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Vestvågøy - 21 Borg House Remains I:Ia Site/Artefact Borg farm number 93 Type House remains from Borg I:Ia Site Number Nr. 4a NGO Grid Reference 22483,1 1141836,1 List of Sites and Artefacts Click Here Interactive Map Click Here Description Placing of the house at a focal point in the landscape, imported artefacts, and size of the house, are all elements indicating a centre of power and influence, a Chieftain's house from pagan times in Lofoten. In the 10th Century, the house seems to have been abounded, or pulled down. At least it is not in use after this period. Could this have been the house of Olaf Tvennumbryni, the Chieftain who left to Iceland to settle with his people? Why leave to Iceland? Based on what causes? And what kind of changes were operating in the society, here at the Sacred Heights? What kind of archaeological material and written sources can tell us about changes from Pagan times towards Christianity. Excavation Details Remains of this house site resulted in large scale excavations from 1986-1989. The results showed two house sites covering each other, dated from AD 200-1000. Priority was given the house foundation I:Ia, which is interpreted as the remains of a Chieftain's Residence. The oldest house foundation (Borg I:Ib) is dated back to the Early Iron age, and measured 67 m in length and 6-7 m wide. It seems that this house was pulled down to build a bigger house about AD 700. This house foundation (Borg I:Ia) measured 83 m in length and about 9 m wide and was probably erected, or pulled down in the middle of the 10th Century. This is one of the biggest house foundations excavated from the Merovingian Period and Viking period in Scandinavia. Artefacts found in different rooms in the house bear witness of a mighty Chieftain. Imported drinking vessels, clay-sherds from fine tankards and fine work of gold filigree, are only some examples which shed light on long distance travelling or at least contacts with areas from far away. In one of the postholes in the banquet hall, five small gold leaf amulets were found.   Could these be archaeological remains of religious rituals in pagan times? And what do we know about day to day activities and handcrafts? Access/Ownership Lofotr Vikingmuseum at Borg References Borg in Lofoten- a chieftains farm in Northern Norway 2003, (Red.) Gerd S. Munch, Olav Sverre Johansen og Else Roesdahl. Arkeologiske Skrifter nr. 1, Lofotr- Vikingmuseet pŒ Borg. Check out the following sections of the website for related information: Further finds and observations from the Chieftains house Finds from Borg I:Ia Olaf Tvennumbruni Imported material Other Vestvågøy Sites and Artefacts 1. Borg 2. Buksnesfjorden 3. Bøstad 4. Eggum 5. Einangen 6. Eltoft 7. Holsneset 8. Holsøya 9. Kvalnes 10. Moland 11. Nykmark 12. Skjerpen 13. Trollsteinen 14. Uttakleiv 15. Vendalsjord 16. The Stone Crosses 17. Malnes 18. Borg Burial Mounds 19. Borg Burial Mounds 20. Borg Roman House Site 21. Borg House Remains I:Ia 23. Borg I:Ib 24. Borg House Remains 25. Borg - Midden 26. Borg House Site 27. Borg House Sites 28. Borg Farm Ruins 29. Borg Medieval Sites 30. Borg Burial Mounds 31. Borg Possible Settlement 32. Borg Medieval House Site 33. Borg Boat Houses 34. Burial Mound 35. Burial Mound 36. Borg Burial Mound 37. Borg Modern Church 38. Bøstad Burial Cairn 39. Bøstad Removed Burials 40. Bøstad - Courtyard 41. Boat House and Burial 42. Bøstad House Sites 43. Bøstad Farm Mound 44. Rystad Boat Houses 45. Rystad Burial Mound 46. Burial and Farm Mound 47. Rystad Burial Mound 48. Rystad - Burials 49. Rystad Burial Cairn 50. Handberg Charcoal-Pits 51. Handberg Farm Mound 52. Handberg Charcoal Pit - 1 53. Handberg Charcoal Pit -2 54. Handberg Charcoal Pit - 3 55. Handberg Charcoal Pit - 4 56. Handberg Charcoal Pits 57. Handberg Charcoal Pit 58. Vendalsjord 59. Lie Burial Mound 60. Lie Boat House 61. Lie 62. Løvdal 63. Borgfjord Indre 64. Sletteng 65. Borgfjord Ytre 66. Ytre Borgfjord - Burial 67. Borgfjord Ytre 68. Ytre Borgfjord 69. Borgfjord Ytre 70. Hagvåg Boat House 71. Hagvåg Burial Mound 72. Hagvåg Bridge Construction 73. Evjen Farm Mound

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