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{| |- style="vertical-align:top;"| style="width:70%; text-align:left;" | <h1 style="margin:3px; font-family:inherit; font-size:200%; text-align:Left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Welcome to the The Viking Age Compendium</h1><div id="mf-Welcome" title="Welcome" style="padding:0. This is where you can find 0em 1.0em;">'''The Viking Age Compendium''' contains our current and previous ongoing research regarding into the material culture of Viking Age Britain. The Compendium details the kinds of material items that could have been found and clothing worn or used by people living in , or possibly visiting, Britain between 800AD AD 800 and 1100AD1100.<br><br>The Our articles found here are all largely works in progress and we have rated them on each is given a scale completion rating out of 5 with [[Completion Rating|1 star]] being a planned article for the future and [[Completion Rating|5 stars]] being an article completed to the best of our current knowledge. If you are aware of any missing information that we have missed , or any errors we have made, then please feel free to contact us at [mailto:info@vikingage.org info@vikingage.org]. <br><br>The Compendium is divided into two main areas. The first is a collection of Articles, some more finished than others. The Articles present information from finds, art and literature as well as a discussion.<br>The second area is our Catalogue of data. Here you will find lists of finds and items. We have attempted to include web links and bibliography information for every item to assist with your own research.<br> <br>
We hope that you find the information here helpful.<br>
''Gavin and Louise Archer'' <br><br/div>
| rowspan="4" style=Current Projects"text-align:left;" |<h1 style="margin:3px; font-family:inherit; font-size:200%; text-align:Left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Research News</h1><div id="News" title="Research News" style="font-size:90%;">Gavin is working on {{:Research News}}</div><h1 style="margin:3px; font-family:inherit; font-size:200%; text-align:Left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">From the 'Web</h1><div id="Links" title="Links" style="font-size:90%;">{{:Links}}</div><h1 style="margin:3px; font-family:inherit; font-size:200%; text-align:Left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Documents</h1><div id="Docs" title="Documents" style="font-size:90%; padding:0.0em 0.8em;">[[File:Category2015 Authenticity Guide.JPG|100px|left|link=http:Found in Britain//www.vikingage.org/wiki/images/8/8d/2015_Authenticity_Guide.pdf|Found in BritainRegia Anglorum Authenticity Guide]]' series of articles which basically consists of cataloguing swords, axes, burials and manuscripts either found or made in Britain during the Viking Age.<br><brbig>Louise is cataloguing woven textile remains with a view to trying to determine weave popularity and distribution[http://www.vikingage.org/wiki/images/8/8d/2015_Authenticity_Guide.pdf Regia Anglorum Authenticity Guide]<br/big><br>We have both just finished some articles on men’s square necked tunics A 108 page guide for recreating the clothing, jewellery and on fishing and will be adding these wargear of people in Britain between AD 793 to the Wiki soon1215.<br><br/div>
|- style="vertical-align:top;"|<h2 id= See Also "header" style="margin:3px; font-family:inherit; font-size:200%; text-align:Left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Compendium Sections</h2><div id="mf-Sections" title="Compendium Sections">{{Gallery|Title =|Height = 150px|Width = 185px|Colour = lightgray|Image1 = VA_Hoards found in Britain.jpg |Link1 = Found in Britain |Caption1 = Found in Britain|Image2 = VA_Wargear.jpg |Link2 = Wargear |Caption2 = Viking-Age Wargear|Image3 = VA_Clothing.jpg |Link3 = Clothing |Caption3 = Viking-Age Clothing|Image4 = VA_Jewellery.jpg |Link4 = Jewellery |Caption4 = Viking-Age Jewellery|Image5 = VA_Household.jpg |Link5 = Household |Caption5 = Viking-Age Household|Image6 = VA Art & Manuscripts.jpg |Link6 = Art & Manuscripts |Caption6 = Art & Manuscripts |Image7 = VA_from Literature.jpg |Link7 = Literature |Caption7 = Literature|Image8 = VA_Museums.jpg |Link8 = Museums |Caption8 = Museums|Image9 = VA_Sites.JPG |Link9 = Archaeological sites |Caption9 = Archaeological sites|Image10 = VA_Bibliography.JPG |Link10 = Bibliography |Caption10 = Bibliography}}[[Copyright books and images on this site]]<br/div>[[Article layouts]]<brh2 id="header" style="margin:3px; font-family:inherit; font-size:200%; text-align:Left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Featured Articles</h2>[[Evidence bias by area]]<brdiv id="mf-Articles" title="Featured Articles">[[Typologies, chronologies {{Gallery|Title =|Height = 135px|Width = 155px|Colour = |Image1 = VA_Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts.jpg |Link1 = Illuminated Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts 900-1066AD |Caption1 = Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts|Image2 = VA_Square Neck Tunics.jpg |Link2 = Square Neck Tunics |Caption2 = Square Neck Tunics|Image3 = VA_Banners.jpg |Link3 = Banners |Caption3 = Banners|Image5 = VA_Seax.JPG |Link5 = Seax |Caption5 = Seaxes|Image6 = VA_Round Shield Designs.jpg |Link6 = Round Shield Designs |Caption6 = Round Shield Designs|Image7 = VA IOM Picture Stones.jpg |Link7 = Picture stones from the Isle of Man |Caption7 = Isle of Man Picture stones |Image8 = VA_Strap Ends.jpg |Link8 = Strap Ends |Caption8 = Strap Ends|Image9 = VA_Gloves & Mittens.jpg |Link9 = Gloves & Mittens |Caption9 = Gloves & Mittens|Image10 = VA_Bayeux Tapestry.jpg |Link10 = Reproductions of the Bayeux Tapestry |Caption10 = Bayeux Tapestry Reproductions|Image11 = VA_Tents.jpg |Link11 = Tents and catalogues]]Work Shelters |Caption11 = Tents & Work Shelters|Image12 = VA_Fishing.jpg |Link12 = Fishing in Viking Age Britain |Caption12 = Fishing in Viking Age Britain}}<br/div>[[Completion Rating]]<brh2 id="header" style="margin:3px; font-family:inherit; font-size:200%; text-align:Left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Viking Age finds from Britain</h2><div id="mf-Found" title="Found in Britian">[[Category:Menu Pages]]{{Gallery|Title =|Height = 120px|Width = 120px|Colour = LightSteelBlue |Image1 = VA_Burials in England.JPG|Link1 = Viking burials found in England|Caption1 = Burials found in England|Image2 = VA_Burials in Scotland.JPG|Link2 = Viking burials found in Scotland|Caption2 = Burials found in Scotland|Image3 = VA_Burials in the Isle of Man.JPG|Link3 = Viking burials found in the Isle of Man|Caption3 = Burials in the Isle of Man|Image4 = VA Swords found in Britian.jpg |Link4 = Swords found in Britain |Caption4 = Swords found in Britain|Image5 = VA_Spears found in Britain.jpg |Link5 = Spears found in Britain |Caption5 = Spears found in Britain|Image6 = VA_Axes found in Britain.jpg |Link6 = Axes found in Britain |Caption6 = Axes found in Britain}}</div>|}