Tracing Old Norse Cosmology by Anders Andrén

Author:Anders Andrén
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9789187675010
Publisher: Nordic Academic Press
Published: 2014-11-17T05:00:00+00:00

Figure 40. Two upright limestone slabs at Ottenby in Ås on Öland. This type of limestone slab are common in burial grounds on Öland, and they usually have smooth show sides facing north. (Photo by the author.)

The Roman background of the design of the pictorial monuments, especially in eastern Sweden from the third to the sixth centuries, fits well with Roman connections in general during that time in southern Scandinavia. However, the Roman background of the style of the figures does not necessarily give us a better understanding of the iconography of the early picture stones. In order to reach possible interpretations of these monuments, one has to move beyond style to investigate the content of the images, beginning with the pictorial structure.

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