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The Jellinge Style (c. AD 880 – 1000) The Jellinge style is named after the animal ornament on a small cup found in the royal burial mound at Jellinge, Denmark. This mound is thought to be the burial of King Gorm, in which case it would date to AD 958/9.
- The Norse Visual World
- The Styles of Viking Art
- Oseberg Style
- Borre Style
- Jellinge Style
- Mammen Style
- Ringerike Style
- Urnes Style
- The Viking Age Comes to An End
- Additional Resources
The visual world was of great importance to the Norse. Significant resources were devoted to the creation of astonishing objects and the acquisition of foreign goods (through plunder and trade alike), and because of their highly mobile endeavors, Norse-made and Norse-influenced objects have been found across a wide geographic expanse. An array of s...
Many objects served practical and symbolic purposes and their complex decorative patterns can be a challenge to untangle. Highly-stylized motifs weave around and flow into one another, so that following a single form from one end to the other can be difficult—if there are end points at all. Imagery was created to communicate ideas about social rela...
The Oseberg style was popular throughout mainland Scandinavia. Some of the most remarkable wood carving from the Viking Age was created in this style. A spectacular oak longship—found within the burial mound from which the style’s name was derived—is one of the most studied works of the period. Featuring carvings of the ribbon-animal and gripping-b...
Overlapping with the Oseberg style is the Borre style, which was also popular on the mainland. However, unlike the Oseberg style, Borre artistic conventions spread to the British Isles and the Baltic region as the Norsemen traveled both East and West. Exchanges between local and foreign artistic customs can be seen on objects found in these areas (...
Sitting chronologically between the Borre style and the soon-to-be-discussed Mammen style, the Jellinge style is a malleable one. It appears on a diverse body of objects and can share features with the previous and subsequent styles, leaving it difficult to define as a separate movement. It was named for a cast silver cup that was found in a royal ...
Named for a ceremonial axe head found near the Danish village of Mammen, this innovative style was popularized as the “court” style of King Harald Bluetooth (King of Denmark and Norway who ruled from c. 958–986). Its compositions span elongated waves and terminate in loose tendrils. We also see foliate motifs that were borrowed from other European ...
The Mammen style was short-lived, but the subsequent style—called Ringerike—was energized by its ingenuity. Continuing to use the double contour lines and spiral hip joints seen previously, Ringerike ornament is tightly composed. Bird motifs become more common and the Great Beast appears in full force, but neither feature the beaded ornamentation o...
In the last phase of Viking Age art, the Urnes style, there is a turn to elegant, schematic forms. Animals are portrayed with tapered anatomical features and in regal stances. The Urnes style has three primary motifs: a standing, four-legged animal resembling the Great Beast; a snake-like creature but with a single foreleg and/or hind leg; and a th...
Prior to the 10th century, Scandinavian regions were considered peripheral to western Europe. It was from the 10th through the 13th centuries that the introduction of Christianity and the introduction of European-style monarchy eventually brought the Viking Age to a close. The Ringerike and Urnes styles described aboveflourished through this time, ...
Susan Braovac, “The Long Soak.” The Museum of Cultural History, The University of Oslo.November 3rd(2018). Signe Horn Fuglesang, Some Aspects of the Ringerike Style: A Phase of 11th-Century Scandinavian Art (Odense: Odense University Press, 1980). James Graham-Campbell,Viking Art(London: Thames & Hudson, 2013). Neil Price, The Viking Way: Magic and...
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Jellinge style. Sitting chronologically between the Borre style and the soon-to-be-discussed Mammen style, the Jellinge style is a malleable one. It appears on a diverse body of objects and can share features with the previous and subsequent styles, leaving it difficult to define as a separate movement.
- The Norse visual world. The visual world was of great importance to the Norse. Significant resources were devoted to the creation of astonishing objects and the acquisition of foreign goods (through plunder and trade alike), and because of their highly mobile endeavors, Norse-made and Norse-influenced objects have been found across a wide geographic expanse.
- The styles of Viking Art. Many objects served practical and symbolic purposes and their complex decorative patterns can be a challenge to untangle. Highly-stylized motifs weave around and flow into one another, so that following a single form from one end to the other can be difficult—if there are end points at all.
- Oseberg style. The Oseberg style was popular throughout mainland Scandinavia. Some of the most remarkable wood carving from the Viking Age was created in this style.
- Borre style. Overlapping with the Oseberg style is the Borre style, which was also popular on the mainland. However, unlike the Oseberg style, Borre artistic conventions spread to the British Isles and the Baltic region as the Norsemen traveled both East and West.
- More than just raiders, traders, and settlers. History has been, let's face it, somewhat unkind to the artistic talents of Viking societies. Such was the Vikings' impact on history that a whole age (the Viking Age, approximately 792 CE to 1066 CE) is named after them.
- Is Viking art a misnomer? When discussing "Viking art" (itself a bit of a misnomer), it should be worth remembering that this is art that spanned many centuries (from Late Antiquity to the Crusades) and was found in a multitude of societies (from Vinland in modern-day Canada to the Eurasian steppes, from Sicily to the Arctic Circle).
- The Oseberg Style. This style was named after the famous Oseberg Viking longship found near Tønsberg at the turn of the 20th century. However, it has also been found in other Viking ships, such as the Gokstad ship found in 1879.
- The Borre Style. This style was named after a grave found in a burial mound in Borre, Vestfold, Norway. This style features interlacing double ribbons with geometric knot patterns.
An art style that takes its name from the Viking site at Jellinge. Much Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian art from the 9th century until the mid-11th century is characterized by animal ornament and zoomorphic motifs, which are usually disjointed, stylized, and abstract.
Oct 7, 2022 · 2.1 Wood and Other Organic Materials. 2.2 Stone. 2.3 Metal. 2.4 Textiles and Tattoos. 3 The Styles of Viking Artwork. 3.1 The Oseberg Style. 3.2 The Borre Style. 3.3 The Jellinge Style. 3.4 The Mammen Style. 3.5 The Ringerike Style. 3.6 The Urnes Style. 4 Contemporary Viking Art. 5 Frequently Asked Questions.
