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runestone
right|thumb|upright|The Lingsberg Runestone, Sweden, known as U 240 right|thumb|upright|An early runestone: the Möjbro Runestone from Hagby (first placed near Möjebro), [[Uppland, Sweden. As with other early runic inscriptions, (e.g. Kylver Stone from about 300–400 CE) this is written from right to left, while later Runestones were written from left to right. The text is "Frawaradaz anahaha is laginaz".]]
Viking art
term for art of Scandinavia and Viking settlements of 8th-11th centuries CE
Raven banner
flag, possibly totemic, used by various Viking rulers
penannular brooch
jewelry for fastening clothing consisting of a whole or open ring and pin
Överhogdal tapestries
series of Viking-era tapestries
Söderalaflöjeln
weather vane
gullgubbe
thumb|Gold foil figure from c. AD 700, found at Aska in Hagebyhöga, Sweden, in 2020. thumb|upright|6th–7th-century gullgubber from Sorte Muld, [[Bornholm]] thumb|upright|A "wraith" gullgubbe Gullgubber (Norwegian, ) or guldgubber (Danish, ), guldgubbar (Swedish, ), are art-objects, amulets, or offerings found in Scandinavia and dating to the Nordic Iron Age. They consist of thin pieces of beaten gold (occasionally silver), usually between . in size, usually stamped with a motif, and are the oldest examples of toreutics in Northern Europe.
Odin from Lejre
silver miniature from about the CE.10th century
visby lenses
type of lenses
Hylestad stave church
stave church located in Hylestad
Cross of Cong
12th-century Irish Christian cross
Runestone styles
overview of runestone design
Camminskrinet
11th-century Scandinavian casket
Valkyrie of Hårby
Viking Age silver figurine
Eyrarland Statue
bronze statue from about AD 1000 found in the area of Akureyri, Iceland
Velinga socken
parish in Sweden
Medieval Scandinavian architecture
architectural style of Northern Europe
St Ninian's Isle Treasure
hoard in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
Rällinge statuette
viking era ithyphallic figure