Interior Textiles in the Viking Age
Liverpool University Press (Verlag)
978-1-83624-513-1 (ISBN)
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Most Viking Age textiles that have survived were found in graves. These include not just clothes, but also bedding, pillows and fabric used to wrap objects. A burial chamber can be seen as a kind of room for the dead, filled with items that show how people lived and what they valued. Because of this, burial chambers are one of the best sources we have for learning about household textiles. By looking at textiles in their original settings and using different research methods, we can better understand how textiles were used, why they were needed and how valuable they were.
The chapters in this book look at different types of textiles used inside Viking houses, where they were placed, how they were used and how they worked with other materials. They also explore how textiles fit into the space of the house. How was the house set up, and how did people experience it as they moved around? This kind of study helps us understand the space better, which is often missed when we only look at things like postholes and fireplaces.
Eva Andersson Strand is a Professor of Archaeology at the University of Copenhagen. She has thirty-five years of experience studying ancient textile crafts and how they were made, using both practical experiments and digital tools. Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson is an Associate Professor of Archaeology at Uppsala University. She has spent many years researching the Viking town of Birka, focusing on warriors, cultural exchange and connections between Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia. Ulla Mannering is a Research Professor in Textile Archaeology at the National Museum of Denmark. She looks after the museum’s collection of prehistoric textiles and clothing, and has over twenty-five years of experience studying ancient fabrics and using science to learn more about them. Marianne Vedeler is a Professor of Archaeology at the Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo. She has more than thirty years of experience working with museum collections and studying textiles. Her research focuses on clothing, textile trade and food culture.
Introduction: Interior Textiles in the Viking Age
1. Houses, Homes and Textiles in the Viking Age. A Perspective from Assemblage Theory
Anna S. Beck
Techniques, Textiles, and Texts - Interior Textiles from Birka with a few other Examples from Scandinavian Viking and Early Middle Ages
Eva Andersson Strand
Textile Materials Found in the Valsgärde Boat Graves in Sweden
Marie Bengtsson
Bedding Equipment in Scandinavian Viking Age Burials
Charlotte Rimstad
The Embroidered Textile from the Viking Age Burial of Bjerringhøj
Ulla Mannering and Charlotte Rimstad
Tapestries in Visual and Oral Storytelling. The Oseberg Example
Marianne Vedeler
The Imagery of the Gotland: Picture Stones Compared to the Tapestries from Oseberg And Överhogdal
Laila Kitzler Åhfeldt
Textiles in a Martial Context: Evidence of Production and Use in the Garrison at Birka, Sweden
Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson
Early Medieval textiles from a House in Sigtuna
Amica Sundström
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 28.1.2026 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Viking Europe |
| Zusatzinfo | black and white figures; colour photographs |
| Verlagsort | Liverpool |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 163 x 239 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie |
| ISBN-10 | 1-83624-513-0 / 1836245130 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-83624-513-1 / 9781836245131 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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