Copper-alloy Cauldrons & Pans

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Viking Age Compendium articles on wargear:

Household

Household

Drinking & Blowing Horns

Drinking & Blowing Horns

Frying pans, Skillets & Gridirons

Frying pans, Skillets & Gridirons

Ladles

Ladles

Spoons

Spoons

Household

Household

Drinking & Blowing Horns

Drinking & Blowing Horns

Frying pans, Skillets & Gridirons

Frying pans, Skillets & Gridirons

Ladles

Ladles

Spoons

Spoons

This article is primarily based on the work of:

Petersen, Jan (1940) British Antiquities of the Viking Period, Found in Norway. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 5

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Petersen, Jan (1951) Vikingetidens Redskaper.

There are four ways that copper-alloy vessels were made: by casting, raising, dishing or riveting. ^{(ARWIDSSON 1984)} Petersen argues that many of the copper-alloy vessels from Norway were insular because they contained a large percentage of tin, an alloy not found in Norwegian copper-alloy ^{(PETERSEN 1940 p.8)}.
The subject is discussed by Speed, Greg & Walton Rogers in their paper on the Adwick-le-Street grave ^{(SPEED, GREG & WALTON ROGERS 2004 p.80)}. Here they site two more differing views; David Wilson writing in 1973 thinks that the Scandinavian metal workers would have been capable of producing Copper-alloy vessels; and Gustaf Trotzig writing in 1991 regarding metal vessels from Gotland agrees with Petersen's opinion that these were imports.

The following catalogue is by no means complete and will be added to over time.

England

England, South Yorkshire: Adwick-le-Street

Current Location- Type- Grave Find (Female) Find Date- Construction- Dimensions- Comments- Bibliography- Speed, Greg & Penelope Walton Rogers (2004) 'A Burial of a Viking Woman at Adwick-le-Street, South Yorkshire'. pp. 51-90. (Available Online) Medieval Archaeology: Vol.48

Scotland

Scotland, Orkney: Westness, Rousay

Current Location- Museum of Scotland X.IL 731 Type- Grave Find (Female) Find Date- Construction- Dimensions- Comments- Bibliography- Graham-Campbell, James, and Batey, Colleen E. (1998) Vikings in Scotland, an archaeological survey. Edinburgh University Press. p.136 National Museum of Scotland Website [1]

Scotland, Islay: Ballinaby

Current Location- Museum of Scotland X.IL 731 Type- Grave Find (Female) Find Date- 1877 Construction- Dimensions- Comments- Bibliography- Graham-Campbell, James, and Batey, Colleen E. (1998) Vikings in Scotland, an archaeological survey. Edinburgh University Press. p.122 National Museum of Scotland Website [1]

Ireland

Northern Ireland : Rathlin Island

Current Location- Type- Grave Find Find Date- Construction- Dimensions- Comments- Bibliography- Graham-Campbell, James, and Batey, Colleen E. (1998) Vikings in Scotland, an archaeological survey. Edinburgh University Press. p.93

Northern Ireland : Ballyholme

Current Location- Type- Grave Find (Female) Find Date- 1841 Construction- "had a fine piece of chain attached [and] a quantity of wool inside it" Dimensions- Comments- Bibliography- Graham-Campbell, James, and Batey, Colleen E. (1998) Vikings in Scotland, an archaeological survey. Edinburgh University Press. p.93-94

France

France, : L'Ile de Groix (Y)

Current Location- Type- Boat Burial (Male) Find Date- Construction- Bronze bowl, with slightly convex bottom, the side outwards sloping, and projecting rim. Close to the bottom a crack has been repaired by a small bit of bronze fastened with a rivet. The bowl is 27cms. wide, 8—9cms. high. A similar bowl has been found in a grave at Glappestad, Norway (B4844). (Bjorn & Shetelig 1940) Dimensions- Comments- Bibliography- Bjorn, Anathon, and Shetelig, Haakon (1940) Viking Antiquities in England. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 4 du Chatellier, P. and L. Le Pontois (1908) 'La Sépulture Scandinave à Barque de L'Ile de Groix'. Bulletin de la Société archéologique du Finistère Vol.35. pp.137-232

France, : L'Ile de Groix (Z)

Current Location- Type- Boat Burial (Male) Find Date- Construction- Dimensions- Comments- Bibliography- Bjorn, Anathon, and Shetelig, Haakon (1940) Viking Antiquities in England. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 4 du Chatellier, P. and L. Le Pontois (1908) 'La Sépulture Scandinave à Barque de L'Ile de Groix'. Bulletin de la Société archéologique du Finistère Vol.35. pp.137-232 Council of Europe (2003) World of the Vikings. CD-ROM. Alive Learning Ltd.

Denmark

Denmark, Jyland: Bjerringhoj

Current Location- Type- Find Date- Construction- Dimensions- Comments- Bibliography- Council of Europe (2003) World of the Vikings. CD-ROM. Alive Learning Ltd. cat.4941

Denmark, : Hedeby Grave kgr1

Current Location- Type- Chamber Grave Find Date- Construction- Dimensions- Comments- Bibliography- Arents, Ute & Eisenschmidt, Silke (2010) Die Gräber von Haithabu. Band 1: Text, Literatur. Die Ausgrabungen in Haithabu. 15/1. [The Graves of Hedeby. Volume 1: Text, Literature. The Excavations in Hedeby. 15/1]. Hedeby-Ausgrabungen in Haithabu - Band 15/1 Schietzel, Kurt (2014) Spurensuche Haithabu [Searching for the Remains of Hedeby].

Denmark, : Hedeby Grave kgr5

Current Location- Type- Chamber Grave Find Date- Construction- Dimensions- Comments- Bibliography- Arents, Ute & Eisenschmidt, Silke (2010) Die Gräber von Haithabu. Band 1: Text, Literatur. Die Ausgrabungen in Haithabu. 15/1. [The Graves of Hedeby. Volume 1: Text, Literature. The Excavations in Hedeby. 15/1]. Hedeby-Ausgrabungen in Haithabu - Band 15/1

Denmark, : Hedeby Grave 497

Current Location- Type- Grave Find Find Date- Construction- Dimensions- Comments- Bibliography- Arents, Ute & Eisenschmidt, Silke (2010) Die Gräber von Haithabu. Band 1: Text, Literatur. Die Ausgrabungen in Haithabu. 15/1. [The Graves of Hedeby. Volume 1: Text, Literature. The Excavations in Hedeby. 15/1]. Hedeby-Ausgrabungen in Haithabu - Band 15/1 Schietzel, Kurt (2014) Spurensuche Haithabu [Searching for the Remains of Hedeby].

Norway

Norway, Gokstad

Current Location-  C10416 Type- Boat Burial Find Date- Construction- Riveted Dimensions- Dia:75cm H:50cm (Petersen 1951:p.528) Comments- Bibliography- Nicolaysen, N (1882) The Viking Ship Discovered in Gokstad, Norway. p.43 no.ae, pl.X.1 Petersen, Jan (1951) Vikingetidens Redskaper. p.395, fig.213, p.528 Universitetsmuseenes Webportal [1]

Norway, Buskerud: Sønsteby, Heggen

Current Location-  C20634 Type- Find Date- Construction- Dimensions- Comments- Bibliography- Petersen, Jan (1951) Vikingetidens Redskaper. p.395, fig.214 Universitetsmuseenes Webportal [1]

Norway, Østfold: Østby (no.1)

Current Location-  C802 Type- Grave Find (Male) Find Date- Construction- Copper-alloy cauldron with an iron handle Dimensions- Fragment Comments- Bibliography- Petersen, Jan (1940) British Antiquities of the Viking Period, Found in Norway. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 5 p.83, no.1 Petersen, Jan (1940) British Antiquities of the Viking Period, Found in Norway. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 5 p.385, no.1 Universitetsmuseenes Webportal [1]

Norway, Østfold: Haugen (no.2)

Current Location-  C4195 & C4197 Type- Grave Find (Male) c.900 Find Date- Construction- Copper-alloy cauldron with attached escutcheon. Dimensions- Fragment Comments- Bibliography- Petersen, Jan (1940) British Antiquities of the Viking Period, Found in Norway. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 5 p.83, no.2 Petersen, Jan (1940) British Antiquities of the Viking Period, Found in Norway. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 5 p.385, no.2 Universitetsmuseenes Webportal [1]

Norway, Akershus: Holstad Parish (no.3)

Current Location-  C957 Type- Grave Find (Male) C9th Find Date- Construction- Copper-alloy cauldron with 3 attached escutcheons. Top rim is rolled and reinforced by an iron rod. Base is indented Dimensions- Dia-top:40cm Dia-bottom:14.5cm Comments- Bibliography- Petersen, Jan (1940) British Antiquities of the Viking Period, Found in Norway. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 5 p.83, no.3 Petersen, Jan (1940) British Antiquities of the Viking Period, Found in Norway. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 5 p.385, no.3 Universitetsmuseenes Webportal [1]

Norway, Akershus: Skisjordet, Nordby parish (no.4)

Current Location-  C1023 Type- Grave Find Find Date- Construction- Copper-alloy cauldron with 3 handle mountings. Iron band around the top. Base is indented. Dimensions- Dia:29cm Comments- Bibliography- Petersen, Jan (1940) British Antiquities of the Viking Period, Found in Norway. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 5 p.84, fig.90, no.4 Petersen, Jan (1940) British Antiquities of the Viking Period, Found in Norway. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 5 p.385, no.4 Universitetsmuseenes Webportal [1]

Norway, Hedmark: Blyetad, Vang parish (no.5)

Current Location-  C5283 Type- Grave Find (Female) C10th Find Date- Construction- Dimensions- Dia:12.5cm Comments- Bibliography- Petersen, Jan (1940) British Antiquities of the Viking Period, Found in Norway. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 5 p.85, fig.91, no.5 Petersen, Jan (1951) Vikingetidens Redskaper. p.385, no.5 Universitetsmuseenes Webportal [1] [2]

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Norway, Hedmark: Flakstad parish (no.6)

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Current Location-  C21671f Type- Grave Find (Female) C10th Find Date- Construction- Dimensions- Dia:14-16cm Comments- Found with a bronze ladle (C21671e) and a shield amulet (C21671d) Bibliography- Petersen, Jan (1940) British Antiquities of the Viking Period, Found in Norway. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 5 p.85, fig.92c, no.6f Petersen, Jan (1951) Vikingetidens Redskaper. p.385, no.6 Universitetsmuseenes Webportal [1]

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Norway, Vest-Agder: Skomrak (no.14)

Current Location-  C5784 Type- Grave Find (Female) Find Date- Construction- Dimensions- Dia:47cm Comments- Bibliography- Petersen, Jan (1940) British Antiquities of the Viking Period, Found in Norway. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 5 p.90, fig.95, no.14 Petersen, Jan (1951) Vikingetidens Redskaper. p.386, no.14 Rygh, O. (1885) Norske Oldsager. [Norwegian Antiquities]. Christiana. no.726 Universitetsmuseenes Webportal [1]

Norway, Hordaland: Fana kirke B322 (no.27)

Current Location-  B322 Type- Grave Find (Female) Find Date- Construction- Dimensions- Dia:38cm Comments- Found with a small copper-alloy bowl (B323) Bibliography- Petersen, Jan (1940) British Antiquities of the Viking Period, Found in Norway. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 5 p.96, fig.102a, no.27 Petersen, Jan (1951) Vikingetidens Redskaper. p.386, fig.208, no.26 Universitetsmuseenes Webportal [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

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Norway, Hordaland: Fana kirke B323 (no.27)

Current Location-  B323 Type- Grave Find (Female) Find Date- Construction- Dimensions- Dia:21cm Comments- Found with a copper-alloy cauldron (B322) Bibliography- Petersen, Jan (1940) British Antiquities of the Viking Period, Found in Norway. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 5 p.96, no.27 Petersen, Jan (1951) Vikingetidens Redskaper. p.386, no.27 Universitetsmuseenes Webportal [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

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Norway, Sogn og Fjordane: Hopperstad (no.33)

Current Location-  B328 Type- Find Date- Construction- Dimensions- Comments- Bibliography- Petersen, Jan (1940) British Antiquities of the Viking Period, Found in Norway. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 5 p.99, fig.106, no.33 Petersen, Jan (1951) Vikingetidens Redskaper. p.386, no.36 Universitetsmuseenes Webportal [1] [2] [3]

Norway, Sogn og Fjordane: Vangen (no.34)

Current Location-  B670 Type- Grave Find (Female) AD 900-950 Find Date- Construction- Dimensions- Dia:10.5cm Comments- Bibliography- Petersen, Jan (1940) British Antiquities of the Viking Period, Found in Norway. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 5 p.100, fig.107, no.34 Petersen, Jan (1951) Vikingetidens Redskaper. p.386, no.34 Rygh, O. (1885) Norske Oldsager. [Norwegian Antiquities]. Christiana. no.725 Universitetsmuseenes Webportal [1]

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Norway: Micklebostad (no.38)

Current Location-  C2978 Type- Gave Find (Male) AD 800-850 Find Date- Construction- Flat bottomed with 3 suspension mounts Dimensions- Dia-top:26cm Comments- Bibliography- Graham-Campbell, James (ed.) (1989) The Viking World. p.38 Petersen, Jan (1940) British Antiquities of the Viking Period, Found in Norway. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 5 p.100, fig.108, no.36 Rygh, O. (1885) Norske Oldsager. [Norwegian Antiquities]. Christiana. no.727 Universitetsmuseenes Webportal [1]

Norway, Sogn og Fjordane: Gloppen (no.39)

Current Location-  B4844 i Type- Grave Find (Male) Find Date- Construction- Dimensions- Dia:27cm H:9.5cm Comments- Found with a Skillett, sword (B4844) Bibliography- Petersen, Jan (1940) British Antiquities of the Viking Period, Found in Norway. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 5 p.104, fig.110, no.39 Petersen, Jan (1951) Vikingetidens Redskaper. p.386, no.43 Universitetsmuseenes Webportal [1] [2]

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Norway, Sogn og Fjordane: Mykleboslad, Eid parish (no.41)

Current Location-  B5807 xx Type- Grave Find (Female) C9th Find Date- Construction- Dimensions- Comments- Bibliography- Petersen, Jan (1940) British Antiquities of the Viking Period, Found in Norway. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 5 p.105, fig.111, no.41 Petersen, Jan (1951) Vikingetidens Redskaper. p.386, no.42 Universitetsmuseenes Webportal [1] [2] [3]

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Norway, Møre og Romsdal: Ukjent (no.42)

Current Location-  B327 Type- Find Date- Construction- Dimensions- Dia:27cm Comments- Bibliography- Petersen, Jan (1940) British Antiquities of the Viking Period, Found in Norway. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 5 p.105, fig.112, no.42 Petersen, Jan (1951) Vikingetidens Redskaper. p.387, no.52 Universitetsmuseenes Webportal [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Norway, Møre og Romsdal: Villa Farm

Current Location-  1894,1105.1 Type- Find Date- 1894 Construction- Dimensions- Dia:30.3cm Comments- Bibliography- British Museum Website [1]

Norway, Nord-Trøndelag: Alstadhaug (no.51)

Current Location-  T12745 Type- Grave Find (Male) C10th Find Date- Construction- Dimensions- Dia:12.7cm H:7.5cm Comments- Found with a spear [Universitetsmuseenes Webportal] Bibliography- Petersen, Jan (1940) British Antiquities of the Viking Period, Found in Norway. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 5 p.108, fig.115, no.51 Petersen, Jan (1951) Vikingetidens Redskaper. p.387, no.58 Universitetsmuseenes Webportal [1]

Sweden

Sweden, : Mastermyr 23/24

Current Location- Type- Hoard Find Date- Construction- Dimensions- Dia:49cm H:20.5cm Comments- Bibliography- Arwidsson, Greta and Berg, Gösta (1983) The Mästermyr Find. A Viking Age Tool Chest from Gotland.

Sweden, : Mastermyr 19/20

Current Location- Type- Hoard Find Date- Construction- Dimensions- Dia:26cm H:13.8cm Comments- Bibliography- Arwidsson, Greta and Berg, Gösta (1983) The Mästermyr Find. A Viking Age Tool Chest from Gotland.

Sweden, : Birka Bj.474

Current Location- Type- Grave Find Date- Construction- Cast Dimensions- Dia:14.7cm H:4.5cm Comments- Bibliography- Arwidsson, Greta (ed.) (1984) Birka II:1 Systematische Analysen der Graberfunde. [Systematic Analysis of the Graves Findings] Birka, Kungliga Vitterhets Historie och Antikvitets Akademien: II:1

Sweden, : Birka Bj.644

Current Location- Type- Grave Find Date- Construction- Cast Dimensions- Dia:47.5cm H:9cm Comments- Bibliography- Arwidsson, Greta (ed.) (1984) Birka II:1 Systematische Analysen der Graberfunde. [Systematic Analysis of the Graves Findings] Birka, Kungliga Vitterhets Historie och Antikvitets Akademien: II:1

Sweden, : Birka Bj.791

Current Location- Type- Grave Find Date- Construction- Cast Dimensions- Dia:37cm H:6.5cm Comments- Bibliography- Arwidsson, Greta (ed.) (1984) Birka II:1 Systematische Analysen der Graberfunde. [Systematic Analysis of the Graves Findings] Birka, Kungliga Vitterhets Historie och Antikvitets Akademien: II:1

References

Arwidsson, Greta and Berg, Gösta (1983) The Mästermyr Find. A Viking Age Tool Chest from Gotland.

 ^{(ARWIDSSON 1983)}

Arwidsson, Greta (ed.) (1984) Birka II:1 Systematische Analysen der Graberfunde. [Systematic Analysis of the Graves Findings] Birka, Kungliga Vitterhets Historie och Antikvitets Akademien: II:1

 ^{(ARWIDSSON 1984)}

Council of Europe (2003) World of the Vikings. CD-ROM. Alive Learning Ltd.

 ^{(WOV 2003)}

Graham-Campbell, James (ed.) (1980) Viking Artefacts, A Select Catalogue. British Museum Publications

 ^{(GRAHAM-CAMPBELL 1980)}

Petersen, Jan (1940) British Antiquities of the Viking Period, Found in Norway. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 5

 ^{(PETERSEN 1940)}

Petersen, Jan (1951) Vikingetidens Redskaper.

 ^{(PETERSEN 1951)}

Roesdahl, Else, and Wilson, David M. (eds.) (1992) From Viking to Crusader, The Scandinavians and Europe 800-1200. Nordic Council of Ministers.

 ^{(ROESDAHL & WILSON 1992)}

Rygh, O. (1885) Norske Oldsager. [Norwegian Antiquities]. Christiana.

 ^{(RYGH 1885)}

Schietzel, Kurt (2014) Spurensuche Haithabu [Searching for the Remains of Hedeby].

 ^{(SCHIETZEL 2014)}

Speed, Greg & Penelope Walton Rogers (2004) 'A Burial of a Viking Woman at Adwick-le-Street, South Yorkshire'. pp. 51-90. (Available Online) Medieval Archaeology: Vol.48

 ^{(SPEED, GREG & WALTON ROGERS 2004)}

Universitetsmuseenes Webportal