Tängelgårda stone

Tängelgårda stone

The image stone at Tängelgårda, Lärbro parish, Gotland, Sweden (coord|57|49|N|18|43|E|) is decorated with a scene of warriors holding rings, one (possibly Odin) horsed, with Valknut symbols drawn beneath.

ee also

*Stora Hammar stone


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Picture stone — A picture stone, image stone or figure stone is an ornate slab of stone, usually limestone, which was raised in Germanic Iron Age or Viking Age Scandinavia, and in the greatest number on Gotland.The article Bildstenar in Nationalencyklopedin… …   Wikipedia

  • Stora Hammar stone — (coord|57|44|N|18|50|E|).Depicted are scenes with mythological, religious and martial background, including a sacrifice scene with a Valknut over the altar, and a longship manned with armed warriors. It has been interpreted as illustrating the… …   Wikipedia

  • List of runestones — Rune stones are stones with runic inscriptions dating from the early Middle Ages but are found to have been used most prominently during the Viking Age.List of stones Compare Megalithic Standing stones, Pictish stones, Gaelic High crosses and… …   Wikipedia

  • Valknut — The Valknut (Old Norse valr , slain warriors + knut , knot ) is a symbol consisting of three interlocked triangles, and appears on various Germanic objects. A number of theories have been proposed for its significance.The name Valknut is an… …   Wikipedia

  • Odin — This article is about the chief god in North Germanic tradition. For other uses, see Odin (disambiguation). For a comparative discussion of North and West Germanic, see Wodanaz. Odin Odin, the Wande …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”