Axe, National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
Viking axe head, iron with silver inlay, decorated in Mammen style, from the Bjerringhoj grave at Mammen, Viborg, 10th century, in the National Museum of Denmark, or Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen, Denmark. The decoration features a tree, maybe a christian Tree of Life or a pagan tree Yggdrasil, and an animal resembling a phoenix, maybe christian symbol of rebirth or Norse pagan bird Gullinkambi who announces Ragnarok. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
14114849
Media ID
45754173
Size
8268px x 5727px
(8.3MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
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