Essays about: "Vikingatiden"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the word Vikingatiden.

  1. 1. Thresholds to the ancestors : An examination of south-west portals with regards to cult and symbolism

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Oskar Bransell; [2023]
    Keywords : South-west portals; grave cult; ancestor worship; necromancy; doors of the dead ; Viking Age; Sydvästportar; gravkult; förfädersdyrkan; nekromanti; de dödas dörrar ; Vikingatiden;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the relevancy of south-west portals with regards to their potential usage in post-burial ritual activity with particular focus on the deposition of sacrificial offerings. South-west portals are a type of stone constructions found on the edges of mounds and stone settings in eastern central Sweden usually dating to the Viking Age (c. READ MORE

  3. 2. 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

  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. Västergarn Boat Rivets in Context : Case Study : The Missing Boatyard

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Richard Koehler; [2020]
    Keywords : Marine craft; boatyard; WBS; supply-chain; Knärr; Cig; boat; ship; maritime community; interdisciplinary;

    Abstract : Gotland has a rich material cultural heritage from the Stone Age to the Middle Ages thanks to the island's strategic location in the middle of the Baltic Sea; especially true for the Viking Age when Gotlanders had extensive trade contacts with the east dating from the mid 12th century and Gotland’s economy was dominated by such contacts. This essay deals with Gotland's maritime infrastructure and its development between about 1100 and 1400 based on a case study of boat rivets from the medieval settlement of Västergarn. READ MORE

  6. 5. Reflections in the dark : Ground-penetrating radar surveys for the detection of Viking Age and early medieval harbor remains in Sigtuna, Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Arkeologiska forskningslaboratoriet

    Author : Anne Homeister; [2015]
    Keywords : Geophysik; Georadar; Sigtuna; harbor; Viking Age; early medieval; Geofysik; Georadar; Sigtuna; Uppland; hamnar; Draken; Urmakaren; Koppardosan; Borgmästarängen; Vikingatiden; tidig medeltid;

    Abstract : In this thesis a ground-penetration radar survey was carried out in four areas, Borgmästarängen, Draken, Urmakaren and Koppardosan in Sigtuna. The aim of this paper is to detect remnants of the Viking Age harbor at those chosen sites. READ MORE