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#PeerReviewed #OpenAccess journal published since 1906 by The Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities
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Review in Swedish by Jonas Monié Nordin of "Decolonising Medieval Fennoscandia: An Interdisciplinary Study of Norse-Saami relations in the medieval period" by Solveig Marie Wang
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The book is also Open Access:
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Book cover showing a Saami drum stick in horn with ornamental carvings
May 10, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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These 11th C glazed resurrection eggs were made by Byzantine speacialists who moved to Ancient Rus. Very few have been found in Scandinavia, most in the town of Sigtuna in East Sweden, and also on the island of Gotland.
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Ceramic resurrection egg from Sigtuna, Uppland. Cracked, tarnished but completely preserved, revealing a small clay ball inside, in order to create a rattling sound when shaken. One of the two Sigtuna eggs which, according to ICP clay analysis, was manufactured in Kiev. Photo: Sigtuna museum The same egg when closed. Bottom glaze light grey, curly brackets glaze light yellow. Photo: Sigtuna Museum
April 20, 2025 at 9:18 AM