Medieval lamp

Medieval Lamp – 100% Handmade!

Medieval lamp made by us.

Each lamp is unique. With a lot of craftsmanship and love, these medieval lamps are made for eternity.

All lamps are made of either oak or other domestic stable hardwoods. The lamp frames are covered with raw skins such as reindeer, goat, wild boar, cattle split, deer or horse.

In the further description of the individual medieval lamp you can see which skin was used.

Suturing is done with tendon or with rawhide ligaments themselves.

The purchased medieval lamp is immediately ready for use. If required, in a standing position or hanging on a cord attached directly to the lamp.

For the more ergonomic removal of the candles, Frankwart has made a candle lifter, which allows easier operation (without burning your fingers).

 

Variant 1 – small

Dimensions: h= 16cm / d= 10cm

Wood: oak/spruce

Rawhide: Deer, goat, wild boar, horse

 

Variant 2 – medium

Dimensions: h = 20cm / d = 13cm

Wood: oak/spruce

Rawhide: Beef, deer, horse, wild boar

 

Variant 3 – large

Dimensions: h = 24cm / d= 15,5cm

Wood: oak/spruce

Rawhide: Beef, horse, wild boar

 

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Details:

Frankwart is a good acquaintance of ours and a very respected craftsman in the scene.

A medieval lamp gives a pleasantly warm light with a different shade of colour depending on the rawhide that has been processed.

In the Middle Ages, there was glass, but it was too cost-intensive to produce. The first real lanterns came with the development of the Argand lamp in the 18th century. It is difficult to say whether there was such a medieval lamp in the shape of a lantern. After all, it consists entirely of natural substances that can be quickly decomposed by nature.
What was certainly there were fire bowls, clay lamps, pine shavings and candles. Nevertheless, such a medieval lamp makes sense and could have been used that way. In today’s medieval representation, it is impossible to imagine life without it.
In the Slavic culture, in addition to the above-mentioned, there were special holders for fire sticks (“Luchina”). These looked like forks, which had been hammered into a wood with their pointed end and held the wooden stick with the fork. This holder, together with the wooden block to weigh it down, stood in a water bowl. The water served to protect against fire, at the same time reflected the light and made the lighting brighter.

 

Care:

A medieval lamp requires hardly any maintenance. The wood can be treated with a hard oil, and if you want, you can also care for the rawhide with it (externally). This makes the lamp more transparent and brighter.

 

Tips & tricks:

Use tea lights because they have an optimum flame height and go out if a lamp falls over (fire protection).

Never use “grave lights”, they contain a very high proportion of oil and have a plastic “outer skin” that could burn.

From time to time, remove the soot deposits from the inside of the candles.