Viking Styles Date(s): November 5, 2004. Album by Carole Morris. 1 - 22 of 22 Total. 6097 Visits.
1 Brooch based on the shape and design of a Viking sword pommel.
2 Pendant based on the shape and design of a Viking sword pommel.
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4 Viking Cross Brooch 681 from 1970's. Signed MIRACLE V. Animal ornament is in the Viking 'Jellinge' Style from the 10th century AD.
5 Miracle design 616 based on Viking style trefoil brooch. Colourway is Crysopras/Lapis.
6 Brooch possibly inspired by Viking 'tortoise' or 'turtle' shaped brooches, worn by Viking women one on each shoulder. The two anthropomorphic 'heads' can also be seen on some penannular brooches. Faux lapis glass cabochon.
7 Side view of brooch possibly inspired by Viking 'tortoise' or 'turtle' shaped brooches, worn by Viking women one on each shoulder. The two anthropomorphic 'heads' can also be seen on some penannular brooches. Faux lapis glass cabochon.
8 Brooch possibly inspired by Viking 'tortoise' or 'turtle' shaped brooches, worn by Viking women one on each shoulder. Faux lapis glass cabochon.
9 10th century limestone grave cover found in the Viking excavations at 16-22 Coppergate, York in 1976. Height 22.3cm. Now broken but originally a double-ended design in Jellinge style ornament. It would almost certainly have been painted.
10 Reconstruction of Viking-period costume at Turku Archaeological Museum, Finland. Note the two 'tortoise' shaped brooches on the shoulders and chains and pendants between them; also the large penannular cloak brooch.
11 Miracle Viking necklace with triangular glass inlays set in 5 'antiqued' gold finish pendant settings probably in the form of Thor's Hammers. The five pendants (a large central one and four others) have double loops, and there are a further two smaller pendants without inlays. All the pendants have intricate three-lobed leaf designs each side of a heart-shaped opening. Signed MIRACLE on the back of the largest pendant. Design 447 from the Viking Range, originally launched in the 1970's.
12 Design code 447. Detail of Miracle Viking necklace - large central pendant and two others have double loops. All the pendants have intricate three-lobed leaf designs each side of a heart-shaped opening.
13 Design code 447. Detail of the back of the Viking pendants. Largest in the centre is signed MIRACLE.
19 A fragment of a Scandinavian stone sculpture usually referred to as Odd's cross, now in Kirk Braddan church, Isle of Man. It is believed to be the base of a tapering pillar. Once used as a doorway lintel it bears two pelleted animals head to head and ornamental bands in the Viking Mammen style. What remains of the inscription has been translated as 'Odd raised this cross to the memory of his father, Frakki, but Thor ...'.
20 Line drawing of two pelleted animals head to head and ornamental bands (Viking Mammen style) on a fragment of a Scandinavian stone sculpture usually referred to as Odd's cross, now in Kirk Braddan church, Isle of Man. It is believed to be the base of a tapering pillar.
