A wooden trencher for the main courses of meat and fish, laid out on bread or with bread most likely. A wooden bowl for the soup and a small wooden cup for the wine. In period for Thorwald, a 10th century Dane, he'd commonly have a wooden spoon to sip his soup and a small knife to cut his food- forks and the like were not common until much later- (The fork wasn't even invented until the Renaissance and didn't catch on in England until much later. Spoons were mostly used to serve food and soup was sipped from the bowl rather than lifted to the lips with a spoon.)
The most common drinking vessel was the tazine- a small cup about the size of a tea cup with out the handle. The big horn mug looks cool and was used... just not very common and then mostly used to drink beer. (which is exactly how I plan on using it!) Fortunately they are easy to find now and not too expensive. Thank you Game of Thrones.
It was most common to lay down a table cloth where you sat before you dined. A table napkin was used to wipe your fingers on before you reached into the common bowl for more food. I use mine to help clean up my plates and bowls as well. The tablecloth is cheap cotton and about 3 feet square. I can fold it to a smaller size to lay down before I take my items out of the carry bag.
I do use proper silverware for the most part. I can eat with my hands if I want but when I don't want to I have the others handy... no pun intended.
The entire set of eating items cost about $40.00 in total. I found much of it on Amazon under wooden bowls and plates. The cup was also Amazon and the mug was from Viking Shield. (Viking Shield)
It doesn't take much to look proper.
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