Archery was probably one of the most important ighting techniques in Birka’s active defence. The long cast and power of continuous showers of arrows fulilled most of the requirements for the type of ighting demanded by the defence of Birka and the Mälaren.

This paper deals with archery in the Viking Age settlement of Birka and in particular the presence of Euro Asiatic, steppe nomadic archery equipment at the Birka Garrison and one Birka grave. The equipment contains for example closed quivers and a bow case.

Vikings used archery in a tactically competent way defeating mounted forces through sophisticated and cunning use of archery (heimskringla) and in a way which accentuated their already impressive martial culture.

so typical for 10th century Birka, have been further emphasized by the results of recent archaeological excavations at the Garrison site at Birka (ig. 45). Not least, a series of objects linked to Eurasian archery equip- ment has been identiied so far, including arrows, loops belonging to quivers, and a possible thumb-ring, all in

The document discusses archaeological evidence of archery equipment from Eastern traditions found at the Birka Garrison site in Sweden, indicating contact with Eurasian nomadic cultures.

Archery was probably one of the most important fighting techniques in Birka’s active defence. The long cast and power of continuous showers of arrows fulfil-led most of the requirements for the type of fighting demanded by the defence of Birka and the Mälaren.

Hedenstierna-jonson Eastern Archery - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. The document discusses archaeological evidence of archery equipment found at Birka's Garrison in Sweden, including quiver mounts, arrowheads, and a possible thumb-ring.

This is a study of martial material culture in the context of the Viking Age warrior of Birka, Sweden. The aim is to establish the role, function and affiliation of the Birka warrior and thereby…

This paper deals with archery in the Viking Age settlement of Birka and in particular the presence of Euro Asiatic, steppe nomadic archery equipment at the Birka Garrison and one Birka grave.

An object of bone from the Black Earth (Birka’s town area) has been identified by Kirill Mikhailov as part of an archer’s bow of Hunno-Bulgarian type (fol- lowing Savin-Samenov’s classification) (Mikhailov,