Remembering the battle of Åsle

I’ve been at this living history thingy for 20 years, more or less. Since the beginning I’ve been interested in the latter part of the 14thC and the number one bad guy king, Albrecht von Mecklenburg. Swedish television even made a children’s show about the middle ages, and of course the baddest of the bad…

Do I bore you?

Well, I’m sorry, but I can’t help it. The English version of the book me and Maria wrote, is now available. It’s yours for 32 EUR, shipping (and PayPal fees) included! If you reside outside the EU, please ask for shipping costs. Historical Clothing From the Inside Out – Women’s Clothing in Northern Europe 1360-1415,…

In deme Jare Cristi…

Today it is 622 years since the defeat at Åsle. I’ll let the Lesemeister Detmar do the talking in the Lübeck Chronicle (1389-1395)… In deme jare Cristi 1389, in sunte Mathias dage, was grot strid in Sweden bi Axewalde. De koninghinne van Norwegen hade dar sand wol vifteynhundert gewapent. Der hovetman was en riddere, de…