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A group for the discussion of all aspects of the culture of the Vikings - their wars, voyages, art, literature, language and legacy. Hugrunar means 'Thought Runes' and encompasses discussion of the Viking Age from the Fifth to the Eleventh Centuries. |
The Mead of Poetry - Viking Literature and Art
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 Gripping Beasts - Styles of Viking Art
Historical Thread
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The Vikings raised the earlier Germanic styles of interlaced and zoomorphic decorative art to new levels of sophistication and intricacy.
The Vikings inherited the earlier European Germanic interlaced and zoomorphic decorative art, but in their hands it developed into several distinct and highly complex styles. From the baroque sophistication of the Oseberg style, to the highly patterned beasts of the Mammen style and the delicacy of the Urnes style, Viking art was as complex and rich as their poetry.
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great link! (* Alia Egilsson, Mar 14, 2005 - 13:26 ) Ragweed Forge (* lilja Harfagri, Mar 13, 2005 - 23:45 )
The earliest Viking ornamentation styles. (* Lady Cleito Henuttawy, Sep 24, 2004 - 14:42 ) Beautiful piece and other stuff! (* Icel Scylding, Jan 2, 2003 - 13:50 ) Viking Art! (* Kyleah Cumhaill, Jan 1, 2003 - 18:25 ) Viking art today (* Rodger Wuffing, Dec 4, 2002 - 03:48 ) Viking Art (* Quickstar MacRoth, Sep 22, 2002 - 14:25 )|
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