[SCA-AS] Swedish measuring rod

[Haraldr Bassi]

http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/measurement.shtml

Sounds like a long ell stika.

Haraldr

Saint Phlip wrote:
> As a blacksmith, I spend a fair amount of my time with other
> (mundane) smiths, and last weekend I went to a meeting in RI at the
> South County Museum. A gentleman there presented a measuring stick,
> of a style that had been used from about 1100 CE in Swedwn, until
> Sweden changed over to the metric system. This stick was designed to
> hang in the local churches as the measuring standard for which
> everything in Sweden was measured- only a particular smith in every
> generation had the right to produce these for the various churches,
> and the stick that this gentleman showed us had been made for him by
> the smith who has that right today.
> 
> The item I looked at was made of (roughly) 3/4" X 3/8" bar stock. The
> measuring area on it was about 23 1/4" long, divided into fourths,
> with an approximately 5 1/2" long (twisted) handle.
> 
> Can anybody tell me what these things are called, and where I might
> find more information out about them? I'm thinking they might be an
> interesting item to make for our Norse/Viking enthusiasts, as well as
> a potential A&S project.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
>