Ebook: The Högom Find and Other Migration Period Textiles and Costumes in Scandinavia: Högom, Part II

The present work deals with the rich textile find from the Migration Period warrior's grave at Högom, Medelpad, and discusses the questions which the find raises in a comparative context. The excavation of mound 2 at Högom between 1949 and 1951 resulted in the hitherto largest single grave find of textiles in Sweden. Extensive parts of the costume have been preserved. Of the tunic, the greater part of the back survives, together with part of the front, the upper part of one sleeve and part of both cuffs. Small fragments of trousers, cloak and a tunic laid above the man's head are also extant. No less important than the quantity of finds was the fact of the grave being untouched.