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| This is a depiction of the burial site in which the Jelling cup was found |
The Jelling Silver Cup is a Viking artifact that was found in Jelling, Denmark. The cup was found in the burial mound of who is thought to be Danish King Gorm the Old(c. 936-953. CE). The cup dates about 953 CE. The mound was excavated in the 19th century, however, it did not contain many artifacts as it had already been emptied in the Viking Age.
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| Jelling Rune Stones in Denmark |
In 975 CE, King Harold Bluetooth proclaimed Christianity as the Dane's new religion on a large rune stone. The stone was in between two burial mounds at the site in what is now Jelling, Denmark; the North and South Mounds. It is thought that King Gorm was moved to the church from the North Mound where he was buried after King Harold, his son, proclaimed Christianity. It is in that North Mound that the Jelling silver cup was discovered.
The cup is decorated with typical Viking Age style ornamentation. There are very often animals depicted in the decoration of cups and many other artifacts from this group of people. The Jelling style was named after this cup. The Jelling style of ornamentation depicted an animal or beast with a ribbon like body. Animals are often "S" shaped. Patterns in this style also often interlaced. The Jelling silver cup can be found at the National Museum of Denmark today.
“Viking Age Jelling Cup.” Ancient History Encyclopedia, Ancient History Encyclopedia, https://www.ancient.eu/image/9347/viking-age-jelling-cup/.
“Viking Art: The Six Art Styles.” History, 29 May 2018, https://www.historyonthenet.com/viking-art.
I also did a viking artifact! This one is pretty neat though. I like that you provided a little bit of history with it to put it into context. I also think this is a pretty significant find for the viking-era it looks like its in pretty decent shape. The viking design has always been a fascination of mine so looking at stuff like this is really awesome I think. Nice post!
ReplyDeleteIt figures the tomb was empty. Just goes to show you that you cant trust a viking!
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