Dark Ages Re-Creation Company
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Vikings Take Over Local Museum |
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| Stephanie McMullen : Heritage Coordinator - Programs, Grey County Museum |
5/14/2002 |
| This exhibit is very different from what people have seen at the Museum in the past, and is just the first in a series of exciting new displays that the Museum will present in the next year and a half, in anticipation of the new Heritage Centre. | |
| This past weekend, the Vikings invaded Owen Sound and set up their
encampment, in order to help the Grey County Museum launch its new summer
exhibit, 'The Vikings: Master Mariners, Traders, Colonists and Artisans,'
on loan from the Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature. The seven Norse explorers, including baby 'Astrid', set up camp. They quickly turned their attention to the concerns of everyday life, including food preparation, weaving, coin-minting, smithing and dyeing. Curious local visitors got a chance to see these ancient crafts in action, and some even had the opportunity to try them themselves. To relax, one Norseman challenged visitors to a game of 'hnefatafl' (King's Table), a much loved Norse board game. |
Viking reenacter David Cox at museum. |
| "We love sharing the knowledge and creativity of the Norse with people
today, and showing them how a thousand year old way of life and ancient
tools actually have influenced Canadian history." remarked Vandy
Simpson, a veteran member of the Dark Ages Re-Creation Company. DARC has brought the Viking era back to life at museums, fairs and historic sites, including L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland, site of the only confirmed Norse settlement in North America. Stephanie McMullen, Heritage Programs Coordinator at the Museum, noted, "This exhibit is very different from what people have seen at the Museum in the past, and is just the first in a series of exciting new displays that the Museum will present in the next year and a half, in anticipation of the new Heritage Centre." 'The Vikings: Master Mariners, Traders, Colonists and Artisans' will be on display until August 25, 2002, at the Grey County Museum. |
Viking reenacter Vandy Simpson at museum. |
Modern-day Viking-style jewellery |
Viking reenacter Selena Mann at museum. |
