900-1000, Scandinavia / Birka, Free / Court Owner, (Dana)

The pictures were taken especially for the presentation of the Heydenwall homepage in mid-July 2018. (~ xx.07.2018)

Here I present you my depiction of a free woman / farm owner of the 10th century from the region of Scandinavia / Birka.

• Clothing
  • Reversible shoes, naalbinding socks, linen undergarment, woollen skirt, belt with bronze fittings, rectangular woollen cloak
• Jewellery
  • Glass bead necklace with a bronze and a silver pendant, bronze bracelet, small bronze brooch, large silver brooch for the cloak
• Equipment
  • Knife with goatskin sheath, belt pouch with bronze fittings, clay cup

The pictures were taken especially for the presentation of the Heydenwall homepage in mid-July 2018. (~ xx.07.2018)

I would like to briefly give you some thoughts on my depiction of a free woman of the 10th century from Scandinavia / Birka.

It is difficult to find a title for a female class. So far, Court Lady fits best for me. The idea is to depict a free woman of the upper middle class.

My depiction is defined by the jewellery and equipment in the Scandinavian-Baltic region or by individual items from Birka in the 10th century. These include, for example, the belt and the belt pouch as well as the fibulae and the necklace.

The typical oval or turtle fibulae and typical accessories such as ear spoons, keys and combs are still missing to complete the depiction.

The picture was taken especially for the presentation of the Heydenwall homepage in mid-July 2018. (~ xx.07.2018)

Finding / cut: Haithabu type 10 with toggle fastening

Find / cut: Naalbinding (Oslo stitch), various finds for the early Middle Ages

Material: Undyed wool

Find / cut: simple cut

Material: Bleached linen, seams with plant-dyed blue thread,

Find / cut: Typical for Scandinavia from the 9th - 10th century. Among others Haithabu / Birka

Material: Wool, light blue (chemically) dyed, corresponds to woad dyeing in the second cycle

Material: Undyed wool, herringbone weave, folded over once

Find / cut: Fittings correspond to a combination from Birka, grave 1076 and grave 918, in Birka I, plate 87

Find / cut: Various glass beads after Birka, bronze pendant after Birka, silver pendant Baltic-Hungarian type

Find / cut: Baltic type (triangular ornaments)

Find / section: Birka, grave 954, in Birka I, plate 53 (a large number of fibulae of the same type were found)

Find / section: Simple fibula, typical for the whole of Europe throughout the Middle Ages, e.g. in Birka I, plate 50

Find / cut: After Haithabu, typical for the 10th - 11th century

Find / cut: Fitting: Birka, grave 904, in Birka I, plate 91.

Find / cut: After Birka