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 Grave 735.

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 archaeological evidence from the "Birka tunics" has been collected.

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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 in present-day Sweden. In 1889 he documented the grave as Bj 581.

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). The overlay consisted of eight parallel bands sewn horizontally on a rectangle of silk.

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 that the original garment was decorated with multiple, horizontal pieces of the tablet-woven trim.

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 53 / 2019 A little about where the Golden Stag was found The golden and silver stags are part of the grave finds of the Birka burial grounds.

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 silketråd broderad på ett sidentyg kallas samitum, som är mönstervävt.