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Title
Birka Traders
Subject
armaments, Peter Beatson, Birka, jewellery, market, merchant, metalwork, New South Wales, NSW, re-enactment, retail, Sweden, Sydney, trading centre, Viking, Viking Age, archaeology
Description
Birka Traders was the online store created by Peter Beatson to sell his medieval metalwork. The collection included mainly jewellery and personal items such as belt buckles and strap ends, and focussed on the early medieval period, particularly the Viking Age. The items were based on actual archaeological finds. The store closed in January 2011.
Birka was the main trading centre/market place in Sweden visited by international merchants between c. 760 and 960.
Birka was the main trading centre/market place in Sweden visited by international merchants between c. 760 and 960.
Creator
Beatson, Peter
Date
8 January 2012
Rights
Peter Beatson
Format
Hyperlink