Ancient Scandinavian Art

The gundestrup cauldron c 400 ce introduction to viking art vikings were scandinavian seafaring warriors pagan danish norwegian and swedish who raided and colonized wide areas of europe during the period 790 1050 ce.

Ancient scandinavian art. Old norse gods mythological and religious art popular retellings for additional prehistoric art see. Art made by scandinavians during the viking age c. Weapons jewelry runestones ship woodwork and even their common everyday items.

790 1100 ce mostly encompassed the decoration of functional objects made of wood metal stone textile and other materials with relief carvings engravings of animal shapes and abstract patterns. The kivik king s grave and stone age rock carvings. The iconography of óðinn by joshua rood.

Viking art also known commonly as norse art is a term widely accepted for the art of scandinavian norsemen and viking settlements further afield particularly in the british isles and iceland during the viking age of the 8th 11th centuries ce. Vikings loved elaborate decorations and they decorated many of the things they used. What gods are these northern european idols.

Viking art also known commonly as norse art is a term widely accepted for the art of scandinavian norsemen and viking settlements further afield particularly in the british isles and iceland during the viking age of the 8th 11th centuries ce. Scandinavian women and men wore jewelry sportingly because jewelry items and viking s weaponsare one way of worshiping their numerous ancient norse artwork. Ancient norse art special attention should be paid to the jeweller s art of the norwegians which reflected the world outlook and religion of the other peoples.