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Blog post: Women - Key figures in medieval SwedenIn one section of the Swedish History Museum in Stockholm representing the Viking period, Swedish women are represented in one individual display case…
Viking-Age women's clothing on display at the Swedish History Museum, Stockholm.Viking-Age women's clothing on display at the Swedish History Museum, Stockholm.
'Princess of Birka' display at Swedish History Museum, Stockholm'Princess of Birka' display at Swedish History Museum, Stockholm
Replica Viking Glassware souvenirSouvenir replica of a Viking cone beaker from Birka made from hand-blown glass and hand-forged iron stand. On sale in Museet Ribes Vikinger.
Det vikingatida bågskyttet i Birka – ett exempel på en framstående stridskonst med främmande inslag'This paper deals with archery in the Viking Age settlement of Birka and in particular the presence of Euro Asiatic, steppe nomadic archery equipment…
BirkaportalenBirkaportalen gathers together a range of resources about Viking Age Birka and Hovgården.
Bronze ear scoop from Birka in the Swedish History MuseumA bronze ear scoop (c. 800-1099) from Birka discovered in excavations on the island of Birka (Björkö) in the late nineteenth century. For…
Katt i bärnstenThis amber cat was found at Birka in Sweden. It is about 3cm long and looks like a sitting cat.
Silver Valkyrie Ear-Scoop from Birka in the Swedish History MuseumThis beautiful ear scoop was discovered in excavations on the island of Birka (Björkö) in the late nineteenth century. It features a figure…
Viking-Age 'Birka Crucifix' in the Swedish History MuseumA silver crucifix from Björkö in Sweden discovered in the late nineteenth century and housed in The Swedish History Museum (Historiska).…
Replica of Ear-Scoop from BirkaA copy of a Viking-Age 'ear-scoop' found in excavations at Birka, Sweden. The replica can be purchased on the Viking Shield websitehere
The Viking Age Town of Birka, SwedenA short essay about the Viking Age town of Birka in Sweden