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Historians have interpreted this wood carving found on the northern wall of Urnes Stave Church to be a scene from the Bible although the motif obviously shows a familiar scene from Old Norse mythol…

Jonas Lau Markussen on Instagram: "Intertwining Serpents in Urnes Style⠀ ⠀ Urnes style chain pattern of intertwining serpents inspired by the Urnes and Hørnes Church wood carvings. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #UrnesStyle #Viking #Vikings #VikingArt #OldNorse"

Sep 10, 2020 - This week's illustration is a Urnes style design created for a new video tutorial based on a drawing by Sven. In the video, I'll show you some of the things to look out for when creating your Urnes style designs. I'll be using a design by Sven as a basis for the discussion. He has been really kind to let me use it for this video. His design has a lot of great things going for it already, and there are also a few things we can go in and improve on. Check out the video on my…

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» Urnes Style Fundamentals

Art made by Scandinavians during the Viking Age (c. 790-1100 CE) mostly encompassed the decoration of functional objects made of wood, metal, stone, textile and other materials with relief carvings...

Urnes Style Openwork Brooch — This illustration is one of the three case studies from the course Master the Urnes Style. The composition is a traditional take on the many Urnes style openwork brooches found throughout Scandinavia.