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where the horse of Gunnr sees fodder on the battlefield

The 'Viking Age' is traditionally held to begin in June 793 when Scandinavian raiders attacked the monastery of Lindisfarne in Northumbria

Drinking horns in glass were used from the 200s and throughout the Viking Age

birka brooch bj 539 bronze Instrument A traveller cannot carryA detailed, high quality Viking brooch crafted in solid bronze. It is a reproduction of the 9th Century silver brooch found in grave Bj 539 in Birka, Sweden. The back has a needle with a lock mechanism and the side has a hole from where it is possible to hang something. The brooch was found in a female grave and has happy animal faces on it (possibly cats). Grimfrost reconstructed this brooch for the Birka Museum's 2020 Exhibition where a number of