Vendel style
The Vendelstil is, after at Uppsala in Sweden situated locality Vendel called, Scandinavian variant of Germanic animal ornament during the Vendel (550-800 n. Chr.) In Sweden.
There are five variants that overlap chronologically. They are marked with Vendel AE. Sometimes the older (550–650 AD) and younger Vendel style (650–800 AD) are also used in abbreviated form.
The Vendel style is found primarily on fibulae and metal fittings, which were found mainly in the boat graves . It is reminiscent of the animal ornamentation that has been widespread in the Anglo-Saxon region since the 7th century.
- Style A is reminiscent of Roman animal ornamentation , but in a stretched, ribbon-shaped design with narrow depictions of animal heads.
- Style B shows S-shaped designs. The mostly intertwined animals have crooked bills.
- With style C, the depictions of animals are integrated into a braided ribbon decoration. The strong emphasis on the roots of the legs is striking.
- In style D, the animal images are often arranged in pairs in connection with braided ribbons.
- Style E is the youngest and most elaborate variant in the design of the intertwined carcasses.
From the Vendel style, the Viking Age styles, such as the prey animal style, developed .
literature
- Hans Hollaender: Art of the early Middle Ages , Pawlak, Herrsching 1981, ISBN 3-88199-040-2