Essays about: "Vendel period"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words Vendel period.

  1. 1. Faded Glory : Cultural exchange between warrior groups in the Vendel Period as reflected in armor from Vendel and Valsgärde

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

    Author : Julian Blaine; [2024]
    Keywords : Vendel Period; warfare; armor; cultural exchange; Vendel; Valsgärde; Black Sea; Vendeltid; krig; rustning; kulturellt utbyte; Vendel; Valsgärde; Svarta havet;

    Abstract : This thesis analyzes and documents the splint armor material from Valsgärde 8 and Vendel I,X, and XI. This armor is then contextualized in the warrior institutions, weapon-systems, and fighting techniques of warbands from Central Sweden. READ MORE

  3. 2. Audhumbla and Heidrun beyond gods and mead : Species selection for production of leather in Late Iron Age Scandinavia

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Stella Carlson; [2023]
    Keywords : Leather; tanning; ZooMS; Vendel Period; Viking Age; Iron Age; craft; Valsgärde; Läder; garvning; ZooMS; Vendeltid; Vikingatid; järnålder; hantverk; Valsgärde;

    Abstract : Leather has been one of the most common crafting materials in human history. With its incredible versatility it has been used for clothes, shelter, books, armour, containers, decoration, and everything in between. READ MORE

  4. 3. Leather in Late Iron Age Scandinavia : From elk-traps to cheese-glue

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Stella Carlson; [2021]
    Keywords : Valsgärde; Vendel Period; leather; tanning; Late Iron Age; organic materials; Valsgärde; Vendeltid; läder; garvning; sen järnålder; organiska material;

    Abstract : Leather is a material that throughout history has been very important for humankind. Up until recently is has often however, together with other organic materials, not been given the attention it might deserve. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Dispersal of Gold : Material and Figural Traits of the Gold Foil Figures from Västra Vång

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Arkeologi

    Author : Axel Löfving; [2020]
    Keywords : Gold Foil Figures; Guldgubbar; Västra Vång; Blekinge; Scandinavian Late Iron Age; Vendel Period; Animal Style Ornamentation; Precious Metal Crafts Gold ; Metalworking sites; Figural Art; Chaîne Opératoire; Neomaterialism; Deleuze; Guattari; Worringer;

    Abstract : Gold Foil Figures or guldgubbar (henceforth GFFs) are precious metal artefacts from the Scandinavian Late Iron Age. This master's essay offers a new approach to GFFs. READ MORE

  6. 5. A hall fit for a king : An anthracological analysis of the great hall at Gamla Uppsala

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Amina Hilbert; [2020]
    Keywords : Anthracology; archaeobotany; archaeology; royal manor; Gamla Uppsala; microscopic wood analysis; great hall; Scandinavian Iron Age; timber; Vendel Period; Arkeobotanik; arkeologi; hallbyggnad; kungsgård; Gamla Uppsala; skandinavisk järnålder; timmer; vedanatomisk analys; vedartsanalys; vendeltiden;

    Abstract : This thesis analyses the carbonised remains of the great hall building in Gamla (old) Uppsala, Sweden, which burnt down sometime between 7th to 8th century AD. It is easily assumed that the people of Gamla Uppsala, who lived in one of the most important central places in Iron Age Scandinavia, had both the economy and power to build a most spectacular hall. READ MORE