Staff from Fuldby
Archaeological artefacts
This iron staff has been found in heavily disturbed grave in Fuldby (Bjernede, Søre, Denmark). The staff has been probably covered with a large stone.
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.
Klaudia Karpińska
Klaudia Karpińska
17/12/2014
Klaudia Karpińska
Klaudia Karpińska
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http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/2864
10th century, Fuldby, Bjernede, Søre, Denmark, Viking Age, Danmark, Vikingtiden, Vikingatida, Vikingetiden
Staff from Gävle
Archaeological artefacts
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.
Klaudia Karpińska
Klaudia Karpińska
17/12/2014
Klaudia Karpińska
Klaudia Karpińska
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http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/2865
Viking Age, Gävle, Gastrikland, Sweden, Sverige, Vikingatida, Vikingetiden, Vikingtiden
Staff from Hemdrup
Archaeological artefacts
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).
Klaudia Karpińska
Klaudia Karpińska
19.03.2016
Klaudia Karpińska
Klaudia Karpińska
http://skaldic.abdn.ac.uk/db.php?id=30270&if=myth&table=mss
http://samlinger.natmus.dk/search?q=Hemdrup%20runepind
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http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/2860
Viking Age, Hemdrup, Næsborg, Jylland, Denmark, Vikingatida, Vikingetiden, Vikingtiden, Danmark