DK Eyewitness Books - Viking

40 Getting around MȶȤȩȰȧȴȤȢȯȥȪȯȢȷȪȢ is rugged and mountainous. The large forests, lakes, and marshes make traveling difficult, ...

41 REINING THEM IN Harness bows were used mainly in Denmark. The curved surface rested on a horse’s back. The reins passed throu ...

42 In the workshop TȩȦȷȪȬȪȯȨȴȰȸȦȵȩȦȪȳȴȶȤȤȦȴȴ in part to the skilled craftsmen who made their strong weapons and fast ships. ...

43 HAMMERS Hammers came in various weights. The heaviest were used for welding and forging swords, the lightest for delicate wor ...

Linen head clot h Spinning and weaving AȭȭȷȪȬȪȯȨȸȰȮȦȯ (and probably some men) spent part of the day spinning wool or flax. The ...

45 Handle for turning t he beam as t he clot h is made Wooden upright was leaned against t he wall Cross beam where t he finishe ...

46 GOLD PENDANT Women wore pendants on the end of necklaces. This thin piece of embossed gold was worn as a pendant. It was foun ...

47 A farmer in Tissø, Denmark, found this massive gold neck-ring while plowing a field $50ʜ%$1':,7+75((6 This gold arm-band fr ...

48 Brooches Clasps and brooches were often lavishly decorated. But they weren’t just for show. All Vikings wore brooches to hold ...

49 Silver wit h a t hin coating of gold Pieces of hack silver BURIED TREASURE The silver objects at the top of this page are all ...

50 SWEET HARP In rich households, musicians played the harp or lyre to accompany stories and poems. Vikings were also avid singe ...

51 In anot her part of t he story, Sigurd’s brot her-in-law Gunnar tries to escape from a snake pit by playing a lyre wit h his ...

GODLY FAMILY Frey was a god of fertility and birth. The best image of him is this small statue from Södermanland in Sweden. It i ...

53 PICTURES OF VALHALLA A hero arrives in Valhalla on this picture stone from Gotland (p. 58). He is riding Odin’s eight-legged ...

54 Viking burials BȦȧȰȳȦȵȩȦȤȰȮȪȯȨ of Christianity, Vikings were buried with everything they would need in the next world. Trad ...

55 REBUILDING THE OSEBERG SHIP The Oseberg burial mound was 144 ft (44 m) long and 20 ft (6 m) high. It was excavated in t he su ...

56 Buried treasure Vikings were buried with all kinds of treasures. These are known as grave goods. They are usually the finest ...

VIKING SOAP OPERA This romantic painting shows the funeral pyre of Sigurd the dragon- killer (pp. 51, 58) and Brynhild (p. 30). ...

58 Runes and picture stones VȪȬȪȯȨȴȤȦȭȦȣȳȢȵȦȥȣȳȢȷȦȳȺ in battle and the glory of dead relatives by raising memorial stones. The ...

59 Writing in runes Runes were easy to carve in stone or wood, with straight or diagonal lines. The basic alphabet had 16 runes. ...