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== Modern assessment ==
The remains and grave goods were kept in storage and away from public view until 2004.<ref name=zeit/> A modern study of the remains identified the fire striker as a common piece of Viking equipment.<ref name=bristol/> Indeed, the majority of the skeleton's possessions have been identified as resembling Viking equipment. The sword has been identified as a high-quality item almost certainly crafted in Western Europe. It is of a type used by the Vikings in northern, western and central Europe.<ref name=bbc/> The knives and bucket have been identified as being manufactured near Prague.<ref>{{
The cause of death has not been determined, but the man is thought to have died at around age 50. [[Isotope analysis|Analysis of the
Jan Frolik of the [[Czech Academy of Sciences]] has suggested that the individual came to Prague as a young man to serve the early [[List of Bohemian monarchs|dukes of Bohemia]] (either [[Bořivoj I, Duke of Bohemia|Bořivoj I]] or [[Spytihněv I, Duke of Bohemia|Spytihněv I]]). These dukes founded the Přemyslid dynasty from their seat at Prague Castle.<ref name=bbc/>
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