VIKING FLINT STRIKER/FIRE STARTER, C.900-1100 AD

From a group found in the Baltic hinterland. These accord specifically with Typology of Fire Starters from the Viking Age Norway (http://sagy.vikingove.cz/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Norwegian-fire-strikers.pdf) first example, which the author states "The most common type of Norwegian fire strikers, identified as Rygh 426", "almost one-third of all finds comes from the 10th century". This example is just over 2 " in length with virtually all original surface to one side and most to the other.