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Gallery of Photos from 2005, part 1:

These are mostly from markets in the spring and summer.

Many photographs on this page are by Nis Staack www.nemoart.net

     
   

   Little Moesgaard 2005

Setting up.

This event, in mid May, is usually a fairly relaxed affair.

     
   

   Little Moesgaard

Morning coffee.

     
   

   Little Moesgaard

Plan for the day?.

     
   

   Little Moesgaard

Set up, but still relaxed.

     
   

   Little Moesgaard

The forge in action.

     
   

   Little Moesgaard

Training.

This was actually fairly intense.
Fighters are practicing 2 on 1.

     
   

   Little Moesgaard

It was thirsty work.

The fabric is ASK's tarpaulin under construction.

     
   

   Little Moesgaard

Sewing ASK's tarpaulin.

     
   

   Little Moesgaard

Daniel posing in front of the church.

     
   

   Lindholm Høje 2005

Jon and Ann.

     
   

   Lindholm Høje

The mole.

     
   

   Lindholm Høje

ASK camp.

     
   

   Lindholm Høje

Mads, keen to fight with axe and shield.

     
   

   Lindholm Høje

Mads (left) with a small axe (and no shield) against Jakob (right) with armour and a daneaxe.

     
   

   Lindholm Høje

     
   

   Lindholm Høje

Mads disarmed.

     
   

   Lindholm Høje

Mads tastes the daneaxe.

     
   

   Lindholm Høje

     
   

   Moesgaard 2005

ASK camp, early in the week.

     
   

   Moesgaard

Children.

     
   

   Moesgaard

Muster in the woods.
Photo by Nis Staack.
     
   

   Moesgaard

Looking northwards towards the camp on the beach.
     
   

   Moesgaard

View from the beach, north to an area where the armies can practice. Friday.
Photo by Nis Staack.
     
   

   Moesgaard

The armies warming up and balancing the sides. Friday.
Photo by Nis Staack.
     
   

   Moesgaard

Forwards.
Photo by Nis Staack.
     
   

   Moesgaard

Contact. Some ASK on the left.
Photo by Nis Staack.
     
   

   Moesgaard

Photo by Nis Staack.
     
   

   Moesgaard

ASK advancing.
Photo by Nis Staack.
     
   

   Moesgaard

The right flank beginning to curl around.
Photo by Nis Staack.
     
   

   Moesgaard

Photo by Nis Staack.
     
   

   Moesgaard

The lines have turned almost 90 degrees.
Photo by Nis Staack.
     
   

   Moesgaard

Few left.
Photo by Nis Staack.
     
   

   Moesgaard

Mopping up.
Photo by Nis Staack.
     
   

   Moesgaard

View across the battlefield, towards the spectators and campsite. Defenders preparing for battle. Weekend.
Photo by Nis Staack.

     
   

   Moesgaard

View across the battlefield, attackers.
Photo by Nis Staack.

     
   

   Moesgaard

View from behind defenders.
The black banner is Ulfhednir's.
Photo by Nis Staack.

     
   

   Moesgaard

The defenders are winning on the left, but ASK (attacking) have broken their right flank.
Photo by Nis Staack.

     
   

   Moesgaard

ASK and others curling around from the right of the photo.
Photo by Nis Staack.

     
   

   Moesgaard

The battle has degenerated into several fights across the field.
Photo by Nis Staack.

     
   

   Moesgaard

View across the field, down from the spectators. Another battle.
ASK is attacking from the right.
Photo by Nis Staack.

     
   

   Moesgaard

To the right of the photo, some of Ulfhednir being pushed back by part of ASK.
Note the mud.
Photo by Nis Staack.

     
   

   Moesgaard

ASK breaking around the flank.
Photo by Nis Staack.

     
   

   Moesgaard

Martin Seliger (in orange) and Mikkel Mønsted (in bronze lamellar) cooperating.
Photo by Nis Staack.

     
   

   Moesgaard

Martin and Mikkel cooperating to defeat another enemy.
Photo by Nis Staack.

     
   

   Moesgaard

Front; Styrbjørn (Henrik), leader of the attackers, in his moment of triumph.
Håkan, leader of the defenders, is captive behind him.

     
   

   Moesgaard

Die usurper!

     
   

   Moesgaard

Most of both armies lined up together along the bottom of the field.
Photo by Nis Staack.

     
   

   Moesgaard

Martin of ASK (left) against Jon of Ulfhednir in the Circle (everyone fights everyone else until only one remains).
     
   

   Moesgaard

Martin winning.
     
   

   Moesgaard

Jon dying.
     
   

   Moesgaard

Kim of Ulfhednir (left) against Sven of ASK.
     
   

   Moesgaard

Looking good for Sven.
     
   

   Moesgaard

No, Sven is losing.
     
   

   Moesgaard

Sven still struggling.
     
   

   Moesgaard

Kim making sure.
     
   

   Moesgaard

Icelandic horses.
     
   

   Moesgaard

Clear the Deck is a Russian game that uses combat rules similar to Huscarl
The object is to reach the other end of a narrow area (defined by ropes) alive.
Anyone stepping out of the area dies.
Use of body weight is permitted.
Photo by Nis Staack.

     
   

   Moesgaard

Mud in front of the ASK camp.

     
   

   Moesgaard

More mud, looking the other way.

     
   

   Hobro 2005

Palle fighting Jon.

     
   

   Hobro

Crowd charge before a small but appreciative audience.