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Loft (Storehouse) from TelemarkA medieval storehouse from Telemark.
Medieval FarmhouseA Norwegian farmhouse from the second half of the thirteenth century.
Medieval LyreA medieval lyre from c.1300. It has the same form as the lyre featured on the Hylestad church portal.
PrimstavA primstav is a calendar stick that uses pictures to indicate the major non-moving religious holidays. The pictures on this one are rune-like. The…
Gol Stave ChurchGol Stave Church was moved to the Folkemuseum in the late 19th century. Only about one third of the surviving church was used (those parts that were…
Freia Chocolates TinThis tin for Freia chocolates is the most explicit reference to the Viking Age that we have found in their marketing. It depicts scenes and characters…
Freia BakepulverFreia, the company named for the Norse goddess, produced baking powder as well as chocolate.
Viking MelkViking milk is a brand of condensed milk. It uses a Viking longship as its logo. The photographs show tins from several different eras of this brand.…
Yacht called 'Sigyn'A yacht called 'Sigyn'. In Norse mythology, Sigyn was Loki's wife, who cared for him even when he was chained in a cave with the entrails of his…
Tools for Textile Production from the Oseberg BurialVarious tools for textile production, including fragments of woven baskets, wooden bowls, balls of yarn, tablets for weaving, beech wood needles, a…
Wooden Box from the Oseberg BurialA wooden box with a lock. It contained tools for weaving when found.
Smoothing Iron from the Oseberg BurialA smoothing iron for ironing clothes and cloth.
A Lamp from the Oseberg BurialA lamp. It would have been filled with oil and a wick placed in it to provide light.
Chest from the Oseberg BurialA chest made of oak and decorated with iron studs.
Box from the Oseberg BurialA wooden box made of beech.
Cup from the Oseberg BurialA turned wooden cup.
Wooden Vessel from the Oseberg BurialA decorated wooden vessel.
Box, Shears and Flax Beater from the Oseberg BurialA wooden box with a lid (left), shears (centre) and a flax beater for processing flax (right)
Tools for Textile Production from the Oseberg BurialA wooden yarn winder made of beech, wooden spindles from drop spindles, a spindle whorl, and fragments of yarn found in the burial.
Part of a Bed from the Oseberg BurialPart of a decorated wooden bed.