Jordbruk och järnproduktion i Jämtland
Två näringar i södra Storsjöbygden under folkvandringstid
JordbrukJärnproduktionJärnJämtlandFolkvandringstidJärnålderStorsjönOvikenMyrvikenHackåsMyssjöDragedeKulturdualism
This essay is about two areas called Hackås and Myrviken, situated in the middle of Sweden around the lake Storsjön. In Hackås we can see traces after an early agrarian settlement, and in Myrviken we find Jämtlands largest concentration of ironmaking sites from around 400 AD. There are no clear evidence of the agrarian settlement in Myrviken, and only two ironmaking sites in Hackås. These two economies functioned at the same time, but were clearly separated. My purpose is to discuss if it was the farmers of Hackås who made iron in Myrviken, or if it was somebody else.