Freie Rostocker Fähnlein

07/07/2022

We have a few videos from our time at Oplevelsescenter Vestvolden - Ejbybunkeren.

This one is of our last shot, made with 500 grams of black powder. In hindsight, the load was too large for a blank fire, since some of powder didn't explode until was pushed out of the barrel. It was fun though! :D

Enjoy guys!

06/07/2022

Not so long ago, we visited the cross period event "Krigshistorisk Festival 2022". It was a great weekend with plenty of opportunity to tell the public more about our period, and let them pet Dyveke. :D

Some pictures were taken of us in a few different situations, and so, here are the pictures. The respective owners have been marked on the pictures. Please enjoy.

Now we are looking forward to our next event at Middelalderdage på Voergaard Slot that starts 16/7. Come and visit us there!

27/03/2022

Freie Rostocker Fähnlein is ready for another great day at Historiske Dage. Many thanks to all the wonderful people that we met and talked to yesterday, and we hope to see many more of you today!

25/03/2022

This weekend, after a long and bitter hiatus caused by the pandemic, Freie Rostocker Fähnlein will be attending Historiske Dage in Øksnehallen, Copenhagen. The stall has been prepped - ready to be filled with all sorts of weapons, tools, and personal items to show off and interact with. We look forward to seeing our friends and followers, and to introducing vistors to the event to living history anno 1536.

See you there!

28/06/2021

Last week our beloved cannon Dyveke went under the knife (among other tools) for some repairs as well as some finishing touches. We were fortunate enough to get help from our good friend Dragesmeden, who not only opened his doors to us and let us use his workshop, but also put in some excellent work himself. We really appreciate it!

The backstop, for lack of a better word, had become worn from the recoil of the breechblock and needed to be replaced.

Iron hooks were added to either side of the gun carriage as seen in the image source. Judging by the angles they've been mounted at we speculate that the front hooks might have been used to secure the cannon against recoil to fortifications or the inside of a ship, while the rear hooks might have held buckets of water for scouring and/or other cannon instruments.

An iron ring was added to the rear of the carriage as seen in the source. We'll see if we get around to building a limber for it sometime in the future.

And finally some of the iron hoops around the hubs at the center of the wheels had become loose and needed to be refitted.

Now all that's missing is a fresh coat of pitch and linseed oil, and Dyveke will be in better shape than ever! We look forward to the day when we can take her out and let her ROAR again. 💥💨⚫

08/03/2021

We love to post pictures of our cannon Dyveke and all the stuff we normally do. But today it's all about the awesome women who make the entire camp run smoothly. Here's to all of you ladies! Have a great !

Ok, there is a picture of Dyveke too. She is a lady after all!

20/09/2020

In 2019 Detlef Kohl visited us to record our cannon Dyveke fire. He got some pretty cool footage out of it. You can see it here:

Freie Rostocker Fähnlein Mit viel Herzblut haben die dänischen «Freien Rostocker Fähnlein» in ihrer Freizeit diese mittelalterliche Kanone aus dem 16. Jahrhu...

10/12/2019

Now that December is upon us and we're all huddled up indoors, it's nice to look back on some of warm, sunny memories from our time at Voergaard Castle earlier this year. As always we had lots of good food and great company. However, it was our canon Dyveke who stole the show, and whose terrible roar could be heard all around the castle.💥

We were fortunate enough to have some skilled photographers send us their pictures to use here on our page. We really appreciate it!

What are some of your best memories from this year's reenactment season?

15/10/2019

This October we had the pleasure of visiting Selsoe Castle here in Denmark to use their 16th century kitchen. Apart from giving us an indoor cooking experience in authentic surroundings, our visit also gave us an excellent opportunity to experiment with some of the more adventurous recipes that we don't normally get to try. We even got to use their mechanical rotisserie spit, which would have been similar to the one originally installed in the 16th century.