[MR] FW: [Regia-NA] Fwd: IRON SMELTING in the VIKING AGE CD_ROM

[Jeanne]

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Forwarded from Norsefolk. Karen :)

--- In Norsefolk_2 at yahoogroups.com, Darrell  Markewitz <groups at w...>
wrote:
IRON SMELTING in the VIKING AGE CD_ROM

The very first smelting of metallic iron from native iron ore in
North America took place in northern Newfoundland some time about
1000 AD. This Norse occupation site, now thought  to be the actual
LiefsbuDir of the Sagas, is located at L'Anse aux Meadows. The first
blacksmithing work also was undertaken there.

  This disk is a compilation of a number of materials related to an
ongoing experiments concerned with Iron in the Viking Age. It
includes the primary documentation of a series of smelts using
elements of the technology available in Scandinavia circa 1000 AD.
The core team involved in these smelts are made up of members of the
Dark Ages Re-creation Company of Ontario, Canada. There are also a
series of illustrated articles outlining the work and equipment of
the Norse Blacksmith. The collection contains over 600 images, most
of them large scale (20 x 14). It also contains a number of working
drawings and plans. Several articles included are primary rough
drafts for papers and reports currently under production.

Iron Smelting in the Viking Age is primarily the work of Darrell
Markewitz. Darrell is an Interpretive Program Designer, a specialist
in the Viking Age. He created the 'Norse Encampment' series of
programs,
starting in 1992. The culmination of this work was the 'Viking
Encampment' living history presentation for Parks Canada at L'Anse
aux Meadows NHSC. In 2003 he designed and produced the exhibit 'World
of the Norse' for the Cranbrook Institute of Science. He was part of
the original concept team for the Smithsonian's 'Vikings - North
Atlantic Saga'. He also worked on the educational programing related
to the Newfoundland Museum's 'Full Circle - First Contact'. In 2000
he created and delivered the college level program 'Interpreting the
Viking Age'.

This CD-ROM has been created to operate CROSS PLATFORM. It is
formatted to allow it to function on either MAC or IBM/PC computers.
The content has been created as HTML - it is designed to operate
inside your normal web browser (either NETSCAPE or EXPLORER).

DISK CONTENTS

* Ironwork in the Viking Age
  Iron in the Viking Age
  Iron & Smelting in Vinland
  2001 Experimental Smelt
  Reconstructing a Norse Forge
  Norse Iron Artifacts
* DARC Experiments
  DARC Smelt - May 2002
  Additional Materials
  DARC Smelt - June 2003
  Additional Materials
  DARC Smelt - June 2004
  Additional Materials
  DARC Smelt - October 2004
* Early Iron Symposium 2004
  Norse Short Shaft Smelter
  Experiment Notes
* General Smelting Notes
  Norse Smelting Overview
  Limits of Experiment
  Forms of Experiment
* Bonus Materials
  Japanese Tatara - Early Iron
  'Electro-Roman' - Frontier Museum
  Viking Age Bronze Casting
  the World of the Norse

IRON SMELTING in the VIKING AGE
Will be available for shipping starting Monday December 13, 2004.
Cost per disk is $25 CDN (plus shipping) and can be ordered directly
off the web site:

http://www.warehamforge.ca/ironsmelt.html
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