VIKING GLASS CUP, Birka, Sweden. Forest Glass / Waldglas.
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VIKING GLASS CUP. Birka, Sweden. Forest Glass / Waldglas.
Forest glass (German Waldglas) was typical of the late Middle Ages in Central and Northwest Europe and was produced until the 18th century, particularly in regions with abundant sand rich in quartz and wood used to produce potash. This type of glass was used for making vessels and later also stained glass.
This is a replica of a Viking glass goblet found in Birka, Sweden. Ideal also for modern lovers of beer :D Skål!
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- Height: 17 cm
- Volume about 0.5 liters
The green color of forest glass is caused by ferrous oxide – FeO. The term forest glass (German Waldglass) is historical, as glassworks required charcoal to heat the glass furnaces. Since wood was abundant in forests, glassworks were often established in mountainous and forested areas near borders.
Birka, located on the island of Björkö in Lake Mälaren 30 kilometers west of Stockholm, was a vital Viking Age trading center founded around 750 AD. As Sweden's first town, it connected Scandinavia with Europe before being abandoned around 975 AD.
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