Oseberg style

Oseberg ship head post

The Oseberg style is a Viking Era animal ornamentation in Norse art. ^[1]

History

Oseberg style is named after the Oseberg ship grave, a well-preserved Viking age ship discovered in a large burial mound at the Oseberg farm near Tønsberg in Vestfold County, Norway. That site also contained numerous richly decorated objects in wood.^[2]

The characteristic motif of the style is gripping beasts. The gripping beast motif is what clearly distinguishes the early Viking art from the styles that preceded it. The chief features of the gripping beast are the paws that grip the borders around it, neighbouring beasts or parts of its own body. The style is also characterized by traditions from the Vendel era, and it is nowadays not generally accepted as an independent style.^[3]

The animal ornamentation of the Viking Age is usually categorized into Oseberg style, Borre style, Jelling style, Mammen style, Ringerike style and Urnes style.^[4]

Gallery

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  Detail from the Oseberg ship

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  Oseberg bow detail

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  The Oseberg Viking Ship at the Vikingship museum

Timeline for the Norse animal styles.

References

1. ^ The Broa/Oseberg Style (Viking Art Styles)
2. ^ Viking Ship from Oseberg (The Viking Rune: All Things Norse)
3. ^ The article djurornamentik in Nationalencyklopedin (1991).
4. ^ The article osebergstil in Nationalencyklopedin (1994).

External links

• Oseberg Ship
• Oseberg Style Cart
• Examples of the Broa and Oseberg Style

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