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Västergötlandsmuseet chose to have an exhibition about these bronze shields because they want to tell people about the importance of the region in a time where we do not know much. 3000 years is a lot of time, and the fact that they found shields from that period is astonishing. The rarity of bronze also shows that this region was rich and prosporous, which is an interesting topic, since there is no previous records of riches in the area. This is important to tell, as we are not aware of this period, and to learn about it shows us how the world was and what it was like to live in that period and what they believed in.

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This book can also show us that Skara was a Catholic city in the past.

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Midsummer the 21th of June. That day the Swedisch people and other people all over the world celebrate the longest day of the year and the beginning of summer.
That day they dance, sing, and so on. Actually just everyone being happy together with their family and friends.

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The museum chose to display this book because it is an important background of Skara. It supports the argument that Skara was a very important crossroad in the past. Also, that Skara does not have the same importance now compared to the past, but it was very important for Swedish history. Eg. Skara had the first veterinarian school, also when Kata was found, it changed the history of Christianity.

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-The well preserved skeleton shows that she was 160 cm tall. There are no wear and tear on the skeleton, no signs of hard work. She had nice smooth teeth, without caries, infections. The skeleton testifies to a privileged life, but despite that she was only 30-35 years old at the time of the death.
-Kata gets to be guide to life on the large farm in the final stages of the Viking Age. Through her they want to tell about life and death in Västergötland 1000 years ago. Kata has therefore been given the name of the new destination in Varnhem - Kata Gård.

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Magnus Eriksson was the king of Sweden and Norway and had a castle in Skara. During his period of ruling the country there was peace in Sweden. He also made a lot of money with high taxes in Skara.

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Skara is the third-oldest city in Sweden and was a religious center both before and after the arrive of Christianity because of Sweden's oldest cathedral and two monastaries that were founded in the 13th century. In addition to that, in 1015 it became the town of Sweden's first bishop.
Because of the lack of storage for trash and feces, the habitants of Skara just threw it on the streets, that's why the ground contained an lot of it snd rose.

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Skaramissalet is one of the biggest treasures found in the Västragötalands museum. It is a manuscript in Latin made the year 1150, and it describes the Catholic church service. Skaramissalet is thought to be the oldest book in Sweden. There are two volumes of the book, one found in the Skara library, and one found in the Västragötalands museum.

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3000 year old Bonze shields are stored in Västergötlandsmuseet. They originate from a place called Fröslunda on the Kålland peninsula. At the time, bronze was a very valuable material, so why did they throw away 18 bronze shields?

Many theories about what the shields stood for and why they were thrown away. At the museum, they tell us about the different theories through stories about the shields. It is theorized that the shields symbolized the sun, but there are also theories that the patterns on the shields stand for fertility. They are theorized to the thrown away as an offering for more food.

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-Kata, a woman that owned a large farm "Varnhem" during the first half of the 11th century. The fine coffin and the runestone clearly indicate that Kata belonged to the community's  elite, , since she was the first Christians in Sweden.

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Forbyn is a reconstruction of how people lived ages ago. Skara chooses to not remove the 'city' so you can imagine how life was in Sweden. You can find differences but also similarities. You can even go inside some buildings, that way you have the full experience. The primary school of Skara also organises a day in 3th grade, where the children live a day like back then.
There also are a lot of activities. They really try to kind of keep it alive. For example midsummer is celebrated there and in autumn there is a very popular ghost walk.
You have, among others a church, a postoffice and a farmers house. All from different ages but from the same century.