Medieval History
Strickland Brooch, 830-860. Anglo-Saxon, silver and gold. Now at the British Museum. The rich look of the brooch is enhanced by a number of decorative techniques which clearly show the Anglo-Saxon love of color and light. Animal motifs are featured throughout. The fine craftsmanship and wrought gold make this a precious find.
Brooch in the Form of a Bird of Prey, found Vendel Sweden. 500-600. This crouching bird of prey, usually identified as an eagle, is thought to represent Odin, the supreme god of war and battle in Nordic mythology. The design is an early example of the sort of animal motifs that become so important in Viking art
Box-Shaped Brooch, Viking. 9th-mid 11th century, Böda, Sweden. Bronze. Box-shaped brooches such as this one were worn by the Viking women of Gotland (the islands in the Baltic Sea south of Sweden) to fasten a shawl or cloak about the shoulders. They also doubled as containers to hold small objects. A cast open latticework design fills the banded sides of the box and the circular front closure; the front of the brooch is further ornamented at the center with a series of raised cast squares and a highly polished circle. Now at the Walter's Art Museum. I want to know how the bottom half became so much more worn than the upper.
- Viking Hoard Discovered In England
In what is being described as a ?very exciting find? over 200 items dating back to around the year 900 have been discovered near Silverdale, in north Lancashire. Now known as the Silverdale Viking Hoard, the collection cotnains a total of 201 silver objects...
- Treasure Discoveries: Inquest Completes On Medieval Brooch
A medieval brooch discovered on farmland has been declared as treasure. West Dorset coroner Michael Johnston opened a treasure inquest into the finding of the silver brooch at Dorset County Hall in Dorchester. The inquest heard how David Cobb of Bournemouth...
- Display For Medieval Brooch Found In Fire
An early medieval brooch found in the remnants of a turf fire in a north Kerry range earlier this year, went on permanent display at the Kerry County Museum in Tralee last night. The Martara brooch, was found in the grate of the range of Sheila and Pat...
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- Viking Art
Religious ArtRunic Stones of kings Gorm (right) and Harald (left), 10th C, Denmark, East Jutland, Jelling.Viking crucifixion scenes are unique in the pervasive realm of Christian art, where so much is ruled by convention and tradition. Runes! Interlace!...
Medieval History
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- Viking Hoard Discovered In England
In what is being described as a ?very exciting find? over 200 items dating back to around the year 900 have been discovered near Silverdale, in north Lancashire. Now known as the Silverdale Viking Hoard, the collection cotnains a total of 201 silver objects...
- Treasure Discoveries: Inquest Completes On Medieval Brooch
A medieval brooch discovered on farmland has been declared as treasure. West Dorset coroner Michael Johnston opened a treasure inquest into the finding of the silver brooch at Dorset County Hall in Dorchester. The inquest heard how David Cobb of Bournemouth...
- Display For Medieval Brooch Found In Fire
An early medieval brooch found in the remnants of a turf fire in a north Kerry range earlier this year, went on permanent display at the Kerry County Museum in Tralee last night. The Martara brooch, was found in the grate of the range of Sheila and Pat...
- More Medieval News
Did an asteroid strike in Australia plunge Anglo-Saxon England into a mini ice-age? Egypt's Antiquities Chief Unveils Renovations at Oldest Monastery Search for Columba's monastery Bannockburn £5m will put visitors in the heat of the battle...
- Viking Art
Religious ArtRunic Stones of kings Gorm (right) and Harald (left), 10th C, Denmark, East Jutland, Jelling.Viking crucifixion scenes are unique in the pervasive realm of Christian art, where so much is ruled by convention and tradition. Runes! Interlace!...