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  1. 1. Chronicled in metal : The biography of a trefoil brooch and the importance of object modification in Viking Age Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Isac Löfgren; [2023]
    Keywords : Trefoil brooch; Vikings; Viking Age; object biography; ornamentation;

    Abstract : Trefoil brooches are one of the most abundant types of Viking Age jewellery in Scandinavia. This thesis delves into the journey of one such brooch, known as 555783, discovered in Birka, Sweden. READ MORE

  3. 2. Late use of chipped stone tools: A case study of Viking age and Medieval material from middle Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Mikael Lindahl; [2022]
    Keywords : Viking age; Middle age; Lithics analysis; Use-wear analysis; Affordance; Entanglement; Värmland; Mälardalen; Skramle; Birka; Scrapers; Fur-production; trade; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : Stone tools define earlier prehistory but the extent of their usage in later periods remains uncertain, as the archaeological community tends to focus on trademark materials from respective time periods. Accordingly, usage of chipped stone such as quartz and flint in later periods, tends to be ignored or regarded as residual from earlier Stone age activities, resulting in that valuable knowledge is lost. READ MORE

  4. 3. Orð Víkinganna. The level and scale of literacy in the Viking World : The cases of Birka and Sigtuna.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Themistoklis Zacharopoulos; [2021]
    Keywords : Viking Age; Sweden; literacy; Birka; Sigtuna; runes; inscriptions; styli; writing tools; GIS; archaeolinguistics; archaeological research; Vikingatiden; Sverige; läs och skrivkunnighet; Birka; Sigtuna; runor; inskriptioner; styli; skrivverktyg; GIS; arkeolingvistik; arkeologisk forskning;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to study the level and scale of literacy as it expanded in Viking towns during the 8th-12th century. In order to get an understanding of this spread, I have worked with two case-studies of Viking towns, as they were founded and prospered during and by the end of the Viking Age in Sweden; the town of Birka located in Björkö Island in Lake Mälaren, and the town of Sigtuna located in the province of Uppland, in central Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 4. Blood and Magic : A microstudy of associations between Viking Age women and their weapons.

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antikens kultur

    Author : Alicia Halvardsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Viking Age; women; weapon graves; warriors; vǫlva; magic; combat; Nordre Kjølen; Bj-581; Gerdrup; Kaupang; Aunvoll;

    Abstract : This thesis discusses what associations Viking Age women and weapons had according to extant sources and how they can present in the grave material. In order to achieve this, literary sources, iconographic representations, and grave material are studied and compared in order to reach a deeper understanding of these associations and what they look like in the archaeology. READ MORE

  6. 5. Traces of the Past : XRF analysis of soils samples from a medieval churchyard in Sigtuna, Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Arkeologiska forskningslaboratoriet

    Author : Jeremy Hobbs; [2020]
    Keywords : XRF; multi- element analysis; soil samples; Sigtuna; early medieval archaeology; urban archaeology; church; churchyard.;

    Abstract : Sigtuna is one of the first settlements in Sweden considered to be a proper town. Taking over Birka´s function as a central trading hub when it was founded in the late 10th century AD, Sigtuna was characterized by its early connection to Christianity, and many churches were built there. READ MORE