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I spend an amazing day in the beautiful autumn Forests doing Viking Living, Hiking, Crafts and Cooking. Early morning by the stream near the meadow and then foraging for eadible wild mushrooms and berries. Making primitive temporary camp and preparing a meal adding bacon, butter, nuts, egg, onion, garlic, dark beer and apples to my foresty treassures. After the meal i spend some time relaxing on the forest floor making a cup of wild tea with juniper berry, brambleberries and pine needles, kick back to sing a song for the trees while making a small sheath for my carving knife out of birch bark. I am still very new to making videos and learning a lot. Making fire was particularly difficult to film cause im not very skilled in the art and it takes a lot of effort and patience. And so does camera work and considering angles and good lighting. So sadly that part of the video is a little thin footage wise. In the forest i hike through endless pine forests, open moor, and I come across and area called Tirs Lund (refering to the norse god Tir or Tyr) and finally settle down for food in Åtte - a bronze age site full of history. Different kinds of autumn wonder. I still struggle to get my light consistent in my shots during both filming and editing and there is room for improvement. Shooting with 2 Huawei P30 Lites one of them is causing a high frequent hiss on eather front or back camera that I have to solve. I appologize for the sound quality.

Viking age authenticity and its perspective into hikes like this is a relative matter. I strive to bring mainly items that I craftes with my own hands and that can relate directly or at least be very much inspired by archeological findings from the viking age. Compromises must be made. The only items you see in this video that is NOT made by me: The backpack, Axe head, knife blade and handle, pot and pan, firesteel (my wife made it), the clay cup/container and the bronze buttons on my kaftan.

My compromises that I dont think relate to viking archeology: the backpack (although speculations might point in the direction of the Gokstad (maybe) backpack top piece), the little pot with insert for wooden handle, my leather hosen (but hosen are known from Haithabu but not in leather) and the 2 leather water containers. I would be happy to discuss my choise and thoughts on these compromises with you in the comments below.

I am wearing and using homemade Haithabu viking turnshoes, needle bound socks, woolen Thorsberg (not viking age) pants, a simple linen tunic, a woolen tunic, a kaftan plantdyed and based on Haithabu finds, a beltbag, belt and bone/antler buckle and strap end, shoulder bag based on handle findings from Haithabu, leg wraps died with walnut, wooden plate and spoon, birch bark container, shrink pot and there is more than I can mention here. You will see in the video.

Im having a great time and a special Experience in the forest. With a reenactment perspective this is a video about a Viking travelling light from one place to another through shifting forest and making himself a good hearty Meal on the way during his daytrip.

I try to make these trips and these videos as close to an authentic viking experiense for myself and the viewer and I hope you will like the content and feel inspired. Let me know in the comments below.

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