I 1904 ble en stor gravhaug undersøkt på Oseberg i Vestfold. Blant funnene i graven var det mer enn 80 fragmenter av vakre billedtepper overstrødd med figurative motiver. De skildrer myriader av fint formede dyr, mennesker, vogner og hus. Vi kan se kampscener, krigere i dyreham og hengte menn så vel som høytidelige prosesjoner. En del av symbolikken i disse bildene kan knyttes til vikingtidens krigerideologi og mytene som omgir den. Fortid og samtid, magi og politikk er vevd sammen til kraftfulle historier. De unike billedvevene fra Oseberg gir oss et glimt av vikingtidens verdensbilde som ikke finnes andre steder.
...d Helmets Depicted in the Oseberg Viking Age Tapestries. The Confusing Horned Helmets Depicted in the Oseberg Viking Age Tapestries By ThorNews on January 11, 2018 • ( 3) Section of tapestry discovered in the Oseberg ship burial mound showing a figure wearing a horned helmet. The tapestry was one of a number of textile remains found in the Oseberg ship in 1903. Other finds included rolled-up rugs, tapestries, curtains. Most are embroidered with mythological and battle scenes. There was no representation of the ships owner. The tapestry is stylistically similar to the Bayeux tapestry. These narrow tapestries are woven in a combination of wool and a weft made of a plant material, possibly flax, which has disappeared. The tapestries portray a multitude of different animals and people, carts, houses and decorative geometric ornamentation. A large number of tablet woven bands were also found in the Oseberg mound. scandinavianacademicpress.no ... null null In 1904, a large burial mound was...