Staff from Gävle

Title

Staff from Gävle

Subject

Archaeological artefacts

Description

This staff has been found in Gävle (Gastrikland, Sweden) in a grave in which have been also discovered weaponry and jewellery. It has been made from iron with ornamentation with bronze animal heads. In the lower part it has ring with tree iron pendants.

Photo of this artefact has been took on the temporary exhibition entitled 'Die Wikinger' which took place in Berlin in 2014.

References:

- Gardeła L. 2016: (Magic) Staffs in the Viking Age, Studia Medievalia Septentrionalia 27, Wien.

- Price N. 2002: The Viking Way: Religion and War in Late Iron Age Scandinavia, AUN 31, Uppsala.

Creator

Klaudia Karpińska

Source

Klaudia Karpińska

Date

17/12/2014

Contributor

Klaudia Karpińska

Rights

Klaudia Karpińska

Format

jpg

Language

No linguistic content

Type

StillImage

Identifier

http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/2865

Coverage

Viking Age, Gävle, Gastrikland, Sweden, Sverige, Vikingatida, Vikingetiden, Vikingtiden

Files

DSC_0149.JPG

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