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Wolin 2005

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Wolin may have been the site of the Viking stronghold of Jomsborg. It lies right up in the northeastern corner of Poland.
The annual market and battle is about the same size as Moesgaard, but dominated by eastern European reenactors.

Many photographs on this page are by Nis Staack www.nemoart.net
Other photos by Snorri Svarti Leifrson - Asgard Einherjer

Wolin market

Photo by Nis Staack.

Campsite at dawn

Photo by Nis Staack.

Sphincter

Our unit is called Sphincter, for reasons too tedious to explain here.

From left to right:
Mike, Ruud, Oleg, Nis, Scot, Zuk, with Alban absent from this picture.
Photo by Nis Staack.

Silverwolf

ASK, Ulfhednir and various others as guests of the Russian group Silverwolf, who are marching past.
Photo by Nis Staack.

Sphincter waiting

Nis, Oleg, Mike (not really visible), Alban, Scot (even less visible), Zuk and Ruud.
Photo by Nis Staack.

The Wolin drum

A hollow tree trunk, carved, skinned with oxhide, played by 4 drummers on a platform, which in turn stands on an earth bank across the battlefield.
Felt as much as heard.
Photo by Nis Staack.

Sphincter ready

Photo by Nis Staack.

Battleline

3 battles, each fought 3 times, often in similar ways.
This sequence shows several different battles.
Photo by Nis Staack.

Mike and Ruud

Photo by Nis Staack.

Ready

Photo by Snorri Svarti Leifrson

Advance

About 400 fighters in all, in one count 260 v 160.
Photo by Nis Staack.

Combat

Sphincter reinforcing the right flank.
Photo by Nis Staack.

Pressed

Sphincter just about holding.
Photo by Nis Staack.

Many dead

Photo by Nis Staack.

Not many left

The enemy is still 2 ranks deep.
Photo by Nis Staack.

Getting desperate

Photo by Nis Staack.

Just holding on

With most of the army dead, it is only a matter of time.
Photo by Nis Staack.

Going down

Audience safety is not really a consideration.
Photo by Nis Staack.

The dead

Photo by Nis Staack.

A pause

Welcome water during one of the breaks.
Photo by Nis Staack.

German camp

Luxury of a samovar and waterpipe.
Photo by Nis Staack.

Women and idols

View out of the Russian camp, with a couple of women, carved posts and some reconstructed slavic buildings.
Photo by Nis Staack.

From the tower

View from the gate tower, drum to the left, main camp to the right.
Photo by Snorri Svarti Leifrson

From the tower

View over the main camp from the gate tower.
Photo by Snorri Svarti Leifrson

From the tower

View towards the town.
Photo by Snorri Svarti Leifrson

From the tower

View of the pontoon bridge, providing access by day but removed each evening.
Photo by Snorri Svarti Leifrson

From the tower

View over part of the camp with the site of the first Wolin market over the river in the background.
Photo by Snorri Svarti Leifrson

From the tower

Mostly Westerners.
Photo by Snorri Svarti Leifrson

From the tower

Mostly Westerners.
Photo by Snorri Svarti Leifrson

Replica ship

In the evening with the town in the background.
Photo by Snorri Svarti Leifrson

Replica ships

Photo by Snorri Svarti Leifrson