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BBC Culture: Viking Art, Beyond Barbarians
We tend to view the Viking Age as a violent and bloodthirsty time - but its artistic treasures tell a different story. The Culture Show takes a closer look.
http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20140530-beyond-barbarians-viking-art
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Photo Gallery: The Six Styles of Viking Art - ScienceNordic
In this photo gallery, you can see pictures and brief descriptions of the six styles in Viking design that archaeologists have identified. Source: Hanne Pedersen, senior researcher at the National Museum of Denmark.
http://sciencenordic.com/photo-gallery-six-styles-viking-art
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Viking Art: Borre, Jellinge, Mammen, Ringerike, Urnes Cultures
Viking Art: Norse Arts, History, Types, Metalwork, Crafts: Styles, Borre, Jellinge, Mammen, Ringerike, Urnes: Oseberg Ship Burial
http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/ancient-art/viking.htm
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Viking Age Art Styles - ThorNews
Timeline Viking Age Art Styles (Stafan Bollmann/ Wikimedia Commons/ ThorNews) Researchers believe that the Vikings most likely wore tattoos and that they adorned their bodies with the same patterns and motifs used on weapons, jewelry and other items. Numerous discoveries of beautifully decorated objects testify that the Vikings had a great interested in art. The?
https://thornews.com/2014/05/25/viking-age-art-styles/
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Viking Art | ArS Artistic Adventure of Mankind
Posts about Viking Art written by carolinarh
https://arsartisticadventureofmankind.wordpress.com/category/viking-art/
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Viking-Age Scandinavian Art Styles and Their Appearance in the British Isles
This datasheet identifies the salientfeatures of early Viking-Age Scandinavian artstyles. It assesses their chronology andevaluates their treatment in the British Isles.
http://www.academia.edu/1078281/Viking-Age_Scandinavian_art_styles_and_their_appearance_in_the_British_Isles._Part_1_Early_Viking-Age_art_styles._Finds_Research_Group_Datasheet_2010_
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Hurstwic: Styles of Art in the Viking Age
During the Viking age, Norse people apparently did not create art for art's sake. There are few examples of decorated objects having no purpose other than to display their ornamentation.
http://www.hurstwic.org/history/articles/manufacturing/text/norse_art.htm
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Viking Art - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wikipedia's information about viking art.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking_art
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A History of the Viking World in 10 Extraordinary Objects - The Guardian
Author of A History of the World in 100 Objects and director of the British Museum, Neil MacGregor condenses the museum's latest blockbuster show into 10 fascinating pieces.
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/mar/03/viking-world-british-museum-neil-macgregor-exhibition
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Viking Art - HistoryOnTheNet
Vikings loved elaborate decorations and they decorated many of the things they used: weapons, jewelry, runestones, ship woodwork and even their common, everyday items. They loved abstract and intricate animal designs and multiple interlacing lines.
http://www.historyonthenet.com/vikings/viking-art.html
