Viking Thread Maker - Photos and Description

[hsifeng]

ILL got this book to me earlier this week:

 

Viking Artefacts: A Select Catalogue by James Graham-Cambell (ISBN: 0-7141-1354-9)

 

 

Description:

 

82. Bone thread-maker

Lund, Skåne, Sweden

Lund (Kulturen): KM 53436:572

 

Two-pronged implement of hollow bone, with highly polished surface. L 5.8 cm

 

From the Thule excavations (1000-50). Such bones were used for twining threads; a similar thread-maker from Lund has runes inciced on it with the words tinbl bein (‘tvindeben’) (Blomqvist and Mårtensson 1963, 57 fig. 41: Moltke 1976. 376, 378). Date: LVP.

 

Lit. Blomqvist and Mårtensson 1963, 174, fig. 179.

Well,

Comments

[kass-rants.livejournal.com]

May I share this with a friend who works in bone?

[hsifeng.livejournal.com]

Certainly! I know a friend from years ago at faire that made one of these quite nicely with a bit of antler that had a fork in it...

[kass-rants.livejournal.com]

My friend is making similar things -- in wood, I think -- but he also works in bone. I just know he'll enjoy adding this to his files.

Thank you!

[hsifeng.livejournal.com]

No problemo!

BTW - Did any of that other documentation I sent you lead to fun facts?

[kass-rants.livejournal.com]

To be honest, sweetie, I was too busy putting out fires in August to read more than the cover page. Sorry...

Pray for a boring month this month for me? It's been far too "interesting". =)

[hsifeng.livejournal.com]

If "interesting" = "profitable" then I wish you more of the same! *grin* On the other hand, if you end up with time to read any of those bits and come across anything interesting, I hope you will share. I am currently reading a great book from Mark Twain (I had no idea how much *more* than the ‘generally accepted classics’ he had written) called “What is Man: And Other Essays”.

I love his writing style! Along with Thomas Jefferson, I have to say he has one of the most clear though processes I have ever read.

I just finished a whole series of reads on syphilis, codpieces and courtesans. *chuckle* It’s funny where research will lead you!

[kass-rants.livejournal.com]

That's just too cool. I should give him a try. I sure enjoy a lot of Twain's sayings.

Interesting did equal profitable. But it also equalled a lot of equipment repairs and replacements and some drama I didn't need.

But it's a new month now. I would like the positive side of "interesting" and not the negative this time. =)