Twisted neck ring of the Wendel type, with sharp ribs. It has a golden brown patina and has minor damage to the ribs. Width: 16 cm
Location:
Unknown farm and municipality, Telemark
Context:
Found before 1897 in Telemark county, Eastern Norway. No other information.
Date:
Younger Bronze Age period 6
Twisted neck ring with two oval plates. The ring is twisted in one direction. The ends would most likely have been spirals; they were broken by the finder. The oval plates are decorated: first a set of vertical parallel lines ending in a border of striated lines at the beginning of each plate. Around the edges of the plates there is a border of striped lines and a wave pattern, in the center there are parallel horizontal lines and a row of striped lines, flanked by a row of C-shapes on each side. There is another set of vertical parallel lines at the transition to the lock. The patina is green, with minor damage and corrosion. Width: c. 21 cm. Photo: Svein Skare
Location:
Unknown farm, Sandefjord, Vestfold
Context:
Unknown
Date:
Younger Bronze Age period 5
Coiled spiral arm ring, made of two gold threads. The ends are twisted.
Location:
Lista, exact area unknown, Farsund, Vest-Agder
Context:
Probably found in a pile at Lista, although the exact location is unknown. The ring was bought from a jeweler in Stavanger.
Dating:
Early Bronze Age period 3
Fragment of a disc-headed pin, only the disc remains. The disc is small and flat, the edges are broken. There is a small central boss surrounded by three concentric rings in relief, part of a fourth ring can be seen in the rim. The disc is heavily corroded and fragmented; part of the middle is missing, and smaller fragments are glued together. Width: c. 3.3 cm. Photo: Ann Mari Olsen © University Museum in Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0
Location:
Østre Hauge, Farsund, Vest-Agder
Context:
Found in a mound, «Sverreshaug», with cremated bones between some stones and covered by a stone layer, about 2 m from the top of the mound. It was a large and thin layer of charcoal and cremated bones. The mound measured 84 m in circumference and 6 m high. There was an inner pile of round stones covering a rampart that was empty except for a layer of sandy soil on top of small yellow beach stones. Above the central grave were two layers of sand and soil, then a layer of stones, below which the secondary grave containing the needle was found, then two layers of sand and soil. There is no mention of a burial chamber.
Dating:
Younger Bronze Age period 5-6
Two fragments of twisted ring of Wendel type, with sharp ribs. Some of the ribs are broken. One end is missing, otherwise the ring is complete. The ring was broken before deposition, and repaired by drilling holes on both sides of the break and threading a leather thong through them. When the ring was found and handed in to the museum, the strap was still attached to the ring, but has now been removed. There is a small piece of bronze near the break, which appears to be a later addition or possible repair, as there is a small crack in the ribs here. Dark green patina, corroded in places. Width: 17.5 cm. B7000/a.
Four fragments of twisted ring of Wendel type, with sharp ribs, similar to B7000/a. The fragments may be from one or possibly two rings, although the shape and patina indicate that the fragments are from one ring. Dark green patina, the fragments are corroded. Some ribs are damaged. The fragments measure approx. 17 cm, 9.5 cm, 6 cm and 6.2 cm. Width: c. 18 cm. B7000/b.
Two fragments of twisted ring of Wendel type, with sharp ribs. The fragments are thinner than B7000/a-b. Green patina, corroded and possibly burnt. The fragments measure 6 and 6.3 cm. B7000/c.
Arm ring with trumpet-shaped ends. It has a rhombic cross-section. Dark green patina. Similar to Baudou’s type XIX D 1 a. Width: c. 7 cm. B7000/d.
Pin with disc-shaped head. The needle itself is missing and part of the head is damaged. It has a conical point in the middle, surrounded by five concentric rings in relief. Part of the needle, where it is attached to the head, is preserved. Dark green patina. Baudou’s type B 2 c (Härnavi type). Width: c. 7.5 cm. B7000/e.
Fragment of a spectacle-shaped fibula, fragment of an oval disc. It is decorated with kidney-shaped concentric relief bands. The outer edge has a line decoration consisting of oblique lines; and between this border and the first relief band there is a border of small dots. Baudou’s type XXIV E 3a. Like Montelius Minnen fig. 1345. Width: c. 11 cm. B7000/f.
Location: Skjerdalen (no. 35/1), Gloppen, Sogn & Fjordane
Context: Found near a large rock, approx. 30 cm deep, on a rocky slope approx. 200-300 m.a.s.l. The area has high mountains and steep mountain sides. There was a circular area of dark blue or black soil where the objects were found, and this may have been urns or possibly the remains of a container, e.g. wood or leather.
Dating: The collection is dated to the Younger Bronze Age period 6. The needle and fibula are dated to period 5-6, the bracelet probably period 6, and the Wendel rings are period 6.
Fragment of a twisted ring of the Wendel type, approx. half. It is thin and has sharp grooves. The fragment is bent slightly out of shape. Green patina, which is mostly dissolved and there is some corrosion. Width: c. 16.5 cm. B5793/a.
Fragment of a twisted ring of the Wendel type, approx. half. It has sharp ribs and is wider than B05793/a. Green patina, which is partially dissolved and there is some corrosion, as well as some white/brown areas – possibly signs of scorching. Width: c. 14 cm. B5793/b.
Fragment of a twisted ring of the Wendel type. It has sharp ribs and resembles B5793/b. The fragment is bent out of shape. Where it thins towards the end, there is a square section of wide ribs; The ring then becomes thinner towards the end. This may be a repair, although it appears that the ring was originally cast this way. Green patina, which is partially dissolved and there is some corrosion, as well as some white/brown areas. Width: c. 17.4 cm. B5793/c.
Fragment of a twisted ring of the Wendel type, approx. half. The ring is thinner than the other three, and has narrow twists and less marked grooves. Green, most of the patina has dissolved. Width: c. 17.5 cm. B5793/d. Photo: Ann Mari Olsen © University Museum in Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0
Location:
Årdalen /Erdalen (gnr. 21/9), Stryn, Sogn & Fjordane
Context:
Found under or near some stones on a ledge in a mountain in the 1870s-80s, while the finder was building a garden wall with stones that had fallen onto the edge. The objects were accidentally covered with soil and reappeared some 20 years later when a house was built nearby. The soil contained charcoal.
Dating:
Wendelringer has a general dating from the Late Bronze Age period 5 into the Early Iron Age; this collection is dated to period 5-6.
Fibula with flat hourglass-shaped pin head, and spiral ending of the bow. Both the pin and the bow are broken in two; part of the bow is missing. Green patina, most of the pin and bow are corroded. Parallels: Montelius Minnen fig. 974. Length: c. 11 cm
Location:
Svanøy (no. 117), Flora, Sogn & Fjordane
Context:
Found in a stone cist in a mound in 1842 at Svanøy Hovedgård on Svanøy. There were traces of a woolen fabric on the fibula when it was found, the fabric is gone. The coffin also contained around 50 small egg-shaped stones, described as marble. Five stones were apparently brought to the museum but are now lost. No information about the construction of the mound or cist.
Date:
Fibulae with hourglass pin heads date to Early Bronze Age Period 2, although they also continue in use into Period 3.
Dagger. It has a triangular hilt plate, the blade has a marked center rib, and there are some notches along the sides. The blade is corroded. Length: 26.3 cm. B5952/a.
Small razor with horse head-shaped handle. The blade is curved, the end is broken. The handle is long, slender and curved, and ends in a horse’s head. There is no other decoration. Length: c. 7 cm. B5952/b.
Complete fibula with disc-shaped head and spiral ends. There is weak decoration on the hoop: slanted, twisted lines. The fibula is heavily corroded. Length: 9.7 cm. B5952/c.
Double button, consisting of two disks connected by a short rod. The upper plate is domed and decorated: a star in the center, surrounded by parallel lines. Part of the disc is damaged. The double button is corroded. Width: 2.7 cm. B5952/d.
Decorated tweezers. The bow is broken. There is a thin line and two rows of triangles running from the bow to the mouth of the tweezers. The decoration is weak due to wear and corrosion. Length: 9.3 cm. B5952/e.
Photo: Svein Skare © University Museum in Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0
Location:
Gunnarshaug, Karmøy, Rogaland
Context:
Found in a mound, «Kubbhaug», excavated by Shetelig and Brøgger in 1905. The mound was 17 x 2.7 m and was built of earth, with a layer of round stones at the bottom. The remains of a disturbed curb could be seen near the edge of the mound. An inner coffin was found NW of the centre, it measured 3.5 x 2.7 m, height 0.85 m. The coffin covered a brick chamber, 1.8 x 0.6 m, 0.4 m deep. The bottom was covered with small stones and bark. A cranium was found at the northern end of the coffin, other bones were found in the middle.
Date:
The collection can be dated to the Early Bronze Age period 3.
Fibula with an hourglass-like shape on the head and spiral ends. Most of the needle is missing; the loop is broken at one end. The fibula is heavily corroded. Length: 9.5 cm. B5765/a.
Small frame-handled knife with an oval, flat end. The tip is missing. The blade is asymmetrical. The knife is green and corroded. Length: 9 cm. B5765/b.
Flange-hilted sword. The blade has a marked, round central rib. The sides are damaged and the tip is broken. The shaft is broken, one fragment is preserved. There are two rivets on the top of the blade, and four rivets on the shaft. The wear on the blade indicates that the shaft was crescent-shaped. The sword is heavily corroded. Length: c. 30 cm. B5765/c.
A collection of bones (no museum number).
Photo: Svein Skare
Location:
Storasund, Karmøy, Rogaland
Context:
Found in a mound in 1902. The burial was documented by an amateur archaeologist while the landowner removed the mound, which measured 20 x 2.5 m. A stone coffin was found at the bottom of the mound; it measured 1.9 x 0.45 m and was 0.46-0.47 m deep, built of four large slabs and covered by two slabs. The bottom was covered with stones with a layer of beach sand and moss on top. Inside were unburnt bones, a fibula (B5765/a) and a knife (B5765/b). The fibula was found in the center of the grave, one end in the sand, while the knife was found in the southern end. A sword (B5765/c) was found in the fill about 0.5 m from the top of the mound. An iron sickle and burnt bones were reportedly found in this mound.
Date:
Early Bronze Age period 3
Fibula with round head and loop with spiral end. Both spirals are broken, one is preserved. The fibula is heavily corroded. Length: c.9.9 cm. B5000/a.
Dagger with button, fragments of bone, wooden sheath and bark. The blade is green and corroded, with straight, parallel sides and a marked midrib. The tip is broken. The blade expands towards the hilt, which has a tongue-shaped shank plate with three rivet holes. There is a rivet in the top rivet hole. Length: 25.5 cm. The handle button is round/oval with a central round pin surrounded by a border of vertical, parallel lines and six spirals. The mouth is partially damaged. Width: c. 4 cm Fragments of a bone shaft are preserved. According to the report, the party ended in a crescent shape; there were two (false?) rivets in addition to the three rivets corresponding to the holes in the shaft plate, and the remains of a loop near the handle knob. Fragments of a wooden scabbard, found under the dagger. One of the fragments has a hole and a bronze nail still embedded. The longest wood fragments are approx. 11.5 cm; there is corroded bronze on one fragment. Pieces of bark were found under the dagger and sheath. A sample of charcoal and cremated bones has been preserved. B5000/b.
Shard of an urn, hardened with ground quartz or coarse sand. The shards have a reddish surface inside and out. Some shards have been glued together. The shards are for a pot with a convex body and concave rim. There is no decoration. The surface is uneven. The original height was probably approx. 20-25 cm and the diameter approx. 15-20 cm. B5000/c.
Location:
Holen, Time, Rogaland
Context:
Found in a burial mound excavated by Gustafson. The mound was 16 m across and had a height of approx. 1.5 m. A stone coffin made of slabs, approx. 2.15 m long and 45-50 cm wide, 80 cm deep, was found southeast of the center. It was empty down to a depth of 30 cm; it was filled with earth, small stones and gravel. At a depth of 35 cm, the fibula and dagger as well as the outline of unburnt bones were found. The bronze was found in the northern part of the coffin. At the bottom of the coffin, fragments of an urn were found in one place. Pieces of cremated bones and charcoal were found in the fill in several places in the mound.
Date:
The fibula is dated to Early Bronze Age Early Period 2, the dagger is Period 2. It is difficult to give the urn an exact date, presumably Period 2, although it may be a later addition.
Arm ring, broken in two; one of the ends is missing. The ring has a triangular cross-section and straight ends. It is worn and some of the decoration is worn and faint. The decoration consists of a border of parallel oblique lines and two rows of triangles made up of short bundles of lines, then a border of parallel, slanting lines. The end has vertical parallel lines. There is some corrosion, otherwise the ring is golden. Width: 8.8 cm.
Location:
Bø, Karmøy, Rogaland
Context:
Found in a small stone cist in a partially destroyed mound around 1887, at Reheia on Karmøy. The mound was small and was located south of the easternmost mound. The cist measured approx. 0.5 cm and was rectangular; it was built from slabs and had a bottom slab and a covering slab. A clay urn with cremated bones was found in the eastern part of the cist. There is no information on the position of the arm ring. Two other small metal objects were found, but were never documented or submitted to the museum, so there is no information about which objects they were. The bracelet was broken into three pieces by the finder, only two parts have survived. There is no information about what happened to the urn and bones.
Date:
Younger Bronze Age period 5.
Ribbed neck collar. It has nine ribs that are weak due to corrosion. The ends are straight but damaged. The collar was broken in two and has been repaired at the museum. Width: c. 9.5 cm, the band measures 4 cm. B4320/a.
Belt plate with central, conical boss. The plate is thin and damaged around the edges; some fragments have been broken off and glued together, while some parts are missing. There is a small loop at the back of the plate, which is slightly raised towards the middle. There are seven belts of decoration, starting with parallel lines alternating with vertical parallel lines, followed by a row of large running spirals, then parallel lines and vertical lines, a row of running spirals, vertical parallel lines and parallel lines, a row of running spirals, ending in parallel lines and vertical lines around the base of the pin, which has no decoration. Width: 18.8 cm. B4320/b.
Fibula, fragment. The bow of a fibula; the pin is kept at the Museum of Cultural History in Oslo (C 123457). The bow consists of a flat and thin sheet of bronze, ending in a square section where a thin bronze rod is inserted into small holes coiles to each side, and the square section continues into an bow that secures the pin. The sheet is decorated with parallel lines and triangles. The other end of the fibula is missing. Golden in color, there are some notches along the edges of the bow. The fibula is known as a Terramara fibula and probably originated in Italy. B4320/c.
Location:
Vigrestad, Hå, Rogaland
Context:
There is very little information about the context. Several items were found at Vigrestad and sold; later the objects were sold to the museums in Bergen and Oslo. The pin belonging to the fibula is in the museum in Oslo (C 13457) as well two belt plate (C 12349) and two belt plates (C 12350). The pin is said to have come from a burial, while the belt plates were found in the ground. There is no other information about the buriall. Thus, it appears that B4320/a-c is a burial assemblage.
Date:
All three objects can be dated to the Early Bronze Age period 2.
Foto: Svein Skare © Universitetsmuseet i Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0
Decorated belt plate with central, conical boss. The edge is damaged, and the loop on the back is broken. The boss is decorated with horizontal parallel ribs, while the plate has parallel lines around the edge, a belt of large running spirals, a belt of parallel lines followed by a belt of smaller running spirals, and parallel lines. There are vertical parallel lines and zigzags around the base of the boss. The decoration is weak due to corrosion. Width: 14.2 cm. B3322/a.
Two ribbed bracelets, with nine ribs and straight ends. Every second rib has small parallel lines that slope either to the left or to the right. One of the bracelets is broken in several places; the fragments are glued together. Golden-red with some corrosion, otherwise the bracelets are well preserved. Width: 7 cm across, the bands measure 3.8 cm. B3322/b.
Fibula with cross-headed pin head and a bow with spiral ends. It is heavily corroded. Length: 9.4 cm. B3322/c.
Location:
Særheim, Klepp, Rogaland
Context:
Found in a burial in a mound, with a diameter of c. 26 m. The mound was excavated by Bendixen in 1879, and the excavation revealed a complex arrangement. The inner mound was surrounded by a narrow ditch and what appears to have been a kerb or terrace, about 2.5 m wide. There was a central cairn, 14 m across and covered by a thin layer of soil, with a layer of stone on top and finally a layer of turf. The stone layer was up to 3.5 m thick. The inner cairn covered two smaller cairns that each contained a stone cist. The smallest cist measured 1 m and was built from slabs. It contained charcoal and cremated bones. The second cist was found in the centre of the mound; it measured 2 m, the sides were built of small flat slabs while the ends were two large stones with flat sides. The bottom was covered by small round pebbles. The belt plate was found in the centre, with a bracelet on both sides, while the fibula was found in one corner of the cist, to the right of where the head would have been. Thus the artefacts were placed in an anatomically correct position .
Date:
The collection is dated to the Early Bronze Age period 2.
Twisted bronze rod, possibly a fragment of a neck ring. The fragment measured 7 inches and was curved when found.
Location:
Unknown farm, Sandnes, Rogaland
Context:
Found in a bog sometime before 1875.
Date:
General Bronze Age dating, most likely a ring from the Late Bronze Age.
Fragment of fibula. The pin head and bow ends are missing, so there are no diagnostic features. Green patina, both fragments are corroded. The pin measures 8.2 cm, the fragment of the bow 3.7 cm.
Location:
Kleppe, Klepp, Rogaland
Context:
Found in 1872 in a large mound at Høybakken. The mound had a central cairn, where a 5-foot chamber was found, built of small flat stones and covered with slabs. The grave contained cremated bones and a belt plate (B2844 and B2845). The bones were in the southern corner, the belt plate in the eastern corner, while the fibula was in the center of the grave.
Date:
Early Bronze Age period 2-3, as found in the same burial as B2844.
Gold spiral rings, both made of a double gold thread. According to Marstrander (1977), the gold is from Schleswig-Holstein and the northern part of Lower Saxony.
Location:
Sele, Klepp, Rogaland
Context:
Found in a grave, underneath a stone slab together with pottery shards and cremated bones.
Date:
Early Bronze Age period 3.
Twisted gold ring, with smooth ends. A similar bracelet was found at Hodne in Klepp municipality (S4091). The gold is from Schleswig-Holstein and the northern part of Lower Saxony. Width: 6.5 cm
Location:
Utvik, Karmøy, Rogaland
Context:
Found in a mound at Reheia on Karmøy in 1823. The mound was the largest of the mounds on the site, on the west side of a standing rock. The chamber was 1.98 x 0.83 m and built of stone and sand. The bracelet was found with gold leaf (B01616), at the northern end of the chamber. A broken bronze sword was found but was not submitted to the museum and is now lost. Some of the stones on the left side of the chamber protruded like shelves, filled with sand, and the sword was found on one of these.
Date:
Early Bronze Age period 3
One half of a necklace, with possible spiral end. It is round and thin, and is decorated with lines.
Location:
Sørbø, Rennesøy, Rogaland
Context:
Found in a cairn in 1847, no other information.
Dating:
Bronze Age
Fibula with hourglass-shaped flat pin head and decorated bow. The ends of the bow are broken; it may have had spiral ends. The bow has striped decoration, while the hourglass has horizontal lines. Golden color, there is some corrosion. The needle: 12.7 cm. Bow: 11.5 cm
Context:
Found in a burial mound at Sola in 1834, no other information. It was allegedly found along with B906-909: two daggers, a sword button and a razor blade. This cannot be confirmed, as the original catalog mentions that the finds may have come from several piles.
Location:
Sola, Sola comm., Rogaland
Date:
Fibulae with hourglass pin heads date to Period 2, although they continue into Period 3.
Bangle, with spiral ends, made of a single solid band of gold. There is little with an oval cross-section. The ends are simple spirals rolled in opposite directions. Some signs of use on the outside of the bracelet. Width: 6.4-8 cm. Weight: 73 g.
Context:
Found at the bottom of a slope near a boathouse, and near a mountain, while digging a ditch. It was found in dark soil about 60-70 cm deep and there was a row of stones. The largest stone measured about 1 m.
Location:
Vikse (no. 70/5), Sveio, Hordaland
Date:
Bracelets with spiral ends are known from the middle of the Bronze Age period 2-4. The gold arm rings from the Early Bronze Age are twisted, so this ring is dated to the Young Bronze Age, period 4.
Large, fully twisted neck ring. The ring has two oval plates at the front, each ending in a spiral. The ring was originally cast in one piece. The right spiral is attached to the plate with two rivets. This is a repair, as the spiral was broken at the transition from the plate and was reattached with the rivets. Similar rings have decorated plates, but this ring has no ornamentation. The ring is twisted in one direction. As the patina dissolved in the bog and the finder washed it, the ring is now golden. Baudou’s type XVI C3. Diameter: 22.4 cm. Photo: Svein Skare © University Museum in Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0
Context:
Found while digging trenches along the foot of a spring, close to an old landslide. The ring was placed on the edge of a rock in a layer of sandy soil, which was covered by a layer of peat. It was placed so that it would have been visible until the bog grew and covered it.
Location:
Støle (gnr. 35/6), Etne, Hordaland
Date:
Rings of this type are dated to the Younger Bronze Age period 6.
Half of a twisted neck ring of the Wendel type (B6877/a) with sharp ribs. The end is missing. Green patina and heavily corroded. Diameter: c. 15.5 cm.
Complete twisted ring of type Wendel (B6877/b), with sharp ribs. It is broken in half and there is some wear on the flanges. Green patina. The ring is thinner than B06877/a. Diameter: 16 cm
Complete twisted ring of type Wendel (B6877/c). The ribs are less marked than on the other two rings, and the ring is thinner. Green patina, there is some corrosion. Diameter: c.15.5 cm.
Disc-head pin with multiple discs (B6877/d), consisting of five smaller discs connected by flat rods and arranged in a rectangle with one disc in the center and the other four forming the corners of the head. Each disc has a raised rib around the edge and a raised ring with a small boss in the middle. The central disc has a larger boss in the middle. A disc is broken off. The needle is bent at the top, so that the disc is attached vertically. Dark green patina and some corrosion. The rectangle rotates on the stick. The needle measures c. 10.5 cm, the rectangle measures 8×6 cm. Baudou’s type XXV B2 d.
Disc-head pin with multiple discs (B6877/e) consisting of five smaller discs connected by flat rods and arranged in a rectangle with one disc in the middle and the other four forming the corners of the head. Each disc has a raised rib around the edge and a raised ring with a small boss in the middle. The pin is missing, and one disk is missing, another disk is broken off, and a third disk was broken when it was found, but has been glued back onto the head. The boss on the center disc is smaller than on B6877/d, and there is more damage to the discs. The rectangle measures 7.5×6 cm. Baudous type XXV B2 d. Only three such staples are known, the third was found in a hoard at Vestby, Oppland county in Eastern Norway.
Context:
The collection was found in gravel under a rock in 1916, while land was being cleared to build a house. The location is close to the houses on the farm, about 7 meters above sea level.
Location:
Vikedal (number 77/41), Kvam, Hordaland
Date:
The collection can be dated to Late Bronze Age Period 6. Wendel rings have a general dating from Late Bronze Age Period 5 into the Early Iron Age, and although the needles are rare, they are generally dated to Period 6.
Spiral finger ring. Coiled spiral ring, made from a rounded bronze band. The ring is flat inside. There is some corrosion. Width: 2.4 cm Photo: Svein Skare © University Museum in Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0
Context:
No information is available.
Location:
Unknown, found in Hålandsdalen, Fusa, Hordaland
Date:
General Bronze Age dating, possibly Early Bronze Age Period 3 based on a comparison with similar spiral finger rings.
Disc-headed pin (B5962/a). The disc is decorated with three concentric rings around a small projection. The needle is slightly bent. Dark green patina. Baudou’s type XXV B 2b. Length: 13.1 cm. Width: 2 cm across the disc. Weight: 10 g.
Double button (B5962/b), consisting of two round plates connected by a short rod. The top plate is convex and has a border of dots around the edge. There are also two circles on one side of the plate, both faint and worn. Dark green patina. Length: 1.6 cm. Width: 2.7 cm. Weight: 8 g.
Half of a pair of tweezers (B5962/c), broken at the hoop. Straight sides, wider at the edge. Three parallel lines run from the hoop to the edge. These lines were discovered after the fragment was cleaned at the conservation laboratory. Dark green patina. The decoration is similar to Montelius: Minnen 1365. Length: 4.9 cm. Width: 0.5 cm (edge). Weight 2 g.
Razor (B5962/d) (possibly knife). Triangular, broad blade that ends in a short pincer. Part of the leaf is missing. Dark green patina. Length: 7.3 cm. Width: 2.8 cm. Weight: 9 g.
Context:
The objects were found in a burial in Vestbøstad. Røysen was one of a group of four at Kalveidet, excavated in 1905 (De Lange 1905). The dykes were placed in a slightly curved row from NE to SW by the islet, which is flat and cultivated. The Røys were located close to land in outlying areas and in small fields. One of the excavated piles had been disturbed earlier during the removal of stone used to build fences, and metal objects had been found and removed. The items were not delivered to the museum and are presumably lost. No other items were found. The cairn was large, about 25 m across and about 3.5 m high. Two stone chests were found; one was about 2 m long and built of large flat stones. There were no finds, although the size of the coffin suggests that this was an Early Bronze Age burial. The second coffin was found five m from the western edge of the cairn. It was built from six slabs, set on the base of the cairn, and measured 1×0.6 m. The cist contained ashes, large pieces of cremated bones and three bronze objects among the bones: a needle, a razor and a stud. A fourth object, one half of a pair of tweezers, was found outside and close to the coffin. The other half were not located.
Location:
Vestbøstad (no. 61/14), Fitjar, Hordaland
Date:
The needle is of a type that usually dates to the Younger Bronze Age period 4 or transition to period 5. The double button is dated to period 4-5. Tweezers and plane have a general date to period 4-6.
Two spiral bracelets B3426, made of coiled, flat bronze wire with a flat and slightly oval cross-section. Both are golden, the patina has been removed and both have scratches. The shortest ring has a broken end. Otherwise, the ends are flat and slightly rounded. Ring 1: Length approx. 9.5 cm, width 7 cm over the widest end. Ring 2: Length 10.5 cm, width 6.8 cm across the widest end. Photo: Svein Skare
Context:
The rings were found approx. 1.25 m deep in a peat bog, sometime before 1824. The rings were intertwined when they were found.
Location:
Kvamme (no. 89), Radøy, Hordaland
Date:
Spiral bracelets have a wide dating range. Rings with flat ends are dated to Younger Bronze Age period 4, according to Baudou 1960. Johansen (1993) dates the rings from Kvamme to Younger Bronze Age period 5. A probable dating is therefore Younger Bronze Age period 4-5.
Fragmented fibula with spiral (B3678). Only a small fragment of the spiral’s upper part and the pin are preserved today, but the arch was apparently present when the fibula was found. The needle has a dark green patina with some golden spots and some corrosion, while the coil and fragment are corroded. Length: 7.4 cm Width: 1.2 cm (spiral) Photo: Svein Skare © University Museum in Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0
Context:
Found in a small cist in a cairn. The cist contained burnt bones and the fibula. According to Per Fett (1951), it is possible that the find was made on another farm, Hatlebrekke (no. 57) and that due to a misunderstanding it was attributed to Ristesund; but the find definitely came from a burial, which was not professionally excavated.
Location:
Ristesund (gnr. 61), Sande, Møre & Romsdal
Date:
Fibulae of this type are generally dated to Early Bronze Age period 2 or 3. As the pin head is not preserved, a more precise dating cannot be given.
Bronze axe with curved, semi-circular blade and flat neck (B3295/a). Low arches from the blade to the neck. According to the finder, the axe had the remains of a wooden handle. There is no trace of it now. It has a green patina, the edge has been sanded in modern times, and there is some corrosion on the arches. Langquaid type (Vandkilde’s type B4). Length: 22.3 cm Width: 10 cm across the widest part of the blade.
Bronze axe with curved, semicircular blade (B3295/b). The axe is broken in two and part of the neck and neck are missing. This appears to be old damage, before the closure of the axe, as indicated by marks around the break. Low arches from the blade, presumably to the neck. There is some corrosion and damage to the arches, there are also signs of hammering. Dark green patina, some golden spots and the edge has been sharpened in modern times. Langquaid type (Vandkilde’s type B4). Length: c. 16 cm. Width: 8.8 cm across the widest part of the blade.
A small arm ring formed from a bronze plate. (B3295c) The hoop has pointed ends, and one is broken off and missing. The surface has five rounded ribs that end in points at each end. It has a dark green patina and there is some corrosion towards the ends. The size indicates that it probably belonged to a child. A similar find has been found in Sweden and one in Poland. W 4.9 cm. Photo: Adnan Icagic © University Museum in Bergen, CC BY-SA 4.0
Location:
Steine (gnr. 18), Aurland, Sogn and Fjordane
Context:
Found in a clock, Grimuri, at Låvisberget by the water near the road to the sommerstølen. According to the finder, the axes and bracelet were lying on a large stone, possibly covered by smaller stones and soil.
Date:
The collection of finds dates to the Early Bronze Age period 1. Axes of this type are old and should be placed in the Early Bronze Age period 1b. The arm brace has few parallels, but those that exist are dated to the Early Bronze Age period 1.
