tanjaESK

So, my studies will come to an end in March and I'll leave university, hopefully with a degree in various kinds of humanities. Where does that leave me with my love for crafts and roleplaying? On the one hand, I could work an average job with average income and do some stuff in my spare time OR I could make a living out of what I do and - until I do - work crappy jobs. Of course, I'm not going to go for the second option without at least a little bit of testing. So I'm going to put up my tents at various Viking and other historical conventions (Winterthing des Großen Heeres, Burgfest Neustadt-Glewe, probably even Wolin) to see what will

... or not. Depends on how you define ''viking''. Depends on whether you see LARP as a legit platform to ''be a viking'', if you're only in for reenactment/living history, if you count in a mindset or religious attachments or w/e. I became interested in the Viking era when I was still a kid, watching "Wickie und die starken Männer", getting interested in archeology at the age of 9, being fascinated by the norse beliefs and mythology - both celtic and germanic. Later, starting to listen to Amon Amarth, getting involved in LARP, discovering my fondness for axe, sword and round shield - always with an image of myself as a viking in the bac

I hate it when everybody just starts a new site/blog/whatever with saying ''Hello world!''. Oh, now I said it, too. Nevermind. So, after years of being absent, I'm back on deviantart. Most of the stuff has either to do with photography (most of them are pretty old) or LARP, crafting and costume design, living history/reenactment, fantasy etc. Feel free to browse, comment, criticize or throw poop at each other in my comment section. I'm basically just one of those weird fuckers spending hours and hours on detailed LARP costumes. Sewing, dyeing, leather works, metal works, jewelry, naalbinding, costume design, making of foam weaponry, among o