13 articles in this issue
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Bente Magnus
The Eagle flies – on Style I in Scandinavia By Bente MagnusDuring excavations in 1998 for a new section of the motorway E 4 through Väderstad, Östergötland, Sweden a unique square-headed relief brooch came to light in what was interpreted as a ritual area... see more
Elisabeth Barfod Carlsen
The Evolution of Fabulous Beasts An analysis of the D-bracteates By Elisabeth Barfod CarlsenThe D-bracteates, the subject of this paper, constitute more than a third of the whole corpus of Migration-period bracteates and thus are the second largest group ... see more
Siv Kristoffersen
Migration-Period Animal Ornament in South-Western Norway By Siv KristoffersenSouthern and western Norway, the regions from Vestfold to Sogn og Fjordane, is a leading area for the distribution of Migrationperiod animal art (fig. 1). This paper discusses th... see more
Karen Høilund Nielsen, Siv Kristoffersen
Germanic Animal Art (Salin’s Styles I-III) A historical perspective By Karen Høilund Nielsen & Siv KristoffersenThe study of animal art has been a strong tradition within archaeological research in northern Europe and Scandinavia. The history of this fiel... see more
Tania M. Dickinson
Om at tyde dyrestil Salins style I og angelsaksiske støbte cirkulære skålfibler Af Tania M. DickinsonCirkulære skålspænder er faktisk de hyppigste bærere af Salins stil I i England, men er blevet overset på grund af, at man blot har opfattet ornamentet so... see more
Karen Høilund Nielsen
Wolf, Horse, and Dragon An iconographic analysis of the animals of Styles II-III By Karen Høilund NielsenThe fauna of animal Styles II and III can be identified by species to a certain degree, although not so many of the quadrupeds. Meanwhile the corpus o... see more
Uta Roth
Insulære dyrestile Udviklingshistoriske aspekter Af Uta RothHensigten med denne artikel er at præsentere nogle aspekter af udviklingen af dyreornamentet i irsk kunst. Selve begyndelsen af disse dyrestile kan spores tilbage til det 6. årh. (MS Cathach of S... see more
Iben Skibsted Klæsøe
Lions, Snakes and Birds By Iben Skibsted KlæsøeA quite different naturalistic sort of animal ornamentation was introduced at the beginning of the Viking Age compared to the art of the preceding periods. Lions, snakes and birds were introduced. These anima... see more
Anna Hed Jakobsson
Reflexes of an Ideology of Power Towns, tenements, craftwork and animal art By Anna Hed JakobssonHuman activities and cultural features such as art, crafts or trade are ascribed different meanings and significances through time. The practical consequences... see more
From anti-Christian Symbols to Ophitic Taste Animal art in prehistory and now By Karen Høilund NielsenThroughout the post-Roman period, zoomorphic decoration has been widespread in Scandinavia, while in certain periods the same has been the case over much... see more
How They Came To Be Viking-period style groups from Broa to Urnes By Iben Skibsted KlæsøeThe history of scholarship relating to the styles of the Viking Period is rather different from that of the Germanic art styles. The individual Viking art styles have... see more