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These are some of the many Viking and Magyar style bag and tarsolies I have made. All bags and tarsolies are custom made in a variety of materials and techniques and truly one of a kind. My bags are all hand made and based on an extensive research of archaeological originals from Viking age Scandinavia and Hungary.

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Here is my interpretation of the tarsoly from Björkö grave Bj 93B. The tarsoly is made from vegetable-tanned leather and wool, hand sewed with waxed linen thread and silk. The bronze mounts are from Max at Kvalitativt Krigsbyte, highly recommended! Anne-Sofie Gräslund call these bags type 3A in Birka II:I. Gräslund wrote that the inner bag was constructed from dark reddish brown coarse wool (5 threads/cm). I've sewn the bag with silk thread in a hand wowen madder dyed tabby weave. The locking bridge is a unusually enough made in iron, a detail I've kept on the reconstruction. It might have been mended or replaced during the life of the tarsoly. The locking bridge is riveted through the cloth and mounted to a leather backing for stability. The original find has traces from a drawstring at the top so I made one as well.

10th century Magyar-style tarsoly. Dyed full grain vegetable tanned leather with simple incised pattern and a center locking mount. The lid is covered with silk and bronze mounts and the inside of the bag is lined with 80 year old handwoven linen. The edges are covered with natural coloured, hand tanned seal leather.

Viking age tarsoly in deep red leather with bronze mounts. Based on the tarsoly from Jämtland (SHM 107042) in full grain, vegetable-tanned leather hand sewed with waxed linen thread. Cast bronze lid mounts from Burr Öhrström, locking bridge by me.

Scandinavian viking age tarsoly based on a bag from Jämtland (SHM 107042). Full grain, vegetable-tanned leather hand sewed with waxed linen thread. Cross-hatch pattern on the lid, back and inside. Cast bronze fittings from Burr Öhrström.

Scandinavian style tarsoly based on a bag from Jämtland (SHM 107042). Full grain, vegetable-tanned leather hand sewed with waxed linen thread. Cast bronze fittings from Burr Öhrström.

10th century Magyar-style tarsoly. Tarsoly in full grain vegetable tanned leather with hand tanned reindeer leather edges. The lid is covered with silk and the whole bag is lined with 80 year old handwoven linen. Cast tarsoly fittings from Armour & Castings in Kiev, Ukraine. Locking bridge and strap end by me.

Scandinavian tarsoly. Tarsoly based on Röstaväskan from Jämtland. Hand sewn in vegetable-tanned, full grain leather from Malung with waxed linen thread. Cast bronze mounts with brass rivets.

10th century Magyar-style tarsoly. Bright red leather with simple incised line decorations on the lid and a center locking mount. Brass edge fittings, a simple folded strap end and eight square strap mounts with brass rivets.

10th century Magyar-style tarsoly. Full grain vegetable tanned leather with hand tanned reindeer leather edges. The lid is covered with a woven gold coloured silk and the whole bag is lined with 80 year old handwoven linen.

Scandinavian tarsoly. Tarsoly based on Röstaväskan from Jämtland. Full grain vegetable tanned leather with cast bronze fittings.

10th century Magyar-style tarsoly. Full grain vegetable tanned leather with hand tanned reindeer leather edges. The lid is covered with a deep red silk and the whole bag is lined with 80 year old handwoven linen. Large and small bear fittings from Peter Beatson, locking fitting and strap end by me.

Tarsoly. Tarsoly with a full plate lid and locking strap. The bag is constructed out of red veg tanned leather with reindeer leather edges and hand sewed with linnen thread. The inside is covered with a deep green colored lamb suede. Similar ones can be found in Szolnok-Strázsahalo and Rakamaz-Strázsadomb.

Tarsoly in red leather with bronze mounts. Based on the tarsoly from Jämtland (SHM 107042) in full grain, vegetable-tanned leather hand sewed with waxed linen thread. Cast bronze lid and strap mounts.

Tarsoly inspired by Björkö grave Bj 93B. Made from veg-tanned leather and diamond twill wool, hand sewed with waxed linen thread and silk. Inner bag is made from diamond twill wool, sewn with silk thread. The locking bridge is made from bronze and riveted through the cloth and mounted to a leather backing for stability.