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Selection of Jewellery on display at Ribe VikingCenter
Bronze and silver jewellery based on Viking-Age designs are produced using traditional methods and sold at the Viking Market in the Ribe VikingCenter, Denmark. Silver (rather than gold) was the main precious metal traded throughout the Viking World.…
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Small objects from Hviding on display in Museet Ribes Vikinger
Small items from Hviding Viking settlement, including keys, beads and brooches, demonstrating a wealthy population. Details about the exhibition can be found at http://www.ribesvikinger.dk/en/
Horse bones found in a heathen grave on display in Museet Ribes Vikinger
Foot bones from a horse found in a pit in a heathen grave in Ribe. Probably a pagan offering. Details about the exhibition can be found at http://www.ribesvikinger.dk/en/
Beads and gaming pieces of amber on display in Museet Ribes Vikinger
Beads and gaming pieces of amber, some unfinished. Found in Ribe. Details about the exhibition can be found at http://www.ribesvikinger.dk/en/
Photos from the reconstructed marketplace in Museet Ribes Vikinger
A reconstruction of the marketplace in Ribe, including craftspeople, stalls, and a cart and ship used for trading goods. Details about the exhibition can be found at http://www.ribesvikinger.dk/en/
Byzantine lead seal on display in Museet Ribes Vikinger
Lead seal from Byzantine Empire. Refers to Theodosius and dates to c. 840. Found near Ribe Marketplace. Details about the exhibition can be found at http://www.ribesvikinger.dk/en/
Urnes style brooch on display in Museet Ribes Vikinger
Urnes style brooch from Ribe, with dragon or serpent motif. Details about the exhibition can be found at http://www.ribesvikinger.dk/en/
Metal and foreign ceramics from Vilslev on display in Museet Ribes Vikinger
Ceramics from excavations at Vilselv, Denmark. Details about the exhibition can be found at http://www.ribesvikinger.dk/en/
Lead weights and spindle whorls on display in Museet Ribes Vikinger
Weights and spindle whorls of lead from Ribe. Details about the exhibition can be found at http://www.ribesvikinger.dk/en/
Viking-Age amulets on display in Museet Ribes Vikinger
Soapstone amulets found in excavations of a house and marketplace in Ribe, as well as an amber axe. Details about the exhibition can be found at http://www.ribesvikinger.dk/en/
Frankish silver goblet on display in Museet Ribes Vikinger
A silver goblet with Christian iconography of Frankish origins. Produced around the year 800, and possibly taken in a Viking raid. Found north of Ribe. Details about the exhibition can be found at http://www.ribesvikinger.dk/en/
Iron nails from a wagon burial on display in Museet Ribes Vikinger
Iron nails surviving from a wagon used as a coffin in Ribe Viking Museum. Details about the exhibition can be found at http://www.ribesvikinger.dk/en/
Axe heads on display in Museet Ribes Vikinger
Woodworking axes from Ribe. Details about the exhibition can be found at http://www.ribesvikinger.dk/en/
Grave goods on display in Museet Ribes Vikinger
Grave goods including a vessel, whetstone and beads from a grave where the individual was buried in a wooden coffin. Details about the exhibition can be found at http://www.ribesvikinger.dk/en/
Two grave urns on display in Museet Ribes Vikinger
Two grave urns from Ribe, one with comb and knife. Details about the exhibition can be found at http://www.ribesvikinger.dk/en/
Grave urn on display in Museet Ribes Vikinger
A Viking-Age grave urn with human remains from Ribe. Details about the exhibition can be found at http://www.ribesvikinger.dk/en/
Luxury and imported goods on display in Museet Ribes Vikinger
Assorted luxury items, including beads and jewellery from excavations in Ribe. Details about the exhibition can be found at http://www.ribesvikinger.dk/en/
Whetstones and Soapstone vessels on display in Museet Ribes Vikinger
Imports from Norway to Ribe during the Viking Age included grindstones and soapstone vessels. Details about the exhibition can be found at http://www.ribesvikinger.dk/en/
Copy of a silver pendant (Odin?) on display in Museet Ribes Vikinger
A copy of a Viking-Age silver pendant excavated at Ribe, and interpreted as representing Odin. Details about the exhibition can be found at http://www.ribesvikinger.dk/en/