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The Vendel era 550-793 AD
In Scandinavia, the Germanic clan society was still very much alive.
In Uppland, in what today is the east-central part of Sweden, Old Uppsala was probably the centre of religious and political life. It had both a well-known sacred grove and great Royal Mounds plus Great pillar colonnades one over 900 meter and the other was atleast 500 meter. In February 2014 showed the oldest samples from the woden pillars that the oldest ones was 2800 years old. So the wooden pillars was erected and in use during a time period of atleast 1400 years.
Experts believes the pillars would have been atleast around 7-8 m high and each pillar was supported with 1,5 ton stone.
The Vendel Age was a time characterised by the appearance of stirrups and a powerful mounted warrior elite in Sweden, which rich graves in for instance Valsgärde and Vendel.
Swedish expeditions was active to explore the waterways of what was to become Kievian Rus at this time.
Games were popular, as is shown in finds of tafl games, including pawns and dice.
Snorri's account that Adils had the best horses of his days, and the Gothic historian Jordanes' account that the Swedes of the 6th century were famed for their horses find support in archaeology.
Beowulf is an Old English epic poem consisting of 3182 alliterative long lines, set in the early Vendel era in Scandinavia, commonly cited as one of the most important works of Anglo-Saxon literature to the fact that it is the oldest surviving epic poem of Old English and also the earliest vernacular English literature.
Animalistic warriors as Wolf, Bear, Wild boar warriors are depicted from this age plus warriors with (raven) bird figures and horned warriors on their helmets.
Music. Audiomachine - Triumph, Audimachine - Existence,
Audiomachine - And the Heavens Shall Tremble
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The Vendel era 550-793 AD
In Scandinavia, the Germanic clan society was still very much alive.
In Uppland, in what today is the east-central part of Sweden, Old Uppsala was probably the centre of religious and political life. It had both a well-known sacred grove and great Royal Mounds plus Great pillar colonnades one over 900 meter and the other was atleast 500 meter. In February 2014 showed the oldest samples from the woden pillars that the oldest ones was 2800 years old. So the wooden pillars was erected and in use during a time period of atleast 1400 years.
Experts believes the pillars would have been atleast around 7-8 m high and each pillar was supported with 1,5 ton stone.
The Vendel Age was a time characterised by the appearance of stirrups and a powerful mounted warrior elite in Sweden, which rich graves in for instance Valsgärde and Vendel.
Swedish expeditions was active to explore the waterways of what was to become Kievian Rus at this time.
Games were popular, as is shown in finds of tafl games, including pawns and dice.
Snorri's account that Adils had the best horses of his days, and the Gothic historian Jordanes' account that the Swedes of the 6th century were famed for their horses find support in archaeology.
Beowulf is an Old English epic poem consisting of 3182 alliterative long lines, set in the early Vendel era in Scandinavia, commonly cited as one of the most important works of Anglo-Saxon literature to the fact that it is the oldest surviving epic poem of Old English and also the earliest vernacular English literature.
Animalistic warriors as Wolf, Bear, Wild boar warriors are depicted from this age plus warriors with (raven) bird figures and horned warriors on their helmets.
Music. Audiomachine - Triumph, Audimachine - Existence,
Audiomachine - And the Heavens Shall Tremble
Copyright Disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
