Summary by Area
England
Frying pans have been found in Winchester and York. [OTTAWAY 2009]:p.6
Denmark
No skillets or gridirons have been found. [ROESDAHL 1982]:p.124
Norway
Petersen counts 132 skillets as of 1951.[PETERSEN 1951]:p.419-421, p.529-530 100 of the finds could be gendered with 47 being male and 53 being female. The skillet pan varies from 14.5 to 30cm in diameter, the normal being between 18 and 23cm. Shafts range from 44 to 96cm, the normal being between 58 and 80cm. There are 3 ways of joining the shaft to the pan:
1 - : 22 examples
2 Rhomboid expansion - like R430 (Åkre, Lærdal C1757): 20 examples
3 Shaft splits in 2 - : 12 examples
The other end of the shaft terminates in either a ring or a loop. One repaired examples was tanged and must have ended in a wooden handle (C.1315)
Petersen counts 6 gridirons as of 1951.[PETERSEN 1951]:p.429-430, p.530. "They consist of a handle which is bent into a spiral at one end in the same plane as the handle. Both handle and spiral are formed of a flat, broad, iron band." The diamter of the spiral is between 12 to 16cm in diamter and the shaft between 16 to 50cm long.
Sweden
Frying Pans
Deep sided, with a flat bottom.
England, Winchester
- Current Location- WRU SF.669
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- Type- c. AD 901-903
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- Construction- Iron dish with an iron handle.
- Dimensions- Dia-pan:30cm L-shaft:32cm
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England, York
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- Construction- Iron dish. No handle found.
- Dimensions- Dia-pan(rim):35cm; Dia-pan(base):22cm; Depth-pan:6.5cm
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Skillets
Flat or slightly dished pan with a long handle
Panne, Stekepanne, Stegepande
Norway, Oseberg C55000 128
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- Construction- Iron dish with an iron handle.
- Dimensions- D-pan:25cm L-handle:79cm
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Norway, Hordaland: Stalheim, Voss B4736
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Norway, Lekve B5490
- Current Location- B5490
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- Construction- Iron dish with an iron handle.
- Dimensions- D-pan:21.5cm L-total:66.5cm
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Norway, Sogn og Fjordane: Guddal, Stryn B5030
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Norway, Hordaland: Kongsvik Store, Tysnes B7639
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- Dimensions- diameter 30cm (Universitetsmuseene)
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Norway, Sogn og Fjordane: Osen, Gaular B15813
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Norway, Hordaland: Gjelle, Voss C1315
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Norway, Oppland: Leirhol, Vang C2563.2
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- (2 skillets + ladle?)
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Norway, Skomrag C5787
- Current Location- C5787
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Norway, Vestfold: SANDE, Larvik C11475
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Norway, Buskerud: HENNUM, Lier C12685
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Norway, Buskerud: FLESBERG C14506
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- Comments- Mans Grave - Found with weapons
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Norway, Velo
- Current Location- - C16512
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Norway, Telemark: Åkre, Lærdal C1757
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Norway, Aust-Agder: HELLE, Valle C19082
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Norway, Oppland: VALBJØR, VÅGÅ C24060
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Norway, Buskerud: VILLAND, HOL C25096a
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Norway, Buskerud: VE, FLÅ C30215
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Norway, Rogaland: Litlaland, Sola S2326 f
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Made from 5 sheets of metal. Tanged shaft. Probably had a wooden handle? (Petersen 1951)
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Norway, Nord-Trøndelag: Husby Vestre, Stjørdal T16358 d
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Norway, Nord-Trøndelag: Nygården, Frosta T15136 f
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Norway, tsnf48552
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Gridirons
Norway, Akershus: Berger, Aurskog-Holand
- Current Location- - C15788
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Norway, Oppland: Remme, Vang
- Current Location- - C21074
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Norway, Vestfold: Odberg Nordre, Odberg Sondre, Larvik
- Current Location- - C13704
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Norway, Sogn og Fjordane: Vikja, Gaular
- Current Location- - B3320 e
- Type- Grave Male AD 900-1000
- Find Date- 1879
- Construction- A remnant of a spiral. The shaft is quite thin, 0.9cm wide and 16-17 cm long. The shaft was possibly inserted into a wooden handle and was attached to the spiral by a small rivet. (Petersen 1951)
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- Comments- Found with a sword (Petersen type X); spear; arrowhead (R539); Axe (Petersen type A/H) (Rannen 2002)
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Norway, Sogn og Fjordane: Eide Øvre, Stryn
- Current Location- - B4843 e
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Norway, Nord-Trøndelag: Nordgården Nedre, Steinkjer
- Current Location- - C580
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