Some of the interesting trimmings from Birka have been misinterpreted in several mainstream books on Vikings. One particularly blatant instance of this is the horizontal overlay from Birka …

Some tunic remains from the Swedish trading metropolis of Birka show a certain, characteristic kind of decoration which might reflect its influences from foreign countries. In this article, some …

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Birka Posaments can be grouped into three major types • Braids – 3, 4, 5, and 6 strand plaits. • Single motifs – Simple flat knots, crosses, and deer.

Archaeologist and ethnographer Hjalmar Stolpe (1841–1905) excavated a burial chamber in the 1870s as part of his archaeological research at the Viking Age site Birka, on the island Björkö …

Grave 735 at Birka, dating to the mid-tenth century, revealed a unique ornamental overlay in a combination of samite and many strips of silver-brocaded tablet weaving (Geijer 1938, 165-6). …

Dec 19, 2010 · There's a textile find in Birka Grave 735 that includes several pieces of silver-brocaded tablet weaving with enough of the fabric to which they were attached that it's clear …

Attempt to reconstruct the full available pattern of tabletwoven brocaded band from Birka grave 735.

Metal-wire Golden Stag from Birka Graves 735 & 832 By Elska á Fjárfelli, OL (Susan Verberg) For the Passing of the Ice Dragon A&S Pentathlon CATEGORY MET4: METALWORK OTHER AS …

Feb 23, 2015 · Grav Bj 735 är mest känd för sina fina brickband. Men idag hittade jag en ask i lådan som Amica tog fram, med små textilfragment med ett pyttebroderi. Det är en tunn …