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Manaraefan Herred was founded in 1994 as part of The Vikings which was itself founded in 1971. Manaraefan is dedicated to recreating life in the Viking age and having fun. Manaraefan Herred puts on public displays of Viking life which range from a single Viking visiting a school as part of Key Stage Two education to small battles with 20 to 30 warriors.

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Re-enacters Kormak and Mo hard at work using handmade bellows at their forge

How to make a pair of bellows: a step by step guide with Kormak the Carter

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In this post we learn from Cormac Stanton how to construct a pair of working bellows, be they for the fireplace or the forge. A member of the Manaraefan Herred Dark Age and Early Medieval re-enactment group, as Kormak the Carter he works alongside blacksmith Mo Swinhosson. Both are described as highly competent early medieval

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