Viking ornament

This category of our website is dedicated to all those involved in carving who do not have the time to devise their own motifs to carve.

Ring chains (second from the top) and other ribbon interlace – A type of motif which is seen throughout Scandinavia. Check out the rest of what makes out the anatomy of the Borre style: The …

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…

A set of 4 editable vector and Hi-res ornament designs All the designs are based on the principles and characteristics of the actual Urnes styles ornaments from artefact…

If you ever thought that tattoos are just some pretty pictures and adornments, you couldn't be more wrong. Since the dawn of tattoos in 4 millennia BC, the tattoo designs always had meaning to them. Whether it was religious markings or illustrations about particular humans lifetime achievements, they were always meant to convey a message of some sorts. Skipping forward to our age, some of the tattoo symbols have lost their intended context along the way, but there are still people who like…

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…

Description Sketches from a meeting at work. NB: the bigger dragon is wrongly drawn, the coils should go under-over-under-over etc all the time! They are drawn in the Urnes-style, which is late Viking age around 1000 AD.

The chronology of Viking Stylistic Periods