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Hand-forged iron Viking bowl lamp with a long spout modelled on the Oseberg lamp from the 9th century. 18 x 14 cm. Productdetails...
Hand forged Viking bowl lamp of iron.
This hand-forged bowl lamp was inspired from the iron Viking lamp from the ship burial at Oseberg in Norway.The Viking bowl lamp is forged from iron and has a long spout that is simply placed on a stick driven into the ground at any height.
The original Oseberg lamp had a bowl measuring 15.5 x 6 cm and dates back to the Viking Age of the 9th century AD. It was fitted with a 44 cm long metal spike. However, this is quite bulky and unwieldy and is difficult to transport.
The original Oseberg lamp was also fixed in height and therefore not as versatile as a lamp on a wooden stick, which can be procured anywhere and in any length.
The "Oseberg" Viking bowl lamp is 18 high. The bowl measures 14 x 4 cm.
The spout has a width of 3 cm at the base.
Link to the original Viking lamp from Oseberg...
Viking Age bowl lamps of the Oseberg lamp type can be lit very well with leftover wax, to which you simply add a few small pieces of wood or, even better, a piece of dried tinder fungus as a wick. Twisted cotton strips or old burlap can also be used as a wick. To extinguish the fire, simply place a wooden board on top of the bowl lamp so that the flames go out.
Of course, this Viking bowl lamp also works with paraffin, lamp oil, beeswax or tallow.
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