HAND BLOWN GLASS
Viking & Early Medieval
Our Viking and early medieval glasses are all produced by hand using the same tecniques that were employed 1000 years
ago, making each glass a unique work of art. The raw material for our glass is specially prepared to attain the colour,
varying structure and amount of air bubbles that can be found in the originals.
History
Glass was first produced about 5000 years ago in the middle east presumably as a development of pottery glazes.
The earliest blown glass is from the 1st century AD and was produced in the Eastern Meditteranean.
The art of glass blowing spread rapidly over Europe, mostly within the Roman Empire.
One of the earliest centres was situated around the Rhine Valley in what is now Germany and eastern France.
Further expansion over Europe took place during the 6-7th Century when the first pieces started appearing in Scandinavia.
VIKING CONE BEAKERS
The cone beaker was the most common type of glass vessel during the Viking age. A large number have been found in
Scandinavia and accross Europe. The following four examples are all copies of finds from the Viking trading centre
of Birka in Sweden. They are made of green glass like the originals and come with an optional hand forged iron stand.
Capacity 15cl (5.10 US fl. oz.)
OTHER VIKING GLASSES
The excavations at the ancient Viking trader centre of Birka in Sweden have revealed many unique finds in Viking
graves. The following glasses are reproductions of three such finds.
| SG303 | Clear Persian glass with etched floral decoration
| £30, US$60, €38 |
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| SG632 | Round Viking glass with added glass decoration
| £27, US$54, €34 |
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| SG304 | Small, clear "shot" glass. More shot glasses.
| £9, US$18, €12 |
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CLAW BEAKERS
Copies of migration period glasses from Scandinavia and England.
| SG682 | Green glass claw beaker from England and Norway, 6th Century. Capacity 40cl, height 19cm.
| £50, US$100, €63 |
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| SG851 | Brown glass claw beaker with white glass decoration, from Borre, Norway, 6th Century. Capacity 60cl, height 19cm.
| £57, US$114, €71 |
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| SG713 | Large green glass claw beaker from England and Sweden, 7th Century. Capacity 60cl, height 27.5cm.
| £82, US$164, €103 |
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MEDIEVAL GLASSES
Medieval beer glass
| SG611 | Medieval beer glass
| £21, US$42, €27 |
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Hand painted copy of a 12-13th century green Norman glass with 3 heraldic shield designs, floral decoration and latin
inscription.
| SG800 | Norman glass
| £90, US$180, €113 |
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Kuttrolf
| SG119 | Kuttrolf
| £32, US$64, €43 |
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