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Viking Shields

Viking Boat In Transit

Viking Boat at Sea

A Bucket

At one point, Darrell Markewitz of The Wareham Forge, a blacksmith that specializes in Viking and other ancient forging, was contacted and asked to make a number of replica artifacts. His blog can be found here: http://warehamforgeblog.blogspot.com. Darrell specializes in Viking age pieces and you will find that the majority of the postings he’s made regarding Outlander relate to technical aspects of blacksmithing or metalworking, as well as discussion of historic materials. The entries that pertain to Outlander are as follows:

http://warehamforgeblog.blogspot.com/2006/08/outlander-norse-film-objects.html

http://warehamforgeblog.blogspot.com/2006/10/viking-age-cauldron-hanger.html

http://warehamforgeblog.blogspot.com/2006/09/outlander-viking-age-cookware.html

http://warehamforgeblog.blogspot.com/2006/10/outlander-chain-with-shackles.html

http://warehamforgeblog.blogspot.com/2006/09/oseberg-tripod-replica.html

http://warehamforgeblog.blogspot.com/2006/09/just-who-spilt-beans-outlander.html

He’re a bit about what Darrell had to say there about working on items for Outlander:

“I was contacted… by Ian Greig - a well known Halifax area set designer. Ian is in the process of building a small Norse village with about a dozen structures. Along with the chieftains hall and various other dwellings, there will be a blacksmith's shop. Ian has a reputation for attempting to get historical details as accurate as possible (given this IS the world of film!).”

“I have been asked to provide a wide range of historically accurate cookware and tools. All the pieces are being created to 'replica' standards - the forms are based in most cases on known artifacts. Most pieces are heavily forged mild steel, with things like arc welds used and then surface dressed to hide them. There are a wide range of cook pots of various sizes and materials. I will be taking a bit of effort on the decorative cauldron hanger, as I can see it may end up in a number of film shots.”

“Strictly speaking, [these pieces] should be considered a modification and interpretation of the historic artifact, rather than an original design… Those commentaries that relate to the ongoing Outlander project primarily confine themselves to technical aspects of the metalwork, and discussions of the source objects as they apply to the material culture of the Norse.

The following pieces were created by Darrell Markewitz for Outlander:

Pot with Tripod

Shakles

Cauldron with Hanger

Viking Cooking Utensils

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