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In burial no. 25, excavated by Oluf Rygh in 1875, a spindle whorl was found alongside burnt bones, a knife, a clay pot, and the needle also on display.   

The spindle whorl, a key artifact in textile production, sheds light on the daily life of our prehistoric ancestors. While wool was the primary material used for clothing, various plant fibers such as linen and nettle were also spun into thread. This process was labor-intensive, involving the harvesting of materials and culminating in the creation of textiles. The spindle and spindle whorl played vital roles in this process, facilitating the spinning of thread. While this whorl is crafted from iron, spindle whorls span a spectrum of materials, including ceramics, stone, bone, and wood. Each material lends its own unique weight to the whorl, impacting its suitability for spinning various types of thread 

In Old Norse, Greek, and Roman mythologies, the goddesses of fate were depicted spinning and determining the length of thread, symbolizing the weaving of destiny.

It has been suggested that the word seiðr, known as the Old Norse practice of magic by female sorcerers, originally also meant “thread.” These sorceresses, known as völvas, were thought to manipulate the threads of fate, suggesting a connection between the act of spinning thread and the shaping of destiny. It is through such activities that our ancestors not only created essential textiles but also, perhaps, participated in the weaving of the very fabric of fate itself.