Viking life, living history, experimental archeology, reenactment, history, craft.
The last time we visited Uppåkra arkeologiska center just outside Lund in Sweden, we got the possibility to participate in a movie recording for the museum. It's not the first time we were participating in some sort of movie, but it was definitely the first time filming in 3D for a movie meant to be …
The Skei burial field is located at the farm Skei, in Sparbu in Trøndelag. Skei is the largest prehistoric burial field in the Northern parts of Trøndelag with around 120 visible graves of different shapes and sizes. Most of the mounds are either round or elongated mounds. The elongated mounds seems to most often be …
Probably as long as we humans has worn clothes, brooches of various kinds have excised. First they were probably made of bones and other natural materials, and later they were made of different metals. The word 'brooch' is a common archaeological term for artfully designed needles that were meant to hold textile (as in garments) …
As I've been saying before, throughout human history, we have enjoyed dressing up and wearing beautiful things. Such items were not necessarily just beautiful to look at, they also said something about the status and rank of the person wearing them. Fine objects could also be used for trading, and to make powerful alliances.During the …
Soapstone is a very interesting material. It is a stone, but it is so soft, you could make a mark in the stone with your finger nail and therefore easy to process. The soapstone is also refractory and has had significant use as a building block, for fireplaces and household utensils. Many old church buildings …
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 …
September 4, 1950 was not going to be a normal day at work for those who at that time were digging the ground at Dronningens gate 10 in Trondheim. The reason for the digging was that they were going to expand the buildings of the Hovedpostkontoret (the main post office) in Trondheim. During the dig, …
Continue reading December 12th – The silver treasure from Trondheim
Yesterday I wrote a long post about my mother's uncle, Olaf A. Digre. If you want to read it, you can find the post here. Among other things, he worked as a priest, archaeologist, safety inspector and he was in charge of all historical coins at the museum in Trondheim. He also did a lot …
Continue reading December 11th – Archaeological finds handed in by Olaf A. Digre
Today my calendar will be a bit different and perhaps a bit longer than usual. I will be writing about my mother's uncle, Olaf Andreas Digre. He is probably the main reason why I am so interested in history, archaeology and cultural heritage. As I grew up, I would always hear stories about this man …
Continue reading December 10th – My great uncle, Olaf Andreas Digre
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
During extraction of peat close to the farm Austrått at Ørland, Norway in 1927, they came upon a round box or container made of birch bark. The birch bark box was found at the bottom of a peat bog, where it was placed upside down with a heavy stone on top of it. The stone …
Continue reading December 3rd – The birch bark box from Austrått
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 