{"id":127,"date":"2021-01-22T14:03:42","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T13:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/?page_id=127"},"modified":"2021-12-07T15:44:29","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T14:44:29","slug":"the-kitchenware","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/osebergvikingarv.no\/eng\/the-oseberg-ship\/the-oseberg-find-in-short\/the-kitchenware\/","title":{"rendered":"The kitchenware"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Enough equipment to stock a kitchen was found during the Oseberg excavation. This might have been a symbol of power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The elite showed their might through hosting great feasts and sacrificial events. Excavators found two iron pots of different size, one with a tripod. The iron pots might be a particular symbol of status and power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the utensils found were also three whisks, five ladles of different sizes, two kitchen axes, an iron knife and a milk strainer. The dishes consisted of three small troughs, a few trays and a wooden bowl. The millstone for grinding flour consists of two circular stones with a hole in the middle, with the wooden lever intact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some buckets were among the equipment, including the Buddha-bucket. The name derives from the two Buddha-like figures on the handle. This likely came from Ireland and could be a proof of the Viking expansion of pillage and trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n