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Summary of our First Tweetchat

Tamsyn Smith — Mon, 14 May 2018 10:19:18 +0000

In February 2016, the Shipwrecks course team hosted our first Tweetchat. It lasted for one hour. The team answered any questions that learners posted on Twitter using the hashtag #FLShipwrecks.

We originally collected together the tweets and documented the first Tweetchat in Storify. This service is no longer available, so the information has been transferred to Wakelet.

Wakelet summary of our first Tweetchat

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Round Shields and Martial Practices of the Viking Age

Rolf Warming — Fri, 20 May 2016 20:49:55 +0000

Amongst the array of armaments contained in the archaeological record, the round shield merits special attention, presenting itself as a particularly instructive topic of investigation for the study of Viking Age warfare and martial practices. Much of the offensive weaponry of this period – such as swords, one-handed axes and spears – required only the […]

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