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• Mjødurt •
Mjødurt, or meadowsweet, the vanilla of the north! It seems to be growing everywhere now, and it brings a lovely smell with it into the house.
Historically it has been used as a strewing herb, scattered over the floors of the house for its pleasant smell and mild antibacterial properties, as well as to add flavor to vinegar, wine, beer and mead…
It also has many medicinal traits. Supposedly, a Medieval advice to clear a stuffy nose was to hold a piece of wool dipped in meadowsweet juice toward your nostrils!
Interestingly, the organic compound “salicylic acid” was isolated from meadowsweet in the 1800s. This is a plant hormone that is part of the plants’ defense against pathogens, and derivatives of salicylic acid are used in anti-inflammatory drugs for headaches and fever today.
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What types of food do you usually bring with you to Viking Age or Medieval festivals and markets?
While historical tents don’t get as hot and clammy as modern plastic tents, it can still be a challenge to find food that tastes fresh after a few summer days spent outside…
I usually bring cured meat and cheeses that do not need to be refrigerated, home baked crisp bread wrapped in a linen cloth, and boil eggs that I store in a closed container with cold water. I keep it all in a closed chest in the shade.
Or you can do as my friend Gustav in this photo, and catch food fresh from the sea at dinnertime!
Do you have any reenactor food tips and hacks to share?
#rusticfood #historicalreenactment #historicalfood #vikingfood #viking #vikings #norse #vikingsummer #vikingmarket #vikinglife #vikingblog #valkyrie #valkyrja
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It’s the weekend! ☀️
Do you have anything fun planned?
(I have no plans at all, and I find it absolutely glorious!)
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• A weekend with Folkvangr •
Have you seen the newest post on my blog Valkyrja.com? (link in bio) ✨
It’s all about a recent gathering with our little Viking group. I had my camera with me of course, and noone could escape the determination of a blogger who hasn’t had much new to blog about for a year.
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Daily life of Vikings
Picture by Sebastien “Myskia” Dusart
(Association viking de reconstitution historique Grävlingar - Lyon, France)
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Daily life of Vikings
Picture by Sebastien “Myskia” Dusart
(Association viking de reconstitution historique Grävlingar - Lyon, France)
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Daily life of Vikings
Picture by Sebastien “Myskia” Dusart
(Association viking de reconstitution historique Grävlingar - Lyon, France)
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Daily life of Vikings
Picture by Sebastien “Myskia” Dusart
(Association viking de reconstitution historique Grävlingar - Lyon, France)
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Daily life of Vikings
Picture by Sebastien “Myskia” Dusart
(Association viking de reconstitution historique Grävlingar - Lyon, France)
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Daily life of Vikings
Picture by Sebastien “Myskia” Dusart
(Association viking de reconstitution historique Grävlingar - Lyon, France)
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Daily life of Vikings
Picture by Sebastien “Myskia” Dusart
(Association viking de reconstitution historique Grävlingar - Lyon, France)
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Daily life of Vikings
Picture by Sebastien “Myskia” Dusart
(Association viking de reconstitution historique Grävlingar - Lyon, France)
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Daily life of Vikings
Picture by Sebastien “Myskia” Dusart
(Association viking de reconstitution historique Grävlingar - Lyon, France)
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