Casper J van Dijk
Casper J van Dijk is a young independent researcher focussing on examine the use and application of historical arms and armour in their society, in the broadest sense of the word. From their military use to their use in interpersonal combat during ritualized fights, to their use as status objects. Casper does not believe in a dichotomy between archaeological and historical sources and believes all sources can provide insight into the past and present, if a good methodological approach is applied. This includes experimental archaeology and history, and he is a large proponent of a hands-on approach to exploring the past.
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the northern Dutch coastal lands (Friesland and Groningen)
from prehistory to the late Middle Ages. It presents an over-
view of all sword-related objects from the collections of the Fries
Museum, Groninger Museum, the Noordelijk Archeologisch
Depot Nuis, the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden and the Portable
Antiquities Netherlands, as well as some known only from lite-
rature. These data are then juxtaposed against theories on the
significance of weapons in society. This results in a description
of the long-term view of the relationship between swords and
socio-political developments in the northern Dutch coastal re-
gion. In this contribution, we focus on archaeology; in a follow-
up article, we shall discuss the cultural-historical significance
of swords.
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Examining the military material at the eight castle, it can be concluded that during sieges and the destruction of castles large amounts of military material were deposited as proposed in the theoretical framework. Moreover, it is possible to determine the siege method deployed. However, only if there can be differentiated between the destruction of a castle and a siege. Furthermore, it can be concluded that there is a differentiation in military role of the three castle types. However, this differentiation is not induced by the difference in morphological features, but by the wealth of the castle lord owning the castle and his willingness to defend the castle.
the northern Dutch coastal lands (Friesland and Groningen)
from prehistory to the late Middle Ages. It presents an over-
view of all sword-related objects from the collections of the Fries
Museum, Groninger Museum, the Noordelijk Archeologisch
Depot Nuis, the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden and the Portable
Antiquities Netherlands, as well as some known only from lite-
rature. These data are then juxtaposed against theories on the
significance of weapons in society. This results in a description
of the long-term view of the relationship between swords and
socio-political developments in the northern Dutch coastal re-
gion. In this contribution, we focus on archaeology; in a follow-
up article, we shall discuss the cultural-historical significance
of swords.
Examining the military material at the eight castle, it can be concluded that during sieges and the destruction of castles large amounts of military material were deposited as proposed in the theoretical framework. Moreover, it is possible to determine the siege method deployed. However, only if there can be differentiated between the destruction of a castle and a siege. Furthermore, it can be concluded that there is a differentiation in military role of the three castle types. However, this differentiation is not induced by the difference in morphological features, but by the wealth of the castle lord owning the castle and his willingness to defend the castle.