Page 96 of 'The Viking World', James Graham-Campbell, says there is evidence of bronze casting in Birka. Sounds good. Unfortunately that's pretty much all it says but it means I'm on the right track.
I chose Birka because we've been recreating life in 9-10th C Birka for our campsite over the last few years and I wanted to build on that. Nice to hear that there actually was a fine metal workshop there around the right time period.
This book also has an image of a beautiful bronze brazier from 800AD, imported from Baghdad, found in Sweden. It's a bit early, but since it is still in existence now, that exact item would have been in existence in the right part of the world while my craftsman was working. Nice thought. Makes it all a bit real. He could have been to see it in another workshop.
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