Stephen Wyley

Stephen Wyley was born in the town of Colac ,Victoria, Australia and now lives in Melbourne (Victoria). The eldest son of a nurse and a fibrous plasterer, worked for twenty five years in analytical and research science for organisations such as the Victorian EPA and Australian CSIRO. Later working in occupational health and safety because safety paid more and he had a desire to make the world a safer place one workplace at a time.

After another twenty years in safety (thirteen years as a state government safety inspector) he is now a self-employed author and craftsperson. A living historian and re-enactor since joining the New Varangian Guard Inc. in 1984 CE. Founding ‘Sven the Merchant’, a business making and selling medieval goods mainly consisting of furniture, arrows and leatherwork in 2004 CE.

Now he is passing on this legacy in the form of a series of ‘How-to” historical replica construction books, along with other titles.

Historical replica constructions in Wood and Metal, Viking Volume 1 by Wyley, Robinson and Joyce, 2nd Issue, 2023, Melbourne, Intertype.

Historical replica constructions 13th Century Volume 1 by Wyley, Andrew Fraser and Wayne Robinson, 2023, Melbourne, Intertype.

Historical replica constructions 14th Century Volume 1 by Wyley, Andrew Fraser and Wayne Robinson, 2023, Melbourne, Intertype.

Historical replica construction Vikings Volume 1, 2 and 3

Dictionary of Milatary Architecture 2nd Edition: Fortifications, Fieldworks and Siegecraft