Monthly Archives: April 2008
Viking ship
What do you do after visiting the Civil War? Go back about 1000 years and visit the Vikings. We traveled 25 minutes south of Columbus to Ashville to visit the Viking Fest. If you have ever been to a renaissance festival, same thing, same people, pretty much the same costumes, they just add horns to their hats.
We had a great time, even got sunburned. Saw our favorite magicians, the Bunnies in Peril guys who drove up from Orlando to be at this festival.
This is the sail from the authentic reproduction Viking Ship, The Norseman.
My land, go away
We saw a pair of re-enactors dressed in Native American warrior costumes. This one was demonstrating how braves would slice their ear open and insert a bead in the open wound. It would take 40 days for it to heal, with the bead inside the skin. Pretty scary looking, and informative!
Old Confederate Army
Ever dig through your grandparents attic and find a once in a lifetime photo hidden away in an old chest? Nope me neither. What you can’t find, you create.
Emilia and I went to The Encampment in our town over the weekend. This free annual event was well attended and many re-enactors, from both sides of the Civil War were present. Not just from the Civil War but also from the Revolutionary War and early Native Americans. Dr. Emilia was very interested in the Civil War field hospital that was set up, with real medical instruments that were used during the war.