Prehistoric Rock Art in Scandinavia by Nimura Courtney

Author:Nimura, Courtney
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ART / General
ISBN: 9781785701207
Publisher: Casemate Publishers & Book Distributors, LLC
Published: 2015-11-30T05:00:00+00:00

North Trøndelag and South Trøndelag: central Norway

The Trøndelag region in central Norway is often described as the region in which the northern and southern traditions of rock art meet. This is clearly seen in the number of panels that contain superimposed imagery from the Stone Age–Iron Age, encompassing motifs from both traditions, such as at Bardal (Sognnes 2008). Though some argue that the terms ‘northern tradition’ and ‘southern tradition’ are divisive and overly generalised categories (see Kaul 2012; Sognnes 2001, 13), there is no doubt that the motifs in the north and in the south are different in their execution, style and chronology. This makes Trøndelag unique (Bradley and Nimura 2013). The Trøndelag region has been studied extensively, though most of these studies have focused their examinations on individual panels or sites such as Leirfall (Sognnes 2001; 2008; 2011), Bardal (Gjessing 1935; Sognnes 2008; 2010a), Benan (Lindgaard 2006) and Hammer (Bakka 1988). One of the first inclusive regional studies was Gjessing’s (1936) extensive monograph of north Scandinavian rock art. Later Sverre Marstrander and Sognnes (1999) updated the catalogue with newly discovered and re-documented sites. Trøndelag’s rock art is also examined in Gjerde’s (2010a) comprehensive study of northern Fennoscandian rock art. The region has primarily been the purview of Sognnes, whose work spans from the 1980s to the present day, and recently culminated in the most recent study of the Stjørdal municipality in Trøndelag (2001) (see also 1981; 1983a; b; 1987a; b; 1990; 1994; 1995; 1998; 1999a; b; 2002; 2003; 2010a; b; Marstrander and Sognnes 1999; Sognnes and Haug 1998). Sognnes’s 2001 publication will be the key source here.

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