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Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Animal Head Post

Animal Head Post
ca. 815-820
Preserved art of the Viking sea-rovers
Decoration of their great ships
From ship burial near the sea at Oseberg, Norway
Carved ornamentation attest to the importance of those laid to rest beneath the mound
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