Viking Village

Overall length 8-1/2". Handle contains knife on one side, screwdriver/bottle opener on the other side. Picture of vikking ship on handle. Made by Haugrud Pewter, Norway.

The acanthus design is based on a plant native to the Mediterranean region, and was brought back to Norway by the Vikings. This design is frequently used in Norwegian folk art.

Norwegian pewter letter opener by Dal-Tinn, Norway. The acanthus design is based on a Mediterranean plant brought back to Norway by the Vikings.  This design is often used in Norwegian folk art.

Norwegian pewter letter opener y Dal-Tinn, Norway. The bonderose, or farmer's rose, pattern is a design from a farmer whose soil would not support roses so he designed his own!

In Viking days pewter was more precious than gold. The kings used pewter (konge tinn) utensils while the servants used gold utensils! The cheese plane was "invented" by a Norwegian carpenter who tired of using his wood plane to shave a slice of cheese, usually gjectost (carmelized goat cheese), fashioned a plane just for this purpose.

Handcast pewter napkin rings by A.S. Tinn-Per of Norway. Norwegian pewter is a hard metal. Rosemaling is folk art designs, unique to each region, originally used to decorate homes including wood objects such as plates, bowls and boxes.