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about Vikings?

 

The Viking Age is the name of the period between 750 and 1100 AD in Scandinavia.

 

 

 

 

 
The creation of The Earth according to Vikings
 
Anundshög Viking kings burial ground

The Old Norse Gods were not regarded as immortal

 
Helmet from 1000 AD. Stockholm Historical Museum.

 

The vikings did not have horns on their helmets

 

During Bronze Age - which comes later -horned helmet might have been used as a cerimonial tool.

 
Anundshög, burial ground with runic stone

 

The word Viking comes from the Old Norse word, vík, meaning bay or inlet.

 

Another explaniation is that the term comes from old English, wíc (trading city) which comes from Latin vicus meaning village.

 
Runes from Rökstenen

 

The Sigurd carving

 

is a runic carving not on a stone but into a flat rock. Located 1 km from where I live. It's from around 1000 AD and tells the story of Sigurd killing the evil snake Fafner.

 

The saga comes from the Edda which are collections of folk-tales relating to Viking Mythology or Viking Heroes. The Edda was written by the Icelandic historian Snorre Sturlasson around 1220.

 
Part of Sigurdsristning where Sigurd kills the giant snake
 
Part of Sigurdsristning where Sigurd kills the giant snake Fafner
 
The Dwarf Regin got his head cut off

The carving above is the first picture of a craftsman's tool in Sweden. It show among other things the black smith's hammer and blowing-on-the-fire device.

 
Waterlevel was about 50 meters higher than today.
 
From Stockholm Museum

 

The Vikings in England had a particular reputation of excessive cleanliness.

 
Runic Stone in Eskilstuna
 
From Stockholm Museum
 
From Stockholm Museum

 

 

 

 

Pictures by Simone  & Åke from around Eskilstuna area where not otherwise stated.

 

If you want to read more about the Sigurdsristning; the Carving and the Saga please read Simones pages

 
COMMENTS
Trekki said at 7:14 a.m. on Nov 26, 2006:
Ahh :-)) Great !! I knew, this would make a fantastic Tabblo, you best ambassador of Sweden :-)) Oh, this reminds me to work a bit on the continuation of Sigurd = Siegfried story here in Worms :-) (for you other Tabblo'ers: Worms is a city in Rhineland Palatine, situated at the Rhine river, this is where Siegfried's story continues as saga of Niebelungs)
Akeke said at 8:44 a.m. on Nov 26, 2006:
Yes this saga is used in many countries and stories. Classical Good against evil.
DEE-Trow said at 9:11 a.m. on Nov 26, 2006:
Akeke, you teach us so much. And the visuals add such depth to the stories. As always, wonderful pictures.
Chiloedream said at 6:07 p.m. on Nov 26, 2006:
Un tabblo très enrichissant, merci Akeke. Amitiés.
Mthorne said at 7:46 p.m. on Nov 26, 2006:
This is great!
Kostakiss said at 7:52 p.m. on Nov 26, 2006:
Interesting...
Jasontengco said at 8:57 p.m. on Nov 26, 2006:
wow thanks for the trivia!!!
Engelgrafik said at 12:47 a.m. on Nov 27, 2006:
Trekki.. you need to post pictures of Das Reingold!!! ;)
Engelgrafik said at 12:47 a.m. on Nov 27, 2006:
Awesome tabblo Akeke!
Anjad said at 6:21 a.m. on Nov 27, 2006:
Great Tabblo åke, very educational.
ElZorroTOX said at 9:29 a.m. on Nov 27, 2006:
Great Tabblo...I've learned a lot from you.
Siagian said at 11:40 p.m. on Nov 27, 2006:
another informative tabblo. nice pix too!
Pkeener said at 12:05 p.m. on Nov 28, 2006:
Ake, I really like the carvings. This was another great history lesson with beautiful visuals!
Jillcdunn said at 7:10 p.m. on Dec 5, 2006:
Fascinating--thanks for the history lesson. I love your "teaching" tabblos.
Azure1070 said at 6:56 a.m. on Dec 6, 2006:
thank you for the trip into history.
Beautiful presentation
Eduardo.affonso said at 9:25 a.m. on Dec 10, 2006:
Very interesting, Ake. The carving are exceptional. By the way, how do you add an hyperlink??
Akeke said at 10:06 a.m. on Dec 10, 2006:
Eduardo: Doubbleclick the textbox, at top right you have a chain symbol. Mark your link text and then click the chain. Then supply the linkaddress.
Eduardo.affonso said at 5:16 a.m. on Dec 11, 2006:
Thanks, AKE! I'll try it on my next tabblos.
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