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Sword fight at 300 fps
A sword fight at a knight stunt show at 300 frames per second (FPS). Shot at Europa Park Rust, Germany. Shot with the Casio Exilim EX-F1.
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An archaeological cremation
Archaeologist Paul Duffy conducts an unusual experiment using a pig as stand-in for a human being (health and safety gone mad!). How will the remains compare with our ancestors’ bones after their bodies were cremated? It’s all part of the Discover Bute Family Midsummer Celebration at Scalpsie on the Isle of Bute
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War Of The Roses – A Bloody Crown
The fascinating truth behind England’s most violent era. Using historically-accurate, battle-filled re-enactments and interviews with expert historians and noted authors, this definitive documentary series brings to vivid life the captivating true stories behind Britain’s bloody civil wars. Now Available on DVD: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004XC5LQE/
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Battle of Maldon – Byrhtnoth’s Challenge
Battle of Maldon – Byrhtnoth’s Challenge, read in Old English. The battlefield view is taken from the sea-wall looking west, from the Viking viewpoint. The causeway photo shows the ‘waters flowing together’ as described later in the poem.
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The Lyre of Ur Project
Exploring a lyre and dance piece at the Stahl Theatre. Lear about the Lyre of Ur Project here. http://www.lyre-of-ur.com/ Video made for the Lyre of Ur project by Mark Harmer at http://www.yourmusic.biz
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OLD ENGLISH: Battle of Brunanburh Poem (937 AD)
The Battle of Brunanburh was an English victory in 937 by the army of Æthelstan, King of England, and his brother Edmund over the combined armies of Olaf III Guthfrithson, the Norse-Gael King of Dublin, Constantine II, King of Scots, and Owen I, King of Strathclyde. Though relatively little known today, it was called “the greatest single battle in Anglo-Saxon history before Hastings.” Brunanburh marks “the moment when Englishness came of age.” The battle resulted in an English victory, celebrated [...]
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Trossingen Lyre (6th century Germanic Lyre)
This video shows Corwen Broch playing his reconstruction of the lyre found recently at Trossingen in Germany. The lyre has six nylgut strings (gut can be substituted on request), a body carved from oak and (unlike the original which had an oak soundboard) a maple soundboard for extra volume. Unlike Anglo-Saxon lyres the Germanic lyres have a one piece body without a separate yoke. These instruments are for sale at www.ancientmusic.co.uk
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Julius Caesar: The Siege of Alesia 52 BC
From the film ‘Julius Caesar‘, the siege of Alesia & the Surrender of Vercingetorix King of all the Gauls in September 52 BC. Caesar’s 12 Legions of approx 60,000 men against a total of 330,000 Gauls, 80,000 of them under the command of Vercingetorix were besieged in the Alesia oppidium & 250,000 reliefe force under the command of Commius. The badly outnumbered Romans fought stubbornly & defended both Contravallation & Circumvallation (Defence walls) at once. Despite the odds, the result [...]
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Roman Potter of Middlewich
Anyone who has ever visited the Roman Middlewich festival is certain to have seen a Roman potter busy at work producing Roman pottery & demonstrating his skills in reproducing in authentic detail pots and vessels from the Roman period. Now see this exclusive feature shot and produced by James Balme at the 2011 Middlewich Roman Festival highlighting the amazing reproductions produced by the renowned Trinity Court Potteries. From TVPresenter4History http://www.youtube.com/user/Tvpresenter4history?feature=watch
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Saving Miles Ryanus
The Roman invasion of Brittannia in AD 43, Private Ryan Style. With thanks to the members of the Dutch society Gemina Project. Watch my filmtrailer of the Roman film AQUILA at www.phalera.com Marc Sanders, Netherlands http://www.phalera.com
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Regia Anglorum – Celebrating 25 years
Regia Anglorum is a UK based Living History and Re-Enactment society of well over 500 members, that aims to explore the lives and times of the folk who lived in and occupied the British Isles from the Viking Age of Alfred the Great to the Norman Conquest in 1066, and beyond into the 12th century and up to the time of the crusades and Richard the Lionheart. Regia celebrate our 25th anniversary in 2011, and this video captures some of [...]
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Servilia curses Caesar and Atia
Servilia of the Junii casts ancient Roman curses (defixiones) on Julius Caesar and his niece, Atia of the Julii. She calls on the gods of the underworld to crush Caesar and Atia. She offers them to the “gods of the inferno”, naming specifically their body parts being offered. There is evidence of spells like these used throughout the empire, found on rolls of lead, as you see Servilia’s slave depositing at the house of Atia. Note the listing of specific [...]
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Centurion – Film
CENTURION is set during the war between Roman soldiers and Pict tribesmen during the 2nd century Roman conquest of Britain. Michael Fassbender stars as Quintus Dias, Roman centurion and son of a legendary gladiator who leads a group of soldiers on a raid of a Pict camp to rescue a captured general (Dominic West). The son of the Pict leader is murdered during the raid, and the Romans find themselves hunted by a seemingly unstoppable group of the Pict’s most [...]
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Flintknapper workshop
A visit to flintkapper Dan Kärrefors and his workshop in Olarp, Scania, south Sweden. 2008-03-30
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Legio II Augusta
Trailer for a documentary on Roman Re-enactment by Imaginos Films (www.imaginosfilms.com)
