Svøpt i myra – Synspunkter på Skjoldehamnfunnets etniske og kulturelle tilknytning
Wrapped in the bog. Perspectives on the Skjoldehamn find and its ethnic and cultural affiliation In 1936 an extraordinary find of a clothed skeleton wrapped in a blanket and covered with birch bark appeared in a bog at Skjoldehamn on Andøya Island. The wrapped body was laid on a reindeer pelt, which...
Published in: | Viking |
---|---|
Main Author: | |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | Norwegian Bokmål Swedish |
Published: |
Norsk arkeologisk selskap
2017
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.5617/viking.5476 https://doaj.org/article/455ed290c1614ed9a0648f1ed01ac155 |
id |
ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:455ed290c1614ed9a0648f1ed01ac155 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:455ed290c1614ed9a0648f1ed01ac155 2023-05-15T13:25:40+02:00 Svøpt i myra – Synspunkter på Skjoldehamnfunnets etniske og kulturelle tilknytning Asgeir Svestad 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5617/viking.5476 https://doaj.org/article/455ed290c1614ed9a0648f1ed01ac155 NB SV nob swe Norsk arkeologisk selskap https://journals.uio.no/viking/article/view/5476 https://doaj.org/toc/0332-608X https://doaj.org/toc/2535-2660 doi:10.5617/viking.5476 0332-608X 2535-2660 https://doaj.org/article/455ed290c1614ed9a0648f1ed01ac155 Viking, Vol 80 (2017) Archaeology CC1-960 article 2017 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5617/viking.5476 2022-12-31T03:21:11Z Wrapped in the bog. Perspectives on the Skjoldehamn find and its ethnic and cultural affiliation In 1936 an extraordinary find of a clothed skeleton wrapped in a blanket and covered with birch bark appeared in a bog at Skjoldehamn on Andøya Island. The wrapped body was laid on a reindeer pelt, which in turn was placed on sticks of birch. The grave dates to the 11th century, probably the later half. Compared with relevant Norse, Sámi, and Christian graves and burial customs, the Skjoldehamn grave exhibits several similar features, although typical Christian features seem absent. Norse and Sámi graves display a blend of ethnic features, which makes it difficult to single out a particular burial custom or ethnic affiliation. Previous analyses of the Skjoldehamn costume and shoe fragments strongly indicate similarities with Sámi costume and shoe-making from the 17th century and later. Recent analysis of the metal content of cast rings/pearls from the costume has yielded mean values of 93 % pewter and 6 % lead. Casting of pewter objects is an exclusive Sámi craft in Fenno-Scandinavia and similar objects are documented in several Sámi contexts from the 11th to 14th centuries. Judging from costume and craft traditions alone, the Skjoldehamn find appears to be Sámi. Mixed grave features, however, indicate a more hybrid affiliation. Article in Journal/Newspaper Andøya Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Andøya ENVELOPE(13.982,13.982,68.185,68.185) Myra ENVELOPE(12.463,12.463,65.943,65.943) Viking 80 0 129 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
op_collection_id |
ftdoajarticles |
language |
Norwegian Bokmål Swedish |
topic |
Archaeology CC1-960 |
spellingShingle |
Archaeology CC1-960 Asgeir Svestad Svøpt i myra – Synspunkter på Skjoldehamnfunnets etniske og kulturelle tilknytning |
topic_facet |
Archaeology CC1-960 |
description |
Wrapped in the bog. Perspectives on the Skjoldehamn find and its ethnic and cultural affiliation In 1936 an extraordinary find of a clothed skeleton wrapped in a blanket and covered with birch bark appeared in a bog at Skjoldehamn on Andøya Island. The wrapped body was laid on a reindeer pelt, which in turn was placed on sticks of birch. The grave dates to the 11th century, probably the later half. Compared with relevant Norse, Sámi, and Christian graves and burial customs, the Skjoldehamn grave exhibits several similar features, although typical Christian features seem absent. Norse and Sámi graves display a blend of ethnic features, which makes it difficult to single out a particular burial custom or ethnic affiliation. Previous analyses of the Skjoldehamn costume and shoe fragments strongly indicate similarities with Sámi costume and shoe-making from the 17th century and later. Recent analysis of the metal content of cast rings/pearls from the costume has yielded mean values of 93 % pewter and 6 % lead. Casting of pewter objects is an exclusive Sámi craft in Fenno-Scandinavia and similar objects are documented in several Sámi contexts from the 11th to 14th centuries. Judging from costume and craft traditions alone, the Skjoldehamn find appears to be Sámi. Mixed grave features, however, indicate a more hybrid affiliation. |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Asgeir Svestad |
author_facet |
Asgeir Svestad |
author_sort |
Asgeir Svestad |
title |
Svøpt i myra – Synspunkter på Skjoldehamnfunnets etniske og kulturelle tilknytning |
title_short |
Svøpt i myra – Synspunkter på Skjoldehamnfunnets etniske og kulturelle tilknytning |
title_full |
Svøpt i myra – Synspunkter på Skjoldehamnfunnets etniske og kulturelle tilknytning |
title_fullStr |
Svøpt i myra – Synspunkter på Skjoldehamnfunnets etniske og kulturelle tilknytning |
title_full_unstemmed |
Svøpt i myra – Synspunkter på Skjoldehamnfunnets etniske og kulturelle tilknytning |
title_sort |
svøpt i myra – synspunkter på skjoldehamnfunnets etniske og kulturelle tilknytning |
publisher |
Norsk arkeologisk selskap |
publishDate |
2017 |
url |
https://doi.org/10.5617/viking.5476 https://doaj.org/article/455ed290c1614ed9a0648f1ed01ac155 |
long_lat |
ENVELOPE(13.982,13.982,68.185,68.185) ENVELOPE(12.463,12.463,65.943,65.943) |
geographic |
Andøya Myra |
geographic_facet |
Andøya Myra |
genre |
Andøya |
genre_facet |
Andøya |
op_source |
Viking, Vol 80 (2017) |
op_relation |
https://journals.uio.no/viking/article/view/5476 https://doaj.org/toc/0332-608X https://doaj.org/toc/2535-2660 doi:10.5617/viking.5476 0332-608X 2535-2660 https://doaj.org/article/455ed290c1614ed9a0648f1ed01ac155 |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.5617/viking.5476 |
container_title |
Viking |
container_volume |
80 |
container_issue |
0 |
container_start_page |
129 |
_version_ |
1766387185901109248 |