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Lighting a candle or making a fire in the fireplace is something we do a lot these days. It is cold, it is dark (at least here in the north) and we need light and warmth. Also, today we see candlelight, a burning flame or a light fireplace as something very cozy and atmospheric. Throughout …
Jewelry has been around for a long time, and finger rings is something that we all have a relation to. Some love to wear them, others hate them. Although some wear rings just as ornaments, to dress up or to feel nice, others might wear them to show status or wealth. Rings also have symbolic …
Earlier, when I heard the word 'metal detector' in connection with historical finds, I always got a chill down my back. Why? Well, I don't really know, but maybe because of all the plundering of graves that has been going on in general. Grave looting and grave robbing has been a huge problem and it …
Continue reading December 5th – The metal detector and the gold ring from Rimol
Today is 4th of December and according to the Norwegian primstav that means Barbromesse. A primstav is an old type of calendar used in Norway and Denmark during the Medieval period and until the 19th century. These calendars were usually made of wood and had a flat, rectangular shape – like a plank or a …
Continue reading December 4th – Barbromesse and spinning yarn before Christmas
A large number of runic inscriptions from the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries has been discovered in Bergen, Oslo and Trondheim. These are referred to as the 'city runes'. These inscriptions were not made by professional writers, but rather by ordinary people who had learned the art of writing and reading. During the beginning of …
Continue reading December 2nd – Runic inscription N10607 from Trondheim
For those of you who know me by now, you probably know that my last name is Digre, after my mother. When I was little, I didn't really care for this name a lot as it means huge in Norwegian. As I grew older and got interested in history, I started wondering where the name …
Last summer when we visited Uppåkra and Vendeltidsdagarna, we also took the time to visit the city of Lund and the cathedral and the Historical museum of Lund.Here are some pictures from inside the museum.
Tonje Rogersdatter - My historical life 