[Regia-NA] *Viking Beads, Jewellery, and small Whetstones

[rmhowe]

When I went to the Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga in Washington
last year at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History I kept a 
record of one of the souvenir providers for the exhibition.
I probably should have kept a record of the glass maker as well.:

K. Norman - Guldsmide & Silversmide
phone +46 910 78 19 88   Fax: +46 910 78 19 98
email: norman.guld@guldriket.se     http://www.guldriket.se    6/2000
Viking Whetstones and Viking Style Glass Beads 
(the ones from the Smithsonian World of the Vikings Exhibit)
K. Norman, Guldsmide & Silversmide Est. 1979
"Since the beginning of 1979 we have specialised in the manufacture of 
reproduction jewellery using original old-fashioned techniques. The 
Vikings loved and treasured these colorful glass beads. They traded 
beads in market places in the Mediterranean where traders from all 
the Middle East gathered. Most of the glass beads were imported but 
the Vikings started their own  production in places like Helgo in 
Sweden, Kaupang in Norway, and Ribe in Denmark. Create your own unique
Viking Jewelry: Make a necklace, a bracelet, etc. Just string them 
on a leather thong.  Mix them with any of our Viking Silver Filigree 
Beads, Viking Carnelian Beads, or Viking Bronze Pendants.  
Colored fine Viking Whetstones as well."

Thought some of you might like to look at this.
I picked through a lot of little packages at the time
and am quite pleased with what I got. The whetstones I picked
out were quite colorful, one being a darker red and lighter green mix.

Just happened to be rearranging my Addresses list and saw this.
I'm on the east coast U.S.A. and have no affiliation at all.

Magnus