Help with Viking ornementation
Sylvain & Johanne
I've sent a post yesterday, but maybe it didn't make it through.
Local Viking-clan members are planning to craft (entirely) an axe, to offer
as a gift to our Baron. However, they would need help in finding
Viking-style ornementation, so they would get a better idea of the style and
carve plausibly Viking ornementation on the handle.
This is a very interesting A&S project, and I hope I can help them. The
forging of the head is not a problem for them, but they need resources for
Viking ornementation.
Can anyone help, please?
Thank you.
Lady Ariane de Meursault
Seneschal, Canton of Boisé Ardent
East Kingdom
jk
Saying "viking" isn't all that specific, covers a lot of time and a
lot of places, but;
1:Any good book on viking silverwork
2:http://www.frojel.com/_index.html
for dig finds from the Frojel site on gotland [There is at least 1
axe head there as well]
3:http://www.foteviken.se/engelsk/index_e.htm
4:http://www.sjolander.com/viking/museum/m/l/tart.htm
5:http://www.ukm.uio.no/vikingskipshuset/engelsk/borre.shtml
6:http://www.geocities.com/mistermanners/newnorge/oseberg3.html
7:http://www.museumskopi.no/edvin/loftweb_eng/loft-viking_e.htm
modern copies of some oseberg stuff
8:http://www.bow.k12.nh.us/cyberbus/vikings/more_pictures_of_the_cart.htm
Or
9:contact me if you wan't some images from my own collection, I have
probably 100 some images of various viking brooches and other jewlery.
They all are relatively large images, so I won't send them unasked.
jk
lady sylvre
library" series called "ancient scandinavian designs" that might suit your
needs. it is line drawing/copies of ancient designs found on artifacts. i
have another, pictorial one, but i think one of the artr majors in the
family may have run off with it. i will look for it, if you would like.
honoria sylvre
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> Saying "viking" isn't all that specific, covers a lot of time and a
> lot of places, but;
Thanks very much!
These clan members are newcomers. They are investing time and efforts to
fit in the Society, to do researches and to generally learn more about the
Norse culture they are interested in. There might be inaccuracies in their
projects, but there is also many worthy elements.
As their seneschal, it is only natural that I support their efforts and
encourage them. Since they don't speak English (neither does our
Chatelaine), I try to help them in finding information that can help them
further their learnings and their projects. One does have to start
somewhere :o) Your help will be as much appreciated from them as it is from
me. Thanks again!
Lady Ariane
Gunnora Hallakarva
> Local Viking-clan members are planning to craft (entirely) an axe, to offer
> as a gift to our Baron. However, they would need help in finding
> Viking-style ornementation, so they would get a better idea of the style and
> carve plausibly Viking ornementation on the handle.
> This is a very interesting A&S project, and I hope I can help them. The
> forging of the head is not a problem for them, but they need resources for
> Viking ornementation.
> Can anyone help, please?
Have them take a look at my article on Viking Age wood-crafting at
http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/wood.htm
It has a good overview of the various artistic styles of the Viking
Age, as well as photos of wooden artifacts in those styles.
For the Viking Age, though, where you'd be most likely to find
ornamentation for an axe is on the axe-head itself. For the most
spectacular example, consider the Mammen axe, which was decorated by
cutting the design into the axe head then hammering silver wire into
the grooves:
http://www.mnh.si.edu/vikings/voyage/subset/homelands/pop_archeo.jpg
http://www.ragweedforge.com/orig-mam.jpg
http://www.hurstwic.org/history/articles/manufacturing/pix/mammen_axehead.jpg
Another type of ornamentation would be the actual form of the axe-head
itself, such as one from the Statens Historiska Museum:
http://www.historiska.se/collections/shm-bild/visa_stor.asp?ID=6365
An axe-blow puts a lot of shock up the haft. Carving on the haft
could tend to weaken it, increasing the likelihood of the haft
breaking at a bad time. As far as I'm aware, there's not much in the
way of surviving Viking Age axe-handles in the archaeological record,
since wood doesn't survive well except in waterlogged contexts.
For more info on Viking design and artifacts, I recommend:
Wilson, David M. and Ole Klindt-Jensen. Viking Art. 2nd ed. London:
George Allen & Unwin. 1980. Available from Amazon.com at
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0816609772/thevikinganswerl
[Not only includes a discussion of the art-history of the Vikings, but
also includes 69 line drawings and 80 photographic plates showing
details of Viking design. A must for any craftsman, from calligrapher
to jeweler to leatherworker, etc.]
Meehan, Aidan. Celtic Design: The Dragon and the Griffin -- The Viking
Impact. Thames & Hudson. 1995.
[The artwork of the Vikings and of the Celts share many similarities
-- both cultures are Indo-European, and there was considerable
intercourse between the two peoples via warfare, trade, and
settlement. This book takes a close look at the stylistic differences
between Celtic and Viking art, providing valuable insights into the
fine details that make each culture's art unique. In general, Viking
art is less formal and precise than similar Celtic works, and often
shows a greater energy and originality. Includes illustrations that
would be useful as designs for craftsmen.]
Graham-Campbell, James. The Viking. New Haven: Ticknor & Fields. 1980.
Graham-Campbell, James. The Viking World. New Haven: Ticknor & Fields.
1980.
Haywood, John. The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings. London:
Penguin Books. 1995.
Roesdahl, Else, and Wilson, David M., eds. From Viking to Crusader:
The Scandinavians and Europe 800-1200. New York: Rizzoli. 1992.
Lindow, John. Myths and Legends of the Vikings. Santa Barbara, CA:
Bellerophon Books. 1979. Available for under $5 from Amazon.com at
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0883880717/thevikinganswerl
[This excellent little coloring book is chock-full of line drawings of
Viking Age art and artifacts, carefully selected to accompany the
brief text retellings of the Norse myths by a noted scholar of the
Viking Age. The best use of this particular coloring book is not for
children, however, but for artists wishing to utilize Viking Age
artistic motifs in their own work -- this book provides line drawings
which can easily be used as artist's cartoons for projects ranging
from embroidery to woodwork to stained glass to carving and so on.]
Smith, A.G. Viking Designs. Dover Pictorial Archive Series. Mineola,
New York: Dover Publications, Inc. 1999. Available for under $10 from
Amazon.com at
[Another excellent little coloring book full of line drawings of
Viking art and artifacts, perfect for use by craftsmen and artists.]
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Ralph E Lindberg
If they speak/read Swedish or Norwegian there are many many possible
sources. A web-search based on key words in those languages would be
were I start.
If not, a web-search in their language(s) may add in finding sources.
There is, of course, things like babel-fish
(http://world.altavista.com/) to transform the above references to their
language(s)
Ralg
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Gunnora Hallakarva
> If they speak/read Swedish or Norwegian there are many many possible
> sources. A web-search based on key words in those languages would be
> were I start.
> If not, a web-search in their language(s) may add in finding sources.
>
> There is, of course, things like babel-fish
> (http://world.altavista.com/) to transform the above references to their
> language(s)
There is a huge body of scholarship on Things Norse in many languages.
The greatest part of the archaeological data for the Viking Age has
been published in Swedish and/or German, but there's good material
about the Vikings in pretty much every language. Since my first
language is English, and my second languages are no longer living
languages, I tend to rely upon the Old Norse texts and English
scholarship, but there's tons of stuff out there.
WOOD-CARVING
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Gjærder, Per. Norske pryd-dører fra middelalderen. University of
Bergen. Skrifter, no. 24. Bergen: Grieg, 1952 [English summary]
Fischer, Dorothea. "Tyldalstolen" Viking. Tidsskrifi for norrøn
arkeologi 26 (1963), 161-77 [English summary].
Anker, Peter, and Aron Andersson L'Art Scandinave. 2 vols. La nuit des
temps, 28-9. L'Abbaye Sainte-Marie de la Pierre-qui-Vire [Yonne]:
Zodiaque, 1968-69 [English translation: The Art of Scandinavia. 2
vols. London and New York: Hamlyn, 1970].
Blindheim, Martin, ed. Norge 872-1972. Norwegian Medieval Art Abroad.
Oslo: University Museum of National Antiquities, 1972 [exhibition
catalogue]
Hauglid, Roar. Norske stavkirker. Dekor og utstyr. Oslo: Dreyer, 1973
[numerous illustrations and comprehensive bibliography. English
translation: Norwegian Stave Churches. Trans. R. I. Christophersen.
Oslo: Dreyer, 1977].
Hohler, Erla Bergendahl. "Hylestadponalen og dens forbilder.
Aust-Agder Arv. Yearbook for Aust-Agder Museum and Aust-Agder
Archives, 1971-1972 (1974), 59-81 [English summary].
Gjærder, Per. Norske drikkekar av tre. Oslo: Universitesforlaget,
1975, 1982 [English summary].
Magerøy, Ellen Marie. Norsk creskurd. Norsk kulturarv, 20. 2nd ed.
Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, 1983 [four of seven chapters discuss
pre-Reformation wood carving; English summary and comprehensive
bibliography].
Krogh, Knud F. Kirkjubøstolene og Kirkjubøur. Et brudstykke af det
færøske bispesædes historie. Tórshavn: Thomsen, 1988.
Paulsen, Peter. Drachenkämpfer, Löwenritter und die Heinrichsage. Eine
Studie über die Kirchentür von Valthjofsstad auf Island. Cologne:
Böhlau, 1966.
Magerøy, Ellen-Marie. Planteomamentikken i islandsk treskurd. En
stilhistorisk studie.
Bibliotheca Amamagnæana, Supplement, 5-6. Copenhagen: Munksgaard, 1967
[two chapters deal with medieval wood carving; English and French
summary, with comprehensive bibliography].
Kristján Eldjárn. "Forn ütskurður fra Hólum í Eyjafirði." Árbók hins
Ísklenzka fornleifafélags 1967 (1968), 5-24 [English summary].
Kristján Eldjárn. "Útskurður frá Skjaldfönn." Árbók hins Ísklenzka
fornleifafélags 1969 (1970), 45-56 [English summary].
Þór Magnússon. "Hringaríkisútskurður frá Gaulverjabæ." Árbók hins
Ísklenzka fornleifafélags 1974 (1975), 63-74 [English summary].
Hörður Ágústsson. "Með dýrum kost. Athugun á viðarleifum frá
Hrafnagili og skurðlist þeirra." Árbók hins Ísklenzka fornleifafélags
1985 (1986), 137-65 [instructive illustrations].
Ekhoff, Emil. Svenska stavkyrkor jämte iakttagelser över de norska
samt redogörelse för i Danmark och England kända lämningar av
stavkonstruktioner. Stockholm: Cederquist, 1914-16.
Møller, Elna. "Om danske lektiorier." Fra Nationalmuseets Arbejdsmark
(1950), 129-38.
Lundberg, Erik. Trä gav form. Studier över byggnadkonst vars former
framgätt ur trämaterial
och träkonstruktion. Stockholm: Nordsted, 1971.
Moltke, E. "Treskurd" KLNM 18 (l974), 619-20.
Karlsson, Lennan. Romansk träornamentik i Sverige. Decorative
Romanesque Woodcarving in
Sweden. Stockholm Studies in History of Art, 27. Stockholm: Almqvist &
Wiksell, 1976.
WEAPONS
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Falk, Hjalmar. Altnordische Waffenkunde. Kristiania [Oslo]: Dybwad,
1914.
Petersen,Jan. De norske vikingesverd. En typologisk-kronologisk studie
over vikingetidens vaaben. Christiania [Oslo]: Dybwad, 1919. (Has some
info about axes and spears)
Gjessing, Guttorm. Studier i norsk Merovingertid. Oslo: Dybwad, 1934
[German summary].
Nerman, Birger. Die Völkerwanderungszeit Gotlands. Stockholm: Verlag
der Akademie, 1935.
Arbman, Holger. "Zwei Ingelri-Schwerter aus Sweden." Zeicschrift für
historische Waffen- og Kostümkunde, N. F. 5 (1936), 145-8.
Arbman, Holger. Schweden und das karolingische Reich. Studien zu den
Handelsverbindungen des 9.Jahrhunderts. Stockholm: Thule,1937.
Salmo, Helmer. "Die Warren der Merowingerzeit in Finland." Finska
Fornminnesføreningens Tidskrift 41.1 (1938), 1-354.
Behmer, Elis G. Das zweischneidige Schwert der germanischen
Völkerwanderungszeit. Stockholm: Svea, 1939.
Paulsen, Peter. Axt und Kreuz bei den Nordgermanen. Berlin:
Ahnenerbe-Stiftung-Verlag, 1939.
Arbman, Holger. Die Gräber. 2 vols. Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksell,
1940-43 [Birka 1].
Arwidsson, Greta. Valsgärde 6. Die Gräberfunde von Valsgärde I.
UppsaIa: Almqvist & Wiksell, 1942.
Arwidsson, Greta. Valsgärde 8. Die Gräberfunde von Valsgärde II.
Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksell, 1954.
Strömberg, Marta. Untersuchungen zur jungeren Eisenzeit in Schonen. 2
vols. Acta Archaeologica Lundensia. Bonn: Harbert, 1961.
Stenberger, Morten. "Das Graberfeld bei Ihre im Kirchspiel Hellevi auf
Gotland. Der wikingerzeitliche Abschnitt." Acta Archaeologica 32
(1962), 1-134.
Leppäaho, Jorma. "Spateisenzeitliche Warren aus Finland.
Schwertinschriften und
Waffenverzierungen des 9.-U.Jahrhunderts. Ein Tafelwerk." Finska
Fornminnesföreningens Tidskrift 61 (1964), 5-131.
Arbman, Holger, and N. O. Nilsson. "Armes scandinaves de l'époque
viking en France." Lunds Universitets Historiska Museum. Meddelanden
(1966-68), 163-202.
Nerman, Birger. Die Vendelzeit Gotlands. 2 vols. Stockholm: Almqvist &
Wiksell, 1969-75.
Müller-Wille, Michael. "Ein neues Ulfberth-Schwert aus Hamburg.
Verbreitung, Formenkunde und Herkunft." Offa 27 (1971), 65-88
Kivikoski. Ella. Die Eisenzeit Finnlands. Bildwerk und Text Helsinki:
Weilin & Göös. 1973.
Gudesen. Hans Gude. "Merovingertiden i Øst-Norge. Kronologi,
kulturmenstre og tradisjonsforløp." Varia 2 (1980) [comprises entire
issue].
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