Viking-Age Art (with Jonas Lau Markussen)

[@richardlindquist5936]

Thanks for the comments about tattoos. It's telling that there was no Norse word for tattoo and they were uncommon if at all. But the art translates very nicely to modern tattoo art so there's that.

[@bjornerikssongalin9570]

I have his book and it helped me a lot to understand the dynamic of the viking art. I improved my woodcarving a lot by understanding the shapes..thank you! I recommend

[@swinhelm389]

Interesting timing. The British Museum is airing a live exhibition on Viking age art in a few hours from now.

[@jonaslaumarkussen6045]

That sounds awesome! They've got some nice items in their collection. Here is the link to the live broadcast for those interested: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKavYYRmqdicmpY

[@venm5887]

@@jonaslaumarkussen6045 link is dead end. Can you get a good one?

[@jonaslaumarkussen6045]

​@@venm5887 I got the link mixed with the parenthesis. Sorry about that. It should work now: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKavYYRmqdicmpY

[@arzani86]

Mr. Crawford, would you consider to make a video on the subject of Hnefatafl, the viking board game? It would be interesting to hear about the archeological finds and the historical records in literature.

[@joshyoung2160]

My two favorite Norse content creator people in one video?!?!

[@jonaslaumarkussen6045]

Aw, thanks. You are way too kind! :)

[@taytertotize]

This is the perfect way to spend my morning! Thank you Dr Crawford and Markussen for providing this information

[@jonaslaumarkussen6045]

My pleasure. I hope it got your day off to a great start :)

[@Snackery24]

Just discovered both of these guys. Awesome to see them together talking!

[@venm5887]

Interesting, I have a great love for the viking age art, so much that i have all my tattoos in Broa and Urnes styling. I Started more than twenty years ago, now it's a big thing Lol. Good to see a piece on the norse art, love it Doc.

[@anotherelvis]

Great subject. IIRC some of the broches found in Denmark are so similar that they have probably been mass produced in a single location. But I guess that this is not the same at "geographical differences"

[@jonaslaumarkussen6045]

Thank you! Yes, that is exactly it. We definitely see copies of items originating from the same local workshops. But on the other hand, the characteristics of a given style is generally speaking found throughout the Nordic world.

[@lordrudimus]

Thank you Both! Your hard work has helped me learn about my people. Thank you

[@wyrdwyrmstudio]

Great to see two of our favourite creators reaching across the Atlantic to create quality content! The period before the Viking Age is such a peculiar and beautiful time. Who was the woodcarver of the Oseberg ship/cart/bed/sled? Did the women buried there like royalty weave all those complex tapestries? How is it one of the women has Middle Eastern DNA? Whats with that dope Buddha Bucket?

[@jonaslaumarkussen6045]

Thank you! Good questions. Unfortunately, I don't have good answers for them. I would guess though, that the Oseberg women didn't do the tapestries themselves. But frankly, I don't know.

[@martinrow1213]

Sure, just natural they would inspire one another, trade with one another. I am fascinated with this period of art. It is so clever, really sorta “witty”. If a piece was specifically made for a person, does the piece reflect that person’s life, tell a story? It certainly looks like it might, almost like a totem? I am sorry, I couldn’t get the sound up and couldn’t hear if my questions were answered.

[@jonaslaumarkussen6045]

I don't think we touched on this subject of whether items were personalised in the conversation. The overall artistic design of an object typically followed a very formalistic scheme or model. But a pendant from a workshop could probably have had added custom details like punch decorations or something similar.

[@margarethartley4862]

Thank you. These images are so woven and sinuous: they seem to be self referential. Yet, formally balanced. Cool

[@desi3427]

I tell you what Doc, if you're a dork then I must be the Fonz. 😅😎 Thank you for the video

[@Sisalumo]

Gotta say I am biased towards the Urnes style, since my dad's side of the family is from the area :)

[@sebastianpye9328]

Montgomery’s translation in „Two Arabic travel books“: "They are dark from the tips of their toes right up to their necks- trees, pictures, and the like." -Ibn Fadlan Baron of Sacy's translation: "From the tip of the nail (of the foot) of one of them to his neck, it is a table which represents trees and other figures" My own speculation now, the tree theyre talking about perhaps Yggdrasil?

[@jonaslaumarkussen6045]

It might be

[@northmanjourneys]

I think it’s the interlacing knots and patterns that could be described as tree like

[@steakslapn9724]

Sorry, what was the book he was referencing about Irish and Viking art cross over. I missed it and would love to look into the book. Never mind I found it on Google using the cover picture. Haha.

[@jonaslaumarkussen6045]

It's "Viking Art" by James Graham-Campbell :)

[@MarenaPetersdorfHerrera]

if Hamr or ham means skin and Marki or marka means mark, if you combine the two words "Hamrmerkir" or however you spell it, would kind of mean, skin mark, like branding or tattooing, more likely branding, if you talked to a Viking guy and say "Hamr-merkir" he might get confused or have an idea what your taking about, Jackson please correct me,

[@drelouksaudiomultiartizt-t5638]

Celts have knot work carved in stone that pre date Manuscripts so no one can tell who had knotwork first as a artform my guess is The Norse & Nordic Germanic & Gaulish Tribes who shared Denmark Netherlands & Germany together both took inspiration from each other same with The Scynthians when they moved to that region of Ancient Europ. So saying Norse or Vikings had the art first when both are as old as each other doesn't make sense most likely they both influenced each other in those lands

[@c.evans1804]

Sad most of these knot styles aren’t used for modern clothing.

[@huskyxopowo2605]

My dude, your "viking" "ox" is a damn snake-griffin. But I absolutely see it in the legs - the qua'dro-ped legs and haunches. It's stuck in sum deep!

[@huskyxopowo2605]

*ahem* RE: "animal depicted on Cammin Shrine"

[@wolfa5151]

Hard to watch. Not his fault of course. A presentation like this needs an interpreter.

[@huskyxopowo2605]

Ugh, language>? It's all subculture d'calice! Stop trying to interoperate words on stones! They are a tiny momentary pause. Flash me more textile, it's clear as day... Large pale horse screen left. smaller cart with solar wheel w/ beast drawing it. People, dressed in reds - in what I presume is the center of the work - under other wagon wheels. Calin, l'as?

[@huskyxopowo2605]

Oh and no hearth jokes or buns in the oven damit - that textile is a breeze but deep

[@huskyxopowo2605]

So down straight I'd to to chill with y'all