Staff from Hemdrup
Title
Staff from Hemdrup
Subject
Archaeological artefacts
Description
The Hemdrup staff has been found in a bog at Hemdrup (Næsborg, Jylland, Denmark). It has been made from yew wood and it is 50 cm long. On the staff have been carved depiction of fantastic animals, human's silhouette and triquetra symbol. Moreover, on it have been put two runic inscriptions. First of them, consist of the runes which currently are not deciphered. Second of them has been variously interpreted by specialist (see discussion in Price 2002:202).
Staff from Hemdrup is currently displayed in the 'vǫlva cottage', on the permanent exhibition devoted to the Viking Age in the Moesgård Museum, Denmark.
Internet:
Detailed photos of staff from Hemdrup in the Nationalmuseets on-line database: http://samlinger.natmus.dk/search?q=Hemdrup%20runepind
Description of Hemdrup staff in PCRN on-line database: http://skaldic.abdn.ac.uk/db.php?id=30270&if=myth&table=mss
References:
- Back Danielsson I.-M. 2001: Hemdrup-staven - ett nytt tolkningsförslag, Fornvännen 96, pp. 73-77 (available on-line: http://samla.raa.se/xmlui/bitstream/handle/raa/2981/2001_073.pdf?sequence=1).
- Gardeła L. 2016: (Magic) Staffs in the Viking Age, Studia Medievalia Septentrionalia, Band 27, Wien.
- Nielsen N-Å. 1984: Nyt om Hemdrup træpind, KUML 1982-1983, pp. 219-221.
- Price N., The Viking Way: Religion and War in Late Iron Age Scandinavia, AUN 31, Uppsala.
- Röstberg M. A. 2009: Hemdrupstaven : ett redskap för medicinsk magi, Fornvännen 104, pp. 208-210 (available on-line: http://samla.raa.se/xmlui/bitstream/handle/raa/3216/2009_208.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y).
Staff from Hemdrup is currently displayed in the 'vǫlva cottage', on the permanent exhibition devoted to the Viking Age in the Moesgård Museum, Denmark.
Internet:
Detailed photos of staff from Hemdrup in the Nationalmuseets on-line database: http://samlinger.natmus.dk/search?q=Hemdrup%20runepind
Description of Hemdrup staff in PCRN on-line database: http://skaldic.abdn.ac.uk/db.php?id=30270&if=myth&table=mss
References:
- Back Danielsson I.-M. 2001: Hemdrup-staven - ett nytt tolkningsförslag, Fornvännen 96, pp. 73-77 (available on-line: http://samla.raa.se/xmlui/bitstream/handle/raa/2981/2001_073.pdf?sequence=1).
- Gardeła L. 2016: (Magic) Staffs in the Viking Age, Studia Medievalia Septentrionalia, Band 27, Wien.
- Nielsen N-Å. 1984: Nyt om Hemdrup træpind, KUML 1982-1983, pp. 219-221.
- Price N., The Viking Way: Religion and War in Late Iron Age Scandinavia, AUN 31, Uppsala.
- Röstberg M. A. 2009: Hemdrupstaven : ett redskap för medicinsk magi, Fornvännen 104, pp. 208-210 (available on-line: http://samla.raa.se/xmlui/bitstream/handle/raa/3216/2009_208.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y).
Creator
Klaudia Karpińska
Source
Klaudia Karpińska
Date
19.03.2016
Contributor
Klaudia Karpińska
Rights
Klaudia Karpińska
Relation
http://skaldic.abdn.ac.uk/db.php?id=30270&if=myth&table=mss
http://samlinger.natmus.dk/search?q=Hemdrup%20runepind
Format
jpg
Language
No linguistic content
Type
StillImage
Identifier
http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/2860
Coverage
Viking Age, Hemdrup, Næsborg, Jylland, Denmark, Vikingatida, Vikingetiden, Vikingtiden, Danmark
Files
Geolocation
Social Bookmarking
Item Relations
This item has no relations.
Comments