time 2,000 years then how would you buy things and what would they be worth? The funny thing about economics...
Lois Knight
Mar 28, 2022
How to Speak Like a Roman
So perhaps you want to try to say a word just how the Romans would have said it 2,000 years ago? The Roman language (called Latin) used...
Lois Knight
Mar 28, 2022
What the Romans called their numbers
If you are feeling adventurous in your study of the Romans then perhaps you might like to try your hand (or tongue I suppose) at reading...
Lois Knight
Mar 28, 2022
Learning Roman Numerals
Roman numerals are something that we all touch upon at some point in our school education. Often the "touch" though is light and...
Lois Knight
Mar 28, 2022
How to Make a Bulla!
A bulla was a type of amulet worn as a necklace by children in Ancient Rome. The bulla could be made from a variety of materials...
Lois Knight
Mar 28, 2022
How to Use a Roman Abacus
Counting boards have been used for thousands of years across the globe as a way of "calculating sums too large to be worked out easily in...
Lois Knight
Mar 28, 2022
How to Dress Like a Roman
So, you are having a Roman day at school, or maybe you are going to a party, maybe you have children and need to prepare them for an...
Lois Knight
Mar 28, 2022
How to Make Roman Honey Cakes
The Romans loved cake! In fact, cake has been a popular addition to life throughout all of the Ancient World. Romans did not have refined...
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