Birka Comb, BJ 581, Bone war horn But they also settled peacefully

But they also settled peacefully and traveled far from their homelands in swift and sturdy ships to explore

in a supernatural empowerment of the Viking way of life

” –  Professor Jón Viðar Sigurðsson

as well as in England

Birka Comb, BJ 581, Bone war horn But they also settled peacefullyHandmade bone comb that has been carefully reconstructed from the find in grave Bj 581 in Birka. The comb is quite large in comparison with most other Viking Age finds, which requires larger, rarer sheets of bone to craft. The comb was found in grave Bj 581 and belonged to a 10th Century professional warrior who had also been buried with a sword, an axe, a spear, armour piercing arrows, a battle knife, two shields, and two horses, one mare and one