Although wheel thrown (and hand built) pottery can be found throughout most of Asia and Europe by 900 AD there are few Viking examples as they chose to make their tableware using wood and/or stone. Most pottery found in Denmark was simple, coiled, functional pottery made of low-fire earthenware.
While hand-built pottery was the norm in Denmark, the city of Ribe was the exception. Shards of wheel-thrown pottery dating as early as 900AD have been found at Ribe. “A very special characteristic of Ribe is the presence of a professional potter on the market place by the river from the beginning of the 8th century.” (1) It is unknown why it took such a long time (300 plus years) for wheel-thrown pottery to be produced in other parts of Scandinavia.
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By odd coincidence, I just recently saw part of a TV program that was showing excavations on the marketplace at Ribe! What a fascinating display! Thank you!