Niklas Eriksson
Biographic Data
| ID | 6042262 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Niklas Eriksson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Niklas |
| FAMILY NAME | Eriksson |
| SIGNATURE | ERIKSSON N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Stockholm University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3024-8192 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 24 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A Historical Archaeology of Swedish Naval Lodjas and a Survey of a 1660 Wreck Barrier Outside Dalarö Sea Fortress
Falken 1631–1651
The ‘Varmbådan Wreck’, located outside Porkkala in the Finnish archipelago, was discovered more than 50 years ago. Recent research has identified the ship as the Swedish warship Falken, built in Stockholm in 1631, and which sank in 1651. During 2025, the wreck was re-surveyed by diving archaeologists from the Finnish Heritage Agency and the Centre for Maritime Studies at Stockholm University. This paper reports the research background, identifica…
Online grocery shopping (OGS) as scripted behavior
Purpose Grocery shopping is characteristically a regular, routinized undertaking and therefore resistant to changes, yet little is known of the routines. Using script elicitation, this study investigates what the online grocery shopping (OGS) routines typically look like in households with children, a central target group for grocery retailers, to expand the understanding of OGS for theory development, and to help retailers develop their services…
The Maderö Wreck
The Maderö wreck was discovered in the 1960s in the Stockholm Archipelago, Sweden. An archaeological investigation undertaken in 2022 included the inspection and documentation of visible ship parts, sampling for dendrochronological analysis and sampling for ICP analysis from the brick cargo. The results show that the wood originates from the Baltic Sea area and was felled after 1467, while the clay for the brick originates from the Mecklenburg-Vo…
Witte Swaen from 1636. The Discovery and Archaeological Survey of an Intact Fluit in the Gulf of Finland, Baltic Sea
In 2020, the diving group Badewanne discovered an exceptionally well-preserved wreck in the Gulf of Finland, Baltic Sea. Researchers and divers from several different institutions collaborated to survey the wreck with the ambition of gathering as much archaeological information with as little impact on the wreck as possible. This paper summarizes the current state of research and argues that the wreck is the remains of a merchant fluit loaded wit…
Neptunus and To Løver
We report the archaeological survey, dendrochronological analysis, and archival research concerning two shipwrecks located in shallow waters outside Vaxholm in the Stockholm Archipelago, Baltic Sea. According to oral tradition, the two wrecks are the remains of Neptunus and To Løver , two former Danish warships that were taken as prizes at the battle of Fehmarn in 1644. The Swedish navy then used the two ships until 1659, when they were reportedl…
Recent Advancements in the Riddarholmen Ship Puzzle
The 16th-century Riddarholmen Ship was discovered in the middle of Stockholm in 1930. Despite being exhibited since 1947, the efforts to reconstruct the ship have been limited. A substantial portion of the recovered parts has never been put on display. This paper aims to shed new light on the ship ́s architecture using the original material from the excavation together with an inventory of the timbers in the collections of the Medieval Museum. Fr…
Baltic and east European shipbuilding influences in the Swedish Empire
Research in the Swedish military archives has revealed the identity of the ‘Edesö Wreck’ as the Bodekull belonging to the Swedish navy. The vessel was one of around 45 struss vessels ordered by King Karl X Gustav in 1659 to be used to transport troops and horses between the Danish isles. As a consequence of the king’s sudden death in January 1660 and the end of the war against Denmark, the semi-finished purpose-built invasion fleet was rebuilt in…
The Bellevue Wreck
It has been known that a large, clinker-built shipwreck lies on the seabed near the Hotel Bellevue in Dalarö in the Stockholm archipelago since the 1960s. The wreck has been the subject of several small-scale archaeological investigations. This article reports the results of recent marine archaeological fieldwork that concluded that the Bellevue wreck is the remains of a late medieval ship equipped with a forecastle. Moreover, the analysis shows …
Figureheads and Symbolism Between the Medieval and the Modern
The Griffin or, as it was sometimes called, Gribshunden (griffin hound) was a ship that belonged to the Danish–Norwegian King Hans. The ship sank in 1495 and was one of the largest and most modern warships of its day. In 2015 a peculiar figurehead carving was raised from the wreck. It is shaped like a beast swallowing a man screaming in agony. The question is, what this sculpture is meant to symbolize? This article aims to shed light on the enqui…
A New View of the ‘Edesö Wreck’
This article complements the archaeological account of the so-called ‘Edesö Wreck’ with archival research that has led to its identification. In 1659 the Swedish King Karl X Gustav ordered a number of vessels for transport of horses and soldiers while at war with Denmark. The king died just a few months later, the war with Denmark was aborted, and the unfinished vessels were rebuilt to serve other purposes. One of these was Bodekull, built under …
Mars (1564)
Before the Swedish warship Mars exploded and sank in action against a combined Danish and Lübeckian fleet in 1564, it was one of the largest ships in the world. In 2011 the wreck was relocated off the island of Öland in the Baltic Sea. Thanks to the favourable conditions in the brackish water, about two thirds of the hull is preserved on the sea bottom, including the stern with the large sterncastle. The aim of this article is to present initial …
The ship Riksäpplet and the introduction of English naval architecture in Sweden in the 17th century
The 84-gun ship Riksäpplet was one of the first ships in Sweden built under supervision of the newly recruited English master. In 1676, the ship came adrift, struck a rock and sank. In 2015 a minor field survey of the wreck was undertaken. An inventory of finds recovered from the wreck in various museum collections and in private hands has been compiled and the preserved correspondence from the construction of the ship has been re-examined. This …
Lodging in a Fluitship
The Edesö Wreck
In 2003 a well-preserved shipwreck was found north of Dalarö in the Stockholm archipelago. In 2007 and 2008 the site was surveyed jointly by archaeologists from the Swedish National Maritime Museum, Södertörn University and the University of Southampton. The surface finds were inventoried and drawings produced of the hull structure, which measures 20 m between the posts. This paper presents the results of recording the hull. The original name of …
The Ghost Ship’. An Intact Fluyt from c.1650 in the Middle of the Baltic Sea
We report an exceptionally well preserved 17th-century shipwreck in the Baltic Sea. The investigation of the intact 3-dimensional hull at 130 m depth in the cold dark water has demanded new methods of documentation. Field investigation of ‘The Ghost Ship’ has been done in co-operation with a nautical survey company, combining archaeological skills with advanced technology and filming for a television documentary. The discovery offers detailed kno…
The Lion Wreck
In 2009 the well-preserved wreck of a 17th-century merchant ship was found at a depth of 50 m in the Stockholm Archipelago. On the top of the ship's rudder is a carved lion, inspiring the working name ‘Lion Wreck’. The state of preservation provides a rare opportunity to study the conditions on board a typical 17th-century Dutch merchant ship trading in the Baltic. The aim of this text is to describe and summarize the first thorough survey of the…
The Ghost Ship’. An Intact Fluyt from c.1650 in the Middle of the Baltic Sea
We report an exceptionally well preserved 17th-century shipwreck in the Baltic Sea. The investigation of the intact 3-dimensional hull at 130 m depth in the cold dark water has demanded new methods of documentation. Field investigation of ‘The Ghost Ship’ has been done in co-operation with a nautical survey company, combining archaeological skills with advanced technology and filming for a television documentary. The discovery offers detailed kno…
Mars (1564)
Before the Swedish warship Mars exploded and sank in action against a combined Danish and Lübeckian fleet in 1564, it was one of the largest ships in the world. In 2011 the wreck was relocated off the island of Öland in the Baltic Sea. Thanks to the favourable conditions in the brackish water, about two thirds of the hull is preserved on the sea bottom, including the stern with the large sterncastle. The aim of this article is to present initial …
The Maderö Wreck
The Maderö wreck was discovered in the 1960s in the Stockholm Archipelago, Sweden. An archaeological investigation undertaken in 2022 included the inspection and documentation of visible ship parts, sampling for dendrochronological analysis and sampling for ICP analysis from the brick cargo. The results show that the wood originates from the Baltic Sea area and was felled after 1467, while the clay for the brick originates from the Mecklenburg-Vo…
A New View of the ‘Edesö Wreck’
This article complements the archaeological account of the so-called ‘Edesö Wreck’ with archival research that has led to its identification. In 1659 the Swedish King Karl X Gustav ordered a number of vessels for transport of horses and soldiers while at war with Denmark. The king died just a few months later, the war with Denmark was aborted, and the unfinished vessels were rebuilt to serve other purposes. One of these was Bodekull, built under …
Lodging in a Fluitship
The Edesö Wreck
In 2003 a well-preserved shipwreck was found north of Dalarö in the Stockholm archipelago. In 2007 and 2008 the site was surveyed jointly by archaeologists from the Swedish National Maritime Museum, Södertörn University and the University of Southampton. The surface finds were inventoried and drawings produced of the hull structure, which measures 20 m between the posts. This paper presents the results of recording the hull. The original name of …
Recent Advancements in the Riddarholmen Ship Puzzle
The 16th-century Riddarholmen Ship was discovered in the middle of Stockholm in 1930. Despite being exhibited since 1947, the efforts to reconstruct the ship have been limited. A substantial portion of the recovered parts has never been put on display. This paper aims to shed new light on the ship ́s architecture using the original material from the excavation together with an inventory of the timbers in the collections of the Medieval Museum. Fr…
The Bellevue Wreck
It has been known that a large, clinker-built shipwreck lies on the seabed near the Hotel Bellevue in Dalarö in the Stockholm archipelago since the 1960s. The wreck has been the subject of several small-scale archaeological investigations. This article reports the results of recent marine archaeological fieldwork that concluded that the Bellevue wreck is the remains of a late medieval ship equipped with a forecastle. Moreover, the analysis shows …
The Lion Wreck
In 2009 the well-preserved wreck of a 17th-century merchant ship was found at a depth of 50 m in the Stockholm Archipelago. On the top of the ship's rudder is a carved lion, inspiring the working name ‘Lion Wreck’. The state of preservation provides a rare opportunity to study the conditions on board a typical 17th-century Dutch merchant ship trading in the Baltic. The aim of this text is to describe and summarize the first thorough survey of the…
The Lion Wreck
In 2009 the well-preserved wreck of a 17th-century merchant ship was found at a depth of 50 m in the Stockholm Archipelago. On the top of the ship's rudder is a carved lion, inspiring the working name ‘Lion Wreck’. The state of preservation provides a rare opportunity to study the conditions on board a typical 17th-century Dutch merchant ship trading in the Baltic. The aim of this text is to describe and summarize the first thorough survey of the…
The Ghost Ship’. An Intact Fluyt from c.1650 in the Middle of the Baltic Sea
We report an exceptionally well preserved 17th-century shipwreck in the Baltic Sea. The investigation of the intact 3-dimensional hull at 130 m depth in the cold dark water has demanded new methods of documentation. Field investigation of ‘The Ghost Ship’ has been done in co-operation with a nautical survey company, combining archaeological skills with advanced technology and filming for a television documentary. The discovery offers detailed kno…
The Edesö Wreck
In 2003 a well-preserved shipwreck was found north of Dalarö in the Stockholm archipelago. In 2007 and 2008 the site was surveyed jointly by archaeologists from the Swedish National Maritime Museum, Södertörn University and the University of Southampton. The surface finds were inventoried and drawings produced of the hull structure, which measures 20 m between the posts. This paper presents the results of recording the hull. The original name of …
Lodging in a Fluitship
Mars (1564)
Before the Swedish warship Mars exploded and sank in action against a combined Danish and Lübeckian fleet in 1564, it was one of the largest ships in the world. In 2011 the wreck was relocated off the island of Öland in the Baltic Sea. Thanks to the favourable conditions in the brackish water, about two thirds of the hull is preserved on the sea bottom, including the stern with the large sterncastle. The aim of this article is to present initial …
The ship Riksäpplet and the introduction of English naval architecture in Sweden in the 17th century
The 84-gun ship Riksäpplet was one of the first ships in Sweden built under supervision of the newly recruited English master. In 1676, the ship came adrift, struck a rock and sank. In 2015 a minor field survey of the wreck was undertaken. An inventory of finds recovered from the wreck in various museum collections and in private hands has been compiled and the preserved correspondence from the construction of the ship has been re-examined. This …
A New View of the ‘Edesö Wreck’
This article complements the archaeological account of the so-called ‘Edesö Wreck’ with archival research that has led to its identification. In 1659 the Swedish King Karl X Gustav ordered a number of vessels for transport of horses and soldiers while at war with Denmark. The king died just a few months later, the war with Denmark was aborted, and the unfinished vessels were rebuilt to serve other purposes. One of these was Bodekull, built under …
Figureheads and Symbolism Between the Medieval and the Modern
The Griffin or, as it was sometimes called, Gribshunden (griffin hound) was a ship that belonged to the Danish–Norwegian King Hans. The ship sank in 1495 and was one of the largest and most modern warships of its day. In 2015 a peculiar figurehead carving was raised from the wreck. It is shaped like a beast swallowing a man screaming in agony. The question is, what this sculpture is meant to symbolize? This article aims to shed light on the enqui…
Baltic and east European shipbuilding influences in the Swedish Empire
Research in the Swedish military archives has revealed the identity of the ‘Edesö Wreck’ as the Bodekull belonging to the Swedish navy. The vessel was one of around 45 struss vessels ordered by King Karl X Gustav in 1659 to be used to transport troops and horses between the Danish isles. As a consequence of the king’s sudden death in January 1660 and the end of the war against Denmark, the semi-finished purpose-built invasion fleet was rebuilt in…
The Bellevue Wreck
It has been known that a large, clinker-built shipwreck lies on the seabed near the Hotel Bellevue in Dalarö in the Stockholm archipelago since the 1960s. The wreck has been the subject of several small-scale archaeological investigations. This article reports the results of recent marine archaeological fieldwork that concluded that the Bellevue wreck is the remains of a late medieval ship equipped with a forecastle. Moreover, the analysis shows …
Recent Advancements in the Riddarholmen Ship Puzzle
The 16th-century Riddarholmen Ship was discovered in the middle of Stockholm in 1930. Despite being exhibited since 1947, the efforts to reconstruct the ship have been limited. A substantial portion of the recovered parts has never been put on display. This paper aims to shed new light on the ship ́s architecture using the original material from the excavation together with an inventory of the timbers in the collections of the Medieval Museum. Fr…
The Maderö Wreck
The Maderö wreck was discovered in the 1960s in the Stockholm Archipelago, Sweden. An archaeological investigation undertaken in 2022 included the inspection and documentation of visible ship parts, sampling for dendrochronological analysis and sampling for ICP analysis from the brick cargo. The results show that the wood originates from the Baltic Sea area and was felled after 1467, while the clay for the brick originates from the Mecklenburg-Vo…
Witte Swaen from 1636. The Discovery and Archaeological Survey of an Intact Fluit in the Gulf of Finland, Baltic Sea
In 2020, the diving group Badewanne discovered an exceptionally well-preserved wreck in the Gulf of Finland, Baltic Sea. Researchers and divers from several different institutions collaborated to survey the wreck with the ambition of gathering as much archaeological information with as little impact on the wreck as possible. This paper summarizes the current state of research and argues that the wreck is the remains of a merchant fluit loaded wit…
Neptunus and To Løver
We report the archaeological survey, dendrochronological analysis, and archival research concerning two shipwrecks located in shallow waters outside Vaxholm in the Stockholm Archipelago, Baltic Sea. According to oral tradition, the two wrecks are the remains of Neptunus and To Løver , two former Danish warships that were taken as prizes at the battle of Fehmarn in 1644. The Swedish navy then used the two ships until 1659, when they were reportedl…
Online grocery shopping (OGS) as scripted behavior
Purpose Grocery shopping is characteristically a regular, routinized undertaking and therefore resistant to changes, yet little is known of the routines. Using script elicitation, this study investigates what the online grocery shopping (OGS) routines typically look like in households with children, a central target group for grocery retailers, to expand the understanding of OGS for theory development, and to help retailers develop their services…
A Historical Archaeology of Swedish Naval Lodjas and a Survey of a 1660 Wreck Barrier Outside Dalarö Sea Fortress
Falken 1631–1651
The ‘Varmbådan Wreck’, located outside Porkkala in the Finnish archipelago, was discovered more than 50 years ago. Recent research has identified the ship as the Swedish warship Falken, built in Stockholm in 1631, and which sank in 1651. During 2025, the wreck was re-surveyed by diving archaeologists from the Finnish Heritage Agency and the Centre for Maritime Studies at Stockholm University. This paper reports the research background, identifica…
Maritime and Coastal Archaeology (15 works) · Archaeology (13 works) · History (13 works) · History (11 works) · Oceanography (8 works) · Engineering (7 works) · Geology (7 works) · Archipelago (6 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (5 works) · Baltic sea (5 works)