Karl-Oskar Erlandsson (an archaeologist from Kalmar) said that from the over 1,000 Viking-era bracelets in the country’s State Historical Museum, only three of the ancient objects are made of iron.

NEIL OLIVER:These dark lines, etched into the marble, are Viking runes ancient Viking writing ... where you can get clothes, you can get jewellery, you can get furnishings for your home.