{"product_id":"sk-09","title":"SK-09 - Beothuk Warrior  | John Jenkins Designs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSK-09 – Beothuk Warrior | John Jenkins Designs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring the Viking Age, Scandinavian explorers travelled westward across the North Atlantic, eventually reaching the shores of North America.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Norse sagas describe encounters between these explorers and the Indigenous inhabitants of the region known to the Vikings as Vinland.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Jenkins Designs explores this period through its Skraelings – The Beothuk collection, depicting Indigenous warriors inspired by the accounts of early Norse exploration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe manufacturer's historical background describes how the equipment used by Indigenous peoples differed from the iron weapons carried by Viking warriors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSK-09 – Beothuk Warrior\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by John Jenkins Designs depicts a warrior advancing with two stone axes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe figure captures a dynamic close-combat stance, representing one of the warriors in the Skraelings collection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIts distinctive weapons provide an interesting contrast to the swords, spears and axes carried by the Viking figures from the Age of Arthur range.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn excellent addition to a display inspired by the early encounters between Norse explorers and Indigenous peoples of North America.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow available from The Military Workshop.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Jenkins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53243231437082,"sku":"SK-09","price":85.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/0154\/0890\/files\/SK-09.jpg?v=1793184590","url":"https:\/\/themilitaryworkshop.com\/products\/sk-09","provider":"The Military Workshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}