
On jo pidemmän aikaa ollut pari pientä asiaa hoitamatta: viikinkiajan bling blingit kaipasivat huoltoa. Innoittajina työhön olivat viime viikonvaihteen kultainen löytö Tallinnasta eli viikinkiaikainen koru, joka on löydetty Viron Essusta. Ostamani riipus on yksi viidestä kultaisesta, jotka on siis löydetty Virosta, mutta samanlaisia on tavattu Norjasta ja Venäjältä.
Toinen innoituksen lähde tuli postissa perjantaina: Maija-Leena eli Magdalena lähetti osuutensa vaihtokaupasta. Hän sai neulakintaat, minä helmiä. Käydessämme Kansallismuseossa tammikuun alussa kuvasin suomalaisia viikinkiaikaisia helmiä ja sain sitten niitä kinnaskaupassa. Hyvä sopimus! Niinpä tämä sunnuntai meni koruhommissa. Purin, kokosin uudelleen, tein ketjua ja sommittelin.Monta uutta juttua on nyt valmiina käytettäväksi viikinkiaikaisten vaatteiden kanssa.
There was some things that needed to be done; my viking era bling bling = jewellery needed some repairs. As my inspiration to that work were two things: the golden viking pendant I bought from Estonia. It is a part of a gold hoard from Essu, Estonia. Similar filigran pendants has been found also in Russia and Norway.
And then I got hand made glass beads from Maija-Leena or Magdalen. We had made a deal: I made her nalbinded mittens, I got these: I had taken pictures of Finninsh iron age beads in Nationalmuseum and this is what I´ve got. What a deal! So this Sunday passed making things with jewellery. I undid, re-made, made some bronze chains.. Now I have few new things to wear with viking era dresses.

Oma "arabialaisia rahoja ja helmiä" -settini eli Euran mallin mukaan koottu koru kaipasi uudistamista. Siitä oli pudonnut rahoja ja se oli aivan vääntynyt, koska joku on nukkunut koruni kaulassaan... pitäisi aina muistaa ottaa se yöksi pois. Ja norjalaismekkoon piti saada paremmat helmet.
Tästä tulikin mukava sunnuntai: kokosin erilaisia helmiketjuja, selailin Rautakauden kuvastoa ja suoritin mieluista vertailua oman aarteeni ja kotoisten löytöjemme suhteen. Kuvaston kaksi osaa on julkaistu 1948 ja 1951, niiden sivuilta löytyy monta kivaa korua. Ja vielä enemmän on aarrearkussa.
My Eura-set had lost few coins and it was all twisted --- someone has been sleeping wearing it :) Norwegian dress needed better jewellery, so this turned out very nice Sunday. While making things I read Iron Age catalogues, published in 1948 and 1951. I found many of my own bling blings there. And believe... there is plenty more!

Small bronze horses from Kekomäki, Kaukola. New model (upper) from Kalevala koru, and the lower I bought from polish merchants at Saltvik Viking market. Small bells are made by Pasi Raivio, blacksmiths who also is known by name Tervarauta.
On my other necklange I have shield shape pendants, which are found in several places in Finland, like Karelia. Here the books shows models for example from Köyliö.
Knife from Eura, but this type of knives are quite common in finnish female graves in viking era. Same type was found also in Kaarina. My item was specially made for me and the knife is ment to be used, not just a decoration. The handle is made of silver and black oak.
The animal head brooches are found in Saltvik, Åland. The model is from Gotland and this find is unique in Finland. The other brooches model is well known in whole Skandinavia and also common in Finland.
Even the big turtle brooches are found in Finland, Saltvik in Åland.
The estonian golden pendant is now in with danish glass beads and coins, which I have bought from Roskilde viking ship museum.
To go with animalhead brooches I gathered glass beads which are a present from Elina and also bear tooth, made by Thorsteinn. I feel strong with these!
Now I have plenty of arabian coins around my neck. One extra silver shield I put on a madder-cord for every day use.. One does need a jewellery also when cooking at campfire ;)
The Jewelry looks wonderful!!Can you tell me which Catalogue that is with the Pictures ?
VastaaPoistaThe book is called Suomen Rauta-ajan kuvasto I-II in finnish, in english it would be "Finnish Iron age catalogue" -- It is very rare, I have bought mine from antique seller.
VastaaPoistaIt presents all our viking era finding before publication, which is years 1948 and 1951.
It shows all the items and where they were found. Nice book :)
You have so many great Finnish Books that I cant become in Germany ;-( I will look for the Book in a Library..maybe I have luck
VastaaPoista