Interior Textiles in the Viking Age

Eva Andersson Strand is a Professor of Archaeology at the University of Copenhagen. Her research focuses on the social, cultural and economic impact of textiles on ancient societies. She has many years of experience studying the organisation and production of textile crafts, using archaeological materials, 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 Age1. Houses, Homes and Textiles in the Viking Age. A Perspective from Assemblage TheoryAnna S. Beck Techniques, Textiles, and Texts - Interior Textiles from Birka with a few other Examples from Scandinavian Viking and Early Middle AgesEva Andersson Strand Textile Materials Found in the Valsgärde Boat Graves in SwedenMarie Bengtsson Bedding Equipment in Scandinavian Viking Age BurialsCharlotte Rimstad The Embroidered Textile from the Viking Age Burial of BjerringhøjUlla Mannering and Charlotte Rimstad Tapestries in Visual and Oral Storytelling. The Oseberg ExampleMarianne Vedeler The Imagery of the Gotland: Picture Stones Compared to the Tapestries from Oseberg And ÖverhogdalLaila Kitzler Åhfeldt Textiles in a Martial Context: Evidence of Production and Use in the Garrison at Birka, SwedenCharlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson Early Medieval textiles from a House in SigtunaAmica Sundström