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…against the stench and the sweat: Doing laundry in late medieval times

12.01.2021 by Rotschopf in Hygiene and cosmetics, Research and literature, Textile work, Tutorials

Today we would like to show you some sources and techniques for doing laundry in the 14th and 15th century.

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Sleeping habits and Beds in late medieval times

14.01.2019 by Rotschopf in Equipment, History, Research and literature

When finished with costumes and the daily life equipment for our hobby, other topics become more important when preparing concepts for events. In the future, we would like to take a closer look on the details of late medieval life styles and recreate them as far as possible. This includes for example sleeping habits and routines.

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Let there be light! – Historical lighting on events

02.11.2016 by Rotschopf in Equipment, Material culture, Reconstructions, Research and literature

Enough is enough! Throw your iron Toilet-paper-roll-burner (yes, that totally is a thing), your lamp oil covered torches and your stupid Visby lanterns out the window! This is not your allday Hollywood-dungeon, we are recreating the civilisation of late medieval times!

Here we will show you some of the numerous possibilities to light your medieval house, tent or road in a historical way.

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