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an illustration of a boat with a horse on it

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Viking longboat, illuminated manuscript. In Norse mythology, for instance, “Nidhogg (“tearer of corpses”) is a monstrous serpent that gnaws almost perpetually at the deepest root of the World Tree Yggdrasil, threatening to destroy it. Nidhogg (also) lies on Nastrond in Niflheim and eats corpses to sustain itself.” Source: Encyclopedia Mythica

an ancient carving on display in a museum

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Fragment of a portal, Sigurd Fafnir's bane, Hylestad Stave Church Medieval Norway about 1175 CE

an intricately carved wooden door with decorative carvings

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Viking Wooden Art / Nordic Museum of Oslo Must become super besties with an amazing wood carving artist!

a carved ivory figurine of a man holding a staff and two small children

Bishop Chess Piece | Scandinavian | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Chess Piece in the Form of a Bishop with Two Attendants, Walrus Ivory, Norway, circa 1150-1200

an old man with a helmet and chain around his neck is staring at the camera

In the Winter season of life I want to be a sage warrior. One that has fought many battles and has the knowledge that comes from having gone through them.

an intricately carved piece of wood in a museum

DSC00442, Viking Ship Museum, Oslo, Norway

Oslo, Viking ship museum carving. Got to see this one in person. It was absolutely breath taking!

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a wooden statue with an intricate design on it's face and head, in front of a building

Crazy Wood Carving

Pantheon of Oak- braided beard, irminsul spirals like lotus tree of life and hathor hair upside down, with horns and helmet

an intricately carved wooden plaque with a dog on it's side and a spiral design in the middle

Door, Norse influence on Celtic cultures. Ireland, Scotland.Изискана и красива...

a man working on an intricately carved bench

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