The Viking shoulder bag from Hedeby measures 27 × 25 cm.
The Hedeby satchel is well known in the world of Viking re- enactment as a cloth or leather satchel that is attached to two carved wooden rails, on which the shoulder strap is attached. The name is derived from the Viking city of Haithabu (Hedeby) in northern Germany, which was the second largest city in the north during the Viking era.
Although no fully preserved satchels survive from the Viking period, their function is inferred from later finds of very similar satchels among the Sami in Lapland.
In addition to the satchel handles from Hedeby, similar components are known from Birka in Sweden and Viborg in Denmark. The satchel handles from Hedeby were made of ash and maple and measured 18 to 49 cm in length and 7 to 13 mm in thickness.
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