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==Introduction==
Birka, Sweden (---) 52 bags/pouches were found in 47 graves. 18 men, 15 women, 2 children, 8 unknown and 4 double graves. If metal fittings were found it was determined to be a bag, no metal means it was a pouch. Of those analysed, 28 were made of cow leather, 3 calf and 2 goat leather and 5 were tanned with alum. [GRAESLUND GRASLUND 1984]
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==Drawstring or tagged pouches==
* [[S-S#York|York]], England. A purple silk pouch decorated with a cross. [OWEN-CROCKER 2004: p.265]
* [[S-S#Hedeby|Hedeby]], Denmark. 1 find [GROENMAN VAN WAATERINGE 1984: pl.24 no.2]
* [[S-S#Birka|Birka]], Sweden (---) 12 graves with leather fragments interpreted to be from pouches. Pouches often contained coins and/or weights but also mirrors, beads, pendants and copper alloy studs. [GRAESLUND GRASLUND 1984]
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== Birka Wallet ==
''This type of bag is a folded wallet with multiple compartments on the inside. They were decorated with strips of gold plated leather, which was woven through the leather to form a checker board pattern. Along the edges were gold plated loops, 0.7cm long and 0.5cm wide.''[GRAESLUND GRASLUND 1984]
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This type of bag is so far unique to Birka, Sweden.[GRAESLUND GRASLUND 1984]
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* Birka, Sweden. 4 definite and 20 possible examples of this type of bag were found in 23 graves at Birka. 7 were in men’s graves, 6 with women, 1 child, 6 unknown and 3 double graves. 16 contained coins. Two (BJ 808, 965) had fur on the inside. [GRAESLUND GRASLUND 1984]* Frisia. A folded pouch was found in Roswinkel, Holland containing C9th coins, and has some similarities to those found in Birka.[GRAESLUND GRASLUND 1984:P.145]
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The position of the pouch in the grave suggests they were carried inside the clothing, not on the belt. Where dateable, they are from the JBS.[GRAESLUND GRASLUND 1984]
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* Birka, Sweden. Found in at least 5 graves, 3 of which were men's graves. One bag (BJ 949) was possibly made of squirrel fur, with the fur on the outside of the bag. [GRAESLUND GRASLUND 1984]
* Other finds in Grobin, Lettland. Norra, Abyggeby, Gastrikland. Austers, Gotland.Tankeeva. Eura, Finnland. [GRAESLUND 1984]
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The suspension rings suggest this type of bag was suspended from the belt. One bag contained fire stone, suggesting the bags may have contained fire lighting equipment, with the cross bar being the fire steel. [GRAESLUND GRASLUND 1984]
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== Bags With Metal Lids ==
''The large lid of this type of bag is decorated with metal fittings or entirely covered in metal.''[GRAESLUND GRASLUND 1984]
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* Birka, Sweden. 8 graves (1 woman, 5 men, 1 double, 1 unknown) had remnants of bags with copper alloy fittings. 5 of these bags had square fittings on the lid that surrounded a cut-out used to fasten the lid. Two of these bags (BJ 731 & 904) were made of cloth with a leather lid and strap. Of these 8 bags, 6 had fittings of Oriental origin [JANSSON 1986]. <br>
2 bags (and one possible) were found with lids entirely covered in metal. In BJ 644 the lid was covered in gold plated silver. In BJ 819 the lid of the bag was covered in copper alloy made of two halves and riveted to the lid. [GRAESLUND GRASLUND 1984]<br>
* Roesta, Sweden. A bag was found made of woollen cloth that was fastened at the top with a drawstring. The leather lid had the same style of square fitting as some of the Birka bags. [GRAESLUND GRASLUND 1984]
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