First test run of the Viking Age yarn swift that I made this Christmas! (The yarn ball winder is modern). 1/7
I made this yarn swift based on the one found in the ship burial at Oseberg in 1904. @kulturhistorisk C55000/169
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I made this yarn swift based on the one found in the ship burial at Oseberg in 1904. @kulturhistorisk C55000/1692/7
I made this yarn swift based on the one found in the ship burial at Oseberg in 1904. @kulturhistorisk C55000/1692/7
I made this yarn swift based on the one found in the ship burial at Oseberg in 1904. @kulturhistorisk C55000/1692/7
Some details of the swift that I made. Its height is 40 cm, the diameter of the wheel 87 cm. Made from beech wood, like the original. Note that the cross shaped stand is my reconstruction, as this part was not found with the original. 3/7
Some details of the swift that I made. Its height is 40 cm, the diameter of the wheel 87 cm. Made from beech wood, like the original. Note that the cross shaped stand is my reconstruction, as this part was not found with the original. 3/7
Some details of the swift that I made. Its height is 40 cm, the diameter of the wheel 87 cm. Made from beech wood, like the original. Note that the cross shaped stand is my reconstruction, as this part was not found with the original. 3/7
Some details of the swift that I made. Its height is 40 cm, the diameter of the wheel 87 cm. Made from beech wood, like the original. Note that the cross shaped stand is my reconstruction, as this part was not found with the original. 3/7
Some details of the swift that I made. Its height is 40 cm, the diameter of the wheel 87 cm. Made from beech wood, like the original. Note that the cross shaped stand is my reconstruction, as this part was not found with the original. 3/7
I shaped the ends differently on the four arms of the wheel, as it was on the original. 4/7
I shaped the ends differently on the four arms of the wheel, as it was on the original. 4/7
I shaped the ends differently on the four arms of the wheel, as it was on the original. 4/7
I shaped the ends differently on the four arms of the wheel, as it was on the original. 4/7
I shaped the ends differently on the four arms of the wheel, as it was on the original. 4/7
The archaeologist Gabriel Gustafson was obviously fascinated by the swift he found during the Oseberg dig in 1904. He made several drawings of it in his sketch books. 5/7
The archaeologist Gabriel Gustafson was obviously fascinated by the swift he found during the Oseberg dig in 1904. He made several drawings of it in his sketch books. 5/7
The archaeologist Gabriel Gustafson was obviously fascinated by the swift he found during the Oseberg dig in 1904. He made several drawings of it in his sketch books. 5/7
While reconstructing the swifts central pole with its iron peg, I came to think of a Viking Age object found at Lendbreen in the mountains of Norway. Previously it has been interpreted as a distaff, but the iron peg could make it more likely to have been part of a yarn swift. 6/7
While reconstructing the swifts central pole with its iron peg, I came to think of a Viking Age object found at Lendbreen in the mountains of Norway. Previously it has been interpreted as a distaff, but the iron peg could make it more likely to have been part of a yarn swift. 6/7
While reconstructing the swifts central pole with its iron peg, I came to think of a Viking Age object found at Lendbreen in the mountains of Norway. Previously it has been interpreted as a distaff, but the iron peg could make it more likely to have been part of a yarn swift. 6/7
While reconstructing the swifts central pole with its iron peg, I came to think of a Viking Age object found at Lendbreen in the mountains of Norway. Previously it has been interpreted as a distaff, but the iron peg could make it more likely to have been part of a yarn swift. 6/7
I had the pleasure of working with the Lendbreen staff in 2011, when it had been recently found. @kulturhistorisk C57874, F560. Birch wood. Length: 63,3 cm. Photo: Mårten Teigen. Drawing: Ingvild Tinglum Bøckman. 7/7
I had the pleasure of working with the Lendbreen staff in 2011, when it had been recently found. @kulturhistorisk C57874, F560. Birch wood. Length: 63,3 cm. Photo: Mårten Teigen. Drawing: Ingvild Tinglum Bøckman. 7/7
I had the pleasure of working with the Lendbreen staff in 2011, when it had been recently found. @kulturhistorisk C57874, F560. Birch wood. Length: 63,3 cm. Photo: Mårten Teigen. Drawing: Ingvild Tinglum Bøckman. 7/7
I had the pleasure of working with the Lendbreen staff in 2011, when it had been recently found. @kulturhistorisk C57874, F560. Birch wood. Length: 63,3 cm. Photo: Mårten Teigen. Drawing: Ingvild Tinglum Bøckman. 7/7
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