Reconstruction of a tenth-century 'lady of the house' weaving in pit-house at Vikingemuseet Århus Denmark
Title
Reconstruction of a tenth-century 'lady of the house' weaving in pit-house at Vikingemuseet Århus Denmark
Subject
Excavation sites
Description
'Lady of the house' in thenth-century clothes weaving wool and linen in reconstructed pit-house on site of original pit-house. Reconstruction at excavation site now Vikingemuseet Århus, underneath Nordea Bank in city centre Århus Denmark. Original pit-house now at Moesgaard Museum Århus Denmark.
Creator
Ciara Ní Riain
Source
Aros in the Viking Age exhibition, Vikingemuseet, Århus, Denmark
Publisher
The World-Tree Project
Date
Exhibition starting point: Harald Blåtand's time circa 980. Major archaeological discoveries on site: 1964. Exhibition refurbished, extended 2008. Photographs: 2016.
Contributor
Ciara Ní Riain
Rights
Photo credits: Ciara Ní Riain
Format
jpg
Type
Still Image
Identifier
http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/2323
Coverage
Tenth Century
Viking Age
Denmark
Files
Citation
cniriain, “Reconstruction of a tenth-century 'lady of the house' weaving in pit-house at Vikingemuseet Århus Denmark,” World-Tree Project, accessed August 12, 2026, https://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/2323.
Geolocation
Item Relations
| This Item | dcterms:relation | Item: Reconstructed pit-house on original excavation site, Århus Denmark |
| Item: Stairway to the past - entrance to Vikingemuseet Århus Denmark | dcterms:relation | This Item |
| Item: Entrance to Vikingemuseet (Viking Museum) under Nordea Bank Århus Denmark | dcterms:relation | This Item |
| Item: Oldest known remains of an Århusian Viking, Vikingemuseet Aarhus Denmark | dcterms:relation | This Item |
| Item: Comb fragments at Aros in the Viking Age exhibition on excavation site Århus Denmark | dcterms:relation | This Item |