Hello everyone! This episode is something really special because it contains all of the research that Thies from Grendahl Artifex did to find what is possibly the only high medieval belt bag. This is the detailed podcast episode. In a video, Thies and I show the special features of the Runneburg bag very clearly. Here is the video about the (re-)construction: • Is the secret of the Runneburg bag... Here you can find more information and pictures about the Runneburg bag: https://www.facebook.com/Runneburgtas... Here you can find Grendahl Artifex and Thies: https://www.facebook.com/grendahl.art... About the Runneburg bag and the research: "After I had been studying the Runneburg bag for a long time and also had some information that couldn't be found online, about seven years ago I built my first interpretation to the best of my knowledge. However, it was clear to me from the start that a real version was only possible if I could examine the original. The stitch channels and the sewing technique should help to solve the mystery of the inner compartment. The interesting thing about this bag is that it is dated between 1230 and 1260, a time when bags of this shape were not common in Central Europe. The earliest images of sheath bags come from the Crusader Bible and the Codex Manesse. My research began with a conversation with the former chairman of the Runneburg Association, the archaeologist and finder of the bag Thomas Stolle. Through him I learned the exact circumstances of the find and that in 1989, due to a lack of comparable finds, it was not clear what the bag might have looked like. He referred me to the Thuringia State Monument Authority, with whom I then spent several months in negotiations. Dr. Thomas Grasselt from the TLDA finally made it possible for me to examine the bag in person. Actually, I only wanted to have my theory confirmed that day, but as soon as I opened the bag I could see a detail that I would never have expected. Some of my previous assumptions turned out to be misinterpretations. So I began to examine the puncture channels in the leather in particular in detail. Punctures that I had expected to find in certain places were not there, but the actual ones were very revealing. By comparing them with bags from the 14th century, it suddenly became clear to me that, taking these aspects into account, there could really only be one possibility. This is also supported by the fact that all the puncture channels fit together exactly and pressure marks from the contents can be seen in the leather. It is also very interesting that a manufacturing defect and the repair of it are obviously documented here." Thies, 2020 We would also like to thank the Thuringian State Office for Monument Preservation and Archaeology and its employees from the bottom of our hearts. Without their help, such a precise reconstruction would not have been possible! Many thanks to Jonathan Frey & Jeannine Frey-Gloor! They wrote the fantastic music! Have a look at them at https://www.mittelalter-spielluet.ch/ Book recommendations*: Important: these are not placed advertisements, but general books that I think are good for getting started in the Middle Ages and re-enactment hobby! None of the publishers or authors pay me for this ;) Purses in Pieces: archaeological finds of late medieval and 16th-century leather purses https://amzn.to/2LWF23C AufRuhr 1225! - Exhibition catalogue with a lot of finds! Helmets too! https://amzn.to/3aMLMuT Katrin Kania - Clothing in the Middle Ages Materials - Construction - Sewing technology, a handbook https://amzn.to/2S8slGt Dress Accessories, c. 1150- c. 1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London, Volume 3) https://amzn.to/2W1IFcT *The links to Amazon are affiliate links. If you buy here via these links, I receive a commission through the reference, but this does not incur ANY additional costs for you! You are supporting the channel! This is used to finance the web space for the podcast, for example. Thank you :) Jew's harp podcast: YouTube: • #7 Jew's harp - the Living History P... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Pkq... iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast... Imprint: Dominik Huber Photo & Video http://cinematic-by-huber.de/?page_id...