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Gallery of objects decorated with Germanic animal style art. Dates are approximations and almost never precise.
Sösdala-Untersiebenbrunn style
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Gilt silver scabbard locket from Finnestorp, Trävattna parish, West Geatland. 475–525.
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Pelta-shaped brooch from Finnestorp, Trävattna parish, West Geatland. 475–525.
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Gilt relief brooch from Vadsbo, Trävattna parish, West Geatland. 475–525
Salin style I (Arwidsson A)
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Sword from Snartemo hoard, Norway with gilded hilt. 475–525.
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Gilt silver brooch from Dalem, Trøndelag, Norway. 500–600.
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Gilt silver brooch from Fonnås, Innlandet, Norway. 500–600.
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Anglo-Saxon silver-gilt square-headed brooch discovered in a female grave on the Isle of Wight, southern England. 500–650.
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Gilt silver booch from Gotland. 500–550.
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Golden bracteate from Sletner, Viken, Norway. 450-550.
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Anglo-Saxon type D bracteate from Kent. 475–525.
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Anglo-Saxon type D bracteates from Hérouvillette, Normandy, France. 525–575.
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Type D bracteate from Hannover, Lower Saxony. 450–550.
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Gilt bronze saucer brooch with degenerate animal motifs from Warwickshire, England. 480–570.
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Copper alloy mount from Rutland, England. 470–570.
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Gilded copper alloy strap-end with two animals in a field; above them two opposing birds, from Wiltshire, England. 470–570.
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Bronze brooch with Salin style I bird. 550–600.
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Golden bracteate with horsely battle-scene. Pliezhausen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. 600–650.
Salin style II (Arwidsson B–D)
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Scabbard mouth piece from Vindelev, Jutland. 500–535.
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Other side of the scabbard.
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Cheek guard, helmet fragment from the Staffordshire hoard. England. 600–800.
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Belt buckle from the Rijnsburg grave field. South Holland, Netherlands. 630-640.
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Detail of belt buckle.
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Drawing of a finely decorated brooch from Skabersjö, Scania. On the other side is a mostly uninterpreted Runic inscription. 700–750.
Arwidsson style B
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Bridle fitting in gilt bronze from Vendel grave XII, Uppland, Sweden. 565–625.
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Sword pommel from Kirmukarmu hill, Vesilahti, Finland. 550-800.
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Bird shield ornaments from the Åker hoard, Hedmarken, Norway. 550–600.
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Belt buckle from the Åker hoard, Hedmarken, Norway. 550–600.
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Belt buckle from Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, England. 625-630.
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Purse lid from Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, England. 625-630.
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Bronze helmet plates from Torslunda, Öland, Sweden. 550–700.
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Ring-sword hilt from the Vallstenarum grave, Gotland. 550–800.
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Well-preserved bridle from the Vallstenarum grave. Iron and gilt bronze. 550–800.
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Detail of Vallstenarum bridle.
Arwidsson style C
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Double-edged sword from Ultuna, Bondkyrka parish, Uppland, Sweden. 550–800.
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Drawing of the Ultuna sword with the opposite side of the hilt visible.
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Double-edged sword from Vendel grave I, Uppland, Sweden. 550–800.
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Detail of hilt on the Vendel grave I sword.
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Rectangular gilt bronze brooch from Arnestad, Vestland, Norway. 500–800.
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Horse harness from Valsgärde boat graves 6 and 7. Uppland, Sweden. 600–700.
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Other angle.
Arwidsson style D
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Gilt bronze mount from Vendel grave VII, Uppland, Sweden. 600–700.
Salin style III (Arwidsson E)
[edit]Broa style
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Fragments of sword pommel from grave 174 at Stora och Lilla Ihre, Gotland. 550–800.
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Fragmented gilt bronze disc-on-bow brooch from a large grave mound in Nylund farm, Stavanger municipality, Rogaland, Norway with fine Broa style decoration. 570–800.
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Bronze tortoise brooch from Södra Alby, Hulterstad parish, Öland, Sweden. 400–1100.
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Oversized disc-on-bow brooch from Othemars, Gotland, Sweden. It has been interpreted as a cultic item, representing Freyja’s magic jewel Brisingamen. 800–1100.
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Othemars brooch, alternative photo.
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Drawing of the Othemars brooch, better showing the artistic details.
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“Academician’s” animal-head post from the Oseberg ship. 830–835.
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Academician’s head-post, other photo.
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Bridle from Broa, Halla parish, Gotland. 800–1100.
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Bridle from Broa, side view.
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Three mounts of the Broa bridle.
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Gilt bronze brooch from Lickershamn, Stenkyrka parish, Gotland. 700–750.
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Box-shaped brooch in gilt bronze from Smiss, Eke parish, Gotland. 800–1100.
Oseberg style
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Beautifully carved stern of the Oseberg ship, Vestfold, Norway. 820–834.
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Other side of the ship.
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Detail of carving.
Borre style
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Bronze brooch from Hedeby, Schleswig-Holstein. 800–1050.
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Copper alloy strap-end with ring-chain and animal head motif from Lincolnshire, England. 880–950.
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Silver disc brooch with animal and human figures from Britain. 850–1000.
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Trefoil brooch from Norway. 900–1000.
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Trefoil bronze brooch from Blakar, Lom kommune, Innlandet, Norway. Probably originally from a cremation mound. 800–1100.
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Bronze mount from Romerike, Akershus, Norway with large man’s head. 800–1100.
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Silver beaker from Lejre, Denmark. Date unclear.
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Penannular brooch. Gilded bronze. The brooch is made in Borre-style, with its distinctive ring braid and animal ornamentation. Grave find, Björkö, Adelsö, Uppland, Sweden. 800–1100.
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Gilt bronze belt buckle from the Gøkstad mound, Sandefjord, Vestfold, Norway. 970.
Jelling style
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Silver cup from grave mound in Jelling, Jutland, Denmark. 900-950.
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Turtle brooches from Morberg, Viken fylke, Norway. 800–1100.
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Drawing of silver pendant from Vårby, Sweden. 800–1100.
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Bronze mount, unknown find spot, Gotland, Sweden. 800–1100.
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Bronze strap end from Björkö, Uppland, Sweden. 800–1100.
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Penannular thistle brooch from the Skaill hoard, Orkney. 950–970.
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Bronze strap end from Gryta, Haram, Møre and Romsdal, Norway.
Mammen style
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Bone cylinder from Årnes, Surnadal, Nordmøre, Norway. 800–1100.
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Oaken box decorated with ivory and gilt bronze from Bamberg Cathedral, Germany. Originally south Scandinavian. 975–1025.
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Replica of the Bamberg box, opposite side.
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Two fields from the Bamberg box.
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Copenhagen museum replica of box from Cammin, Poland (the original is lost). Originally south Scandinavian. 975–1025.
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Replica of box from Cammin, another photo.
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Field from Cammin box.
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Axe-head inlaid with silver from the Mammen mound, Denmark. 970–71.
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National Museum of Denmark painted copy of the large Jelling stone with figure of Christ. 960–965.
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Copy of large Jelling stone with other colour scheme.
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Other side of copy with large beast motif.
Ringerike style
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Silver armlet from Lilla Rone, Lye Parish, Gotland. 800–1100.
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Serpent-shaped armlet from Undrom, Boteå parish, Ångermanland, Sweden. 800–1100.
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Round brooch from Hornelund, West Jutland. 950–1000.
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Plaster copy of runestone E 2 from Saint Paul’s Cathedral, London, England. Painted according to preserved colour. 1000–1050.
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Wall panel fragments from Flatatunga, Iceland. 1000–1050.
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Round brooch from Espinge, Hurva parish, Scania. 800–1250.
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Ship’s weather vane from Källunge, Gotland. 1000–1050.
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Ship’s mast weather vane from Heggen, Norway; recto. 1000–1050.
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Ship’s msat weather vane from Heggen; verso.
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Ship’s mast weather vane from Söderala, Hälsingland, Sweden; recto. 1000–1050
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Ship’s mast weather vane from Söderala; verso. 1000–1050.
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Stone from Vang church, Norway. 1000–1050.
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Stone from Tullstorp, Scania with beast above ship. 1000–1050.
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Ole Worm’s 1630s drawing of the intact Hunnestad monument, several of the stones are decorated with Ringerike style art. 1000–1050.
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DR 284, one of the stones of the Hunnestad monument, possibly showing the troll-woman Hyrrokkin riding on her wolf.
Urnes style
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Runestone U 871 from Ölsta, Uppland, by the carver Åsmund with reconstructed colours. 1020–1060.
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Runestone U 961 from Vaksalahöjden, Uppland, by the carver Öpe. 1050–1100.
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Bowl from Lilla Valla, Rute parish, Gotland. 1050.
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Inside of Lilla Valla bowl.
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Dragon-shaped brooch from Bøe. 1000–1100.
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Part of box-shaped brooch from Tjängdarve, Träkumla parish, Gotland. 800–1100.
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Gilt copper-alloy disc brooch with exquisite ornamentation from Pitney, Somerset, South West England. 1000–1100.
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Bronze dragon head, one of two which originally decorated a reliquary. Findspot unknown, Gotland. 800–1100
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Wooden plank from Hørning stave church, Randers, Denmark with preserved paint. 1070.
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Fragment of runestone from Köpings kyrka, Öland, Sweden, with original paint preserved. 1070–1100.
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Detail from the exquisite carving of the Urnes stave church. 1130.
Urnes-Romanesque style
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Wooden bench from Kungsåra, Västmanland, Sweden. 1000–1100.