Finding Poetry in the Ground— a Kenning of Silver from Neble, Zealand

Abstract: A circular pendant found near Neble, Zealand is interpreted as a double-sided amulet, decorated respectively on one side as a shield and as a wheel on the reverse. This dual iconography is suggested as a material reference to the kenning shield-wheel, known from Snorri Sturluson´s Skáld...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Peter Pentz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Editorial Board of DJA 2022-01-01
Series:Danish Journal of Archaeology
Online Access:https://tidsskrift.dk/dja/article/view/124251