Urnes style

Reconstruction illustration of the left side of the north-facing portal of the Urnes stave church displaying Urnes style carvings in high relief. This portal and several other elements with and without carved decorations were originally part of an earlier church built sometime after 1070 but were reused in the present stave church from c. 1135. ——— Urnes, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.

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Jonas Lau Markussen on Instagram: "Intertwining Serpents in Urnes Style⠀ ⠀ Urnes style chain pattern of intertwining serpents inspired by the Urnes and Hørnes Church wood carvings. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #UrnesStyle #Viking #Vikings #VikingArt #OldNorse"

This week's illustration is a Urnes style design created for a new video tutorial based on a drawing by Sven. In the video, I'll show you some of the things to look out for when creating your Urnes style designs. I'll be using a design by Sven as a basis for the discussion. He has been really kind to let me use it for this video. His design has a lot of great things going for it already, and there are also a few things we can go in and improve on. Check out the video on my Youtube channel.

Urnes Style Openwork Brooch — This illustration is one of the three case studies from the course Master the Urnes Style. The composition is a traditional take on the many Urnes style openwork brooches found throughout Scandinavia.

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Runestone U 460 — The carvings of the stone are in the runestone style Pr4 pertaining to the Urnes style. The stone is c. 3,2 m high, 1,25 m wide at the base and 0,45 m thick. The rune ribbon is c. 8 cm wide. ——— Skråmsta, Uppland, Sweden U 460

A set of 45 editable vector and Hi-res graphics From the Anatomy of Viking Art Series All the designs are based on the principles and characteristics of the actual Viking Age a…

Urnes style