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The Glass from Borg, an Early Medieval Chieftain's Farm in Northern Norway

1992; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 36; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/00766097.1992.11735547

1745-817X

Julian Henderson, Ingegerd Holand,

Mineralogy and Gemology Studies

EXCAVATIONS at the farm of Borg on Vestvågøy Island, N. Norway, yielded an imported assemblage of glass. A programme of chemical analyses has augmented typological study, and led to new insights into the manufacture and exchange of glass in early medieval N. W. Europe.