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Denne vakkert dekorerte skituppen ble funnet av arkeologer sammen med annet søppel i avfallslagene ved Folkebibliotek-tomta på 1980-tallet. Og er i dag utstilt i Middelalderutstillingen ved NTNU Vitenskapsmuseet.

I følge Axel Christophersen, professor i arkeologi ved museet, kan tuppen ha tilhørt en birkebeinerski. Selv om det finnes flere teorier, er det ikke utenkelig at en birkebeinerleder hadde tilknytning til en større bygård i Trondheim. Utskjæringene på skituppen tyder også på at det tilhørte ski som har vært satt stor pris på.

I begynnelsen av 1200-tallet var birkebeinerne fremdeles i sentrale maktfunksjoner i Trondheim og i følge kongessagaene var de kjent for å bruke ski som fremkomstmiddel. Kongessagaene forteller om to birkebeinere som flyktet på ski over fjellet fra Lillehammer-traktene til Østerdalen med den to år gamle kongssønnen Håkon Håkonsson under kofta. Målet var Nidaros, og redningsaksjonen var igangsatt i 1206 under borgerkrigen mot baglerne for å redde barnet ut av baglerkontrollert område. I 1217 tok birkebeinerne Håkon Håkonsson til konge.

Funnet som nylig ble gjort av et birkebeinerskjelett i den gamle brønnen på Sverresborg tyder også på at opplysningene i de gamle kongesagaene er rimelig korrekte og styrker dens troverdighet. Håkon Håkonsson var barnebarn av kong Sverre. Både Håkon Håkonssons saga og Sverres saga ble skrevet i kongenes egen levetid.

This carefully decorated ski-tip was found by archeologists together with other trash in the trash layers near the Trondheim public library during excavations in the 1980s. The ski-tip is today exhibited in the Medieval Exhibition at the NTNU University Museum.

According to Axel Christophersen, professor in Archeology at the museum, it is possible that the ski-tip could have belonged to a “Birkebeiner” (a name given to the followers of King Sverre around year 1200). Although there are other theories, the carvings on the tip gives the impression that the ski it had belonged to were valuable and it is not unlikely that one of the leaders among the “Birkebeiner” were connected to one of the larger townhouses in Trondheim.

In the beginning of the 1200s the Birkebeiners still kept important power functions in Trondheim and according to the Kings’ sagas, they were known for using ski as means of transportation. The Kings’ sagas tells the story about two “Birkebeinere” who fled over the mountain from Lillehammer to Østerdalen with the two-years old, Håkon Håkonsson hidden under their jacket. Håkon Håkonsson was the son of the king and the grandson of King Sverre, and the aim was to rescue him from “Baglere” (follower of a clerical party that fought King Sverre). And in 1217 he was crowned as king.

The Kings’ saga is found to be credible, also supported by more recent findings. In an old well in the Sverresborg Museum it has been found a skeleton of a Birkebeiner, mentioned in the saga, something which strengthens its credibility. Both the saga of Håkon Håkonsson and the saga of King Sverre were both written during their lifetime.

Vennligst krediter/Please credit: Foto/photo: Åge Hojem, NTNU Vitenskapsmuseet

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