| Item # |
Wood Type |
Date |
Description |
| 9 |
oak |
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Complete shovel cut from a single piece of oak. The straight handle is of circular cross-section, with sloping shoulders to a flat blade. The sides of the blade taper slightly to a straight edge. L 83.8; W 16.8 cm |
| 13 |
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Three wooden arrow-heads cut or broken from their shafts of circular cross-section. The first is itself circular in section (L 8.6; D 2.0 tapering to shaft of 0.9 cm). The second is pentagonal in section (L 9.5; W 1.9 tapering to shaft of D 0.8 cm), and the third has an expanded club-shaped head (L3.8; D 1.5 with shaft of 0.8 cm).
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| 28 |
Beech, maple |
1000-1050 |
Fragments of a chair of beech and maple from the Thule excavations (1000-50), as reconstructed. The original had a rush seat. H (of back) 75 cm. Similar framed chairs are known from the Norwegian ship-burials |
| 29 |
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Sub-rectangular wooden board (29-5 x 20-5; T 2-0 cm) with corner perforations for four legs (which are modern). The reconstructed height of the stool is c. 19 cm. A three-legged stool is known from Lund (Blomqvist and Martensson 1963, fig. 115), and another four-legged one from Dublin (E71: 10967), both of LVP date. A small bench of similar form (L 92.5 cm), with four legs, was found in the Oseberg ship-burial (Osebergfunnet II, fig. 104). |
| 30 |
oak |
830s |
Oak chest with iron fittings, which have tinned rivet-heads, from the Oseberg ship-burial (EVP). L 113; H 38 cm. Such chests (Petersen 1951, 448L) would have served for the storage of personal property and valuables, both in the house and whilst traveling (as the Mastermyr tool-chest, [415]); on board ship they may have served, when necessary, as rowing benches. |
| 31 |
oak, poplar |
850-1000 |
Wooden casket of oak and poplar (the latter probably used for repairs) with fittings (including handle, lock and key) of iron and tin-plated iron, decorated with Pressblech patterns, amongst which is a ribbon-interlace in the Jellinge-Mammen style. |
| 33 |
oak, ash |
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Cylindrical wooden box found in fragmentary state ... base consists of a flat disc of oak around which is fitted a thin strip of ash with overlapping ends held together by two vertical rows of 'stitching'; its exterior has lightly incised geometric ornament. H 7.1; D 18. 4 cm. |
| 34 |
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mid 10th-century |
Oblong rectangular box carved from a single piece of wood with a sliding lid, having incised ornament on all faces including the base. |
| 35 |
oak, ash |
1000-1050 |
Pail made from ten staves of oak, bound around by three bands of ash; two of the staves (opposite each other) are taller than the others with rounded tops and circular perforations for a handle. A fourth band of ash fits around the inside at the top. The staves were numbered for construction, from one to ten, by shallow borings. H 23; D 34.5 cm. Capacity c. 15 litres. |
| 36 |
|
10th/11th century |
Wooden pail made from twelve staves (two missing), with fitted lid and base. The lid has a central hole which can be covered with a disc, swiveling on an iron pivot; the disc is crudely incised with tendril-like scrolls, having pairs of transverse lines. There is a cylindrical spout fitted towards the edge of the lid, inclined inwards. Two of the staves (opposite each other) are taller than the others; each has a pair of circular perforations for a handle of rope, the remnants of which survived. There is a wooden band around the exterior of the pail at its top and traces of two other bands (missing) around its body. H 30.5; D (base) 36.33 cm. |
| 51 |
oak |
1000-1050 |
Flat rectangular tray cut from a single piece of oak, with a vertical flat-topped rim (broken in part); at one end there is a handle-like extension with concave sides and a rounded terminal with a gap in the rim forming a spout. At the other end, opposite this 'handle' or spout, there is a transverse perforation through the rim; there is also a hole, drilled into the top edge of the rim. L 48.5; W 24.0; H 3.7 cm. |
| 52 |
oak |
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Trencher or hand-shovel cut from a piece of oak. The handle has a faceted rectangular section, with a faceted end, tapering to rounded shoulders. The blade is slightly concave in section and tapers gently to a straight edge. L 32.0; W 14.5 cm. |
| 53 |
beech |
1000-1050 |
The oval-sectioned knife handle is of beech. L 15.8: L (handle) 9.3; blade (section) 1.0 x 0.5 cm.
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| 56 |
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L-shaped wooden spoon with ornamented handle and small bowl of oval form (broken rim). The handle has a flared profile with a pair of opposed openings, cut out of each edge at its point of maximum width. The central area of the handle has been cut back and a pair of contour grooves incised to give the impression of a border of three raised bands. The bowl and reverse of the handle are both plain. L (handle) 12.5 cm. |
| 57 |
birch |
1000-1050 |
Birch-wood spoon with oval bowl and irregularly shaped handle tapering from its expanded mid-point. L 16.9 cm. |
| 58 |
|
950-1200 |
Wooden spoon with broad flat handle, tapering to the junction with the bowl of which only a small part is preserved. The front of the handle is ornamented. L 18.6: W 3.3 cm. |
| 60 |
birch |
1000-1050 |
Ovoid bowl of birch, with rounded sides, plain rim and flattened base; ends slightly raised. H 5.0 - 6.5; D 19.5 x 17.8 cm. |
| 61 |
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Handled bowl or scoop carved from a single piece of wood. One side of the hemispherical bowl is extended into a curving handle terminating in a stylised animal-head, with open jaws. L 37; D 23 cm. |
| 62 |
ash |
950-1200 |
Ovoid cup or dipper of ash, with rounded sides, plain rim and slightly flattened base; from the rim, at one end, extends a small flat handle with a rounded terminal. H 7.5; D 15.0 x 8.5 cm. |
| 67 |
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Wooden spindle of irregular section, tapering to both ends which have damaged tips. Towards one end there is an impression in the wood of a twisted thread once wound round it. L 17.6 cm. |
| 68 |
yew |
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Wooden spindle of yew. L 29.7 cm. |
| 74 |
|
750-850 |
One of two reels, or-'niddy-noddies', for winding wool from the Oseberg ship-burial. They consist of two curving bars of wood linked in the same plane by a transverse bar (c.40 cm long), carved to fit the hand, with incised ornament and a pair of mouldings on either side of the grip. The skein would have been wound from corner to corner, the curvature of the bars allowing it to be slipped off easily on completion. |
| 78 |
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Wooden pin-beater of circular cross-section with pointed ends. L 10.0 cm. The very pointed ends of this pin-beater would have made it equally suitable for use as a thread-picker. |
| 92 |
yew |
850-1000 |
Rectangular gaming-board carved from yew, with two projecting heads (one human and one animal); the raised border is ornamented with eight panels of interlace- and fret-patterns. The playing-surface is marked out with a grid of forty-nine peg holes (7 x 7). L 24.9; W 24.3 cm. |
| 104 |
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Model boat carved from a single piece of wood, but now in fragments and much damaged except for one end, consisting of a high squared stem projecting beneath the curved lines of the hull. Surviving L 30 cm. |
| 105 |
|
11th/12th century |
Model boat carved from a single piece of wood, but damaged with one end missing. The curved stem projects above the broad and shallow hull, which has a pronounced keel. The stub of the mast survives, stepped centrally; there is a hole through the gunwale on either side for the stays, and another pair of holes at the surviving end of the boat for further stays. Surviving L 11.0; W 4.1 cm. |
| 266 |
yew |
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Bow fashioned from a bough of yew. It is more or less straight, but has a slight curve and some lateral distortion; of ovoid section, it is broadest at the centre, tapering to the ends which are outward turned. At one end, there is a rectangular notch in one side, at the point at which the tip begins to incline outwards (some 7 cm from the end); 18.5 cm below the same end, there is a large iron nail on the inside. L 192 cm; Section (centre) 4.0 x 3.2 tapering to 3.0 x 1.8 cm. This is the first complete long-bow to have been discovered in a Viking context, despite the relatively common finds of arrowheads. It is more likely to be typical in form that any of those represented by the three fragments listed by Foote and Wilson (1970, 278). |
| 278 |
oak |
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Ship's stem carved from a single piece of oak. It has a v-shaped cross-section with stepped after edges. There are seven steps on each side for the attachment of the strokes by two to five clinker nails. The stem-piece is carved with the continuations of the lines of the clinker planking of the hull, curving upwards and converging at its tip. There is a hole (D 4 cm) through the stem-piece, 12 cm from its forward edge and on a level with the gunwale; it shows no visible signs of wear. The outer curve of the stem is 4.05m long and follows the arc of a circle with a radius of c.3.5 m. L 3.7m. |
| 279 |
oak |
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Slender steering-oar made of oak, of asymmetric section with a flat inner edge and a variously curved outer edge; the fore edge is pointed, but the aft edge is square cut. There is a projection from the bottom of the aft edge of the gently flared blade; near its top is a centrally placed perforation (D 4.7 cm) for the suspension of the steering oar. The top is of circular cross-section with two oval perforations for the attachment of the rudder bar. L (overall) 2.80m. |
| 292 |
beech, ash |
750-850 |
The two pairs of beech wood wheels are connected by axles which are connected by a forked beam; the wheels are spoked and of the same size front and back. The ends of the beam are bolted to the rear axle, leaving the pairs of wheels free to turn independently. Two ash shafts, with finely carved ends, are mounted on the front axle; they are connected by a chain and presumably had outer traces. On each axle is the base for a trestle, each of which terminates in the carving of a man's head; the front trestle is of oak, the rear one of beech. The semi-circular body of the wagon rests within these trestles; it consists of nine boards fitted into two end-pieces and is decorated all over the outside with carvings. The second drawing is of the base of the 'simple' sledge, which is one of the four from the Oseberg ship-burial; it consists of a horizontal frame supported on vertical struts, morticed into the runners; it is provided with a shaft so that it could be drawn by a pair of horses. As with all the Oseberg sledges, the box-like body simply rested on the undercarriage. The other Oseberg sledges are heavier and more ornate versions of the 'simple' sledge, which is paralleled in the Gokstad ship-burial. |
| 295 |
|
850-1000 |
Harness-bow consisting of nine gilt-bronze mounts riveted to a modern wooden bow, |
| 297 |
|
990-1150 |
Ski consisting of a single plank of wood (now in three pieces), with its pointed tip complete, but with a damaged rear end from which a sample for radio-carbon dating has since been cut. At the centre of the ski is a rectangular raised platform for the foot, with a lateral oblong perforation for the strap. The rest of the upper surface is ornamented with three pairs of grooves running along either side. There is a wide central groove on the underside. L 194; W 12.5 cm. |
| 317 |
|
10th/11th century |
Oblong sliding-lid for a pen-case. L 33.3 cm. |
| 318 |
birch |
850-1000 |
Bucket hollowed out of birch, with a fitted bottom (now missing); it has bronze fittings and is covered with tinned bronze sheets which have incised ornament. H(rim) 18.5; D(rim) 17.3 x 19.5; D (base) 14.0 cm (as reconstructed). |
| 415 |
oak |
950-1200 |
Wooden chest found with the largest-known collection of Viking Period tools. Rectangular wooden chest of oak boards with iron fittings including a lock. L 90; H 30cm. |
| 451 |
ash, alder |
c. 1000 |
Small turned bowl of ash, discarded before the interior had been finished and the knob trimmed off the base. There is a raised band (1.6 cm wide) forming the outside of the rim. Secondarily distorted into an oval: 12.5 x 9.5 cm. Sub-conical turning-core of alder, with two parallel incisions on the underside and an everted top. D 6.6; H 3.8 cm. |
| 452 |
ash, yew |
c. 1000 |
Shallow turned bowl of ash, with four pairs of repair holes (two of which are still threaded with bronze wires) made to close a crack. D 18.0 cm.
Turned cup of yew of which approximately half survives. It is ornamented with a pair of parallel lines incised immediately below the rim; there is also a line around the underside of the base. H 8.3; W 11.6 cm. |
| 453 |
|
11th century |
Wooden bar carved with outward-looking bird's-head terminals in the Ringerike style. The birds' crests, with their densely interlaced tendril-clusters, are carved in openwork with incised details. L 27 cm. |
| 454 |
|
13th century |
Plank of carved wood; one end is missing, as is its upper edge. The intact left-hand end has a rebate 5cm wide, with a triangular extension into the ornamented field. The extension and part of the rebate is filled with the remains of a fillet attached to the plank. L 55.0; W 16.5; T 1.8 cm. |
| 475 |
|
850-1200 |
Iron awl of rectangular section tapering to a point, in a cylindrical wooden handle. L 9.7cm. |
| 476 |
Mountain maple |
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Last of mountain maple for child-sized shoe, with pointed toe and squared-off heel. L 13.5 cm. |
| 497 |
|
950-1200 |
This casket (destroyed in the Second World War) was made from wood overlaid with twenty-two sheets of elk-antler |
| 501 |
|
950-1200 |
Portal, door, and two planks, forming part of a stave church |
| 507 |
yew |
950-1200 |
The reliquary consists of a gabled box of yew wood with gilt bronze and enamelled mounts. |
| 512 |
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Carved wooden phallus, broken at its base. Present L 23 cm. |
| 539 |
fir |
1000-1050 |
Vertical plank of fir (15296b), with incised ornament on the front; the reverse is plain L 73.8; W 23.5; T 2.5 cm. Vertical plank of fir (15296a), cut off at top and bottom, with trimmed sides. L 43.8; W 15.3; T 2.0 cm. From Flatatunga in northern Iceland...the fir-wood must have been either driftwood or imported timber. |
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