US EditionSmiling Figurine or 'Portrait' of a Viking
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A figure from the death camp, over a thousand years old, has been identified as the first port of a Viking. The discovery, announced by the National Museum of Denmark, shows a man with an imperial mustache, a full beard and a chair on the middle.
Smiling figurine or 'portrait' of a Viking
Denmark's National Museum has unveiled what it calls the first true "portrait" of a Viking. The remarkably detailed 10th-century figurine challenges popular notions of the Norse as wild, unkempt warriors, instead revealing a figure of refinement and style — and with a smile. Denmark's National Museum unveiled Wednesday what it described as the first "portrait" of a Viking: a miniature 10th-century figurine depicting a man with an imperial mousta…
The National Museum of Denmark has presented an artifact from the Viking Age that provides rare information about their hair and appearance. The miniature figurine, just three centimeters high, carved from walrus bone more than a thousand years ago, preserves the details of the appearance of Scandinavian warriors during the reign of King Harald Blue-toothed, reports Arkeonews. Hnefatafl glass figurka. Roberto Fortuna, the National Museum of Denm…
A tiny object just three centimeters high has become the closest window we have towards the appearance of Vikings. It is a play piece carved in walrus ivory that, after more than two centuries in the collections of the National Museum of Denmark, offers a striking portrait [...]
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