Ringerike style
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Ringerike style is a late Viking Age Scandinavian art style characterized by elegant, flowing animal ornamentation and intricate interlacing patterns, commonly seen on runestones and metalwork from the 11th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ringerike style canonical | 2 |
| Germanic animal style | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scandinavian art style
ⓘ
Viking Age art style ⓘ ornamental art style ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ringerike runestones
ONNED1
ⓘ
Scandinavian runic inscriptions ⓘ |
| characteristic |
asymmetrical compositions
ⓘ
clear contour lines ⓘ emphasis on ornamental rhythm ⓘ slender, elongated animal bodies ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Norway ⓘ |
| endTime | mid-11th century ⓘ |
| floruit | 11th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Urnes style ONNED1 ⓘ |
| follows | Mammen style ONNED1 ⓘ |
| genre | animal art ⓘ |
| hasNotableExample |
Alstad stone
ONNED1
ⓘ
Dynna stone ONNED1 ⓘ Vang stone ONNED1 ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Christianization of Scandinavia ⓘ |
| inception | late 10th century ⓘ |
| influenced | Urnes style NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Anglo-Saxon art
ONNED1
ⓘ
Insular art ONNED1 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ringerike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Norse art
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Viking art ONNED1 ⓘ |
| period | late Viking Age ⓘ |
| region |
Eastern Norway
ⓘ
Scandinavia ⓘ |
| typicalMotif |
S-shaped animals
ⓘ
elegant animal ornamentation ⓘ flowing ribbon animals ⓘ interlacing patterns ⓘ lappets on animal heads ⓘ profiled animal heads ⓘ spiral hips ⓘ tendril-like plant ornament ⓘ tightly interlaced ribbon bodies ⓘ |
| usedFor |
elite status objects
ⓘ
monumental memorial stones ⓘ |
| usedOn |
church fittings
ⓘ
jewellery ⓘ metalwork ⓘ runestones ⓘ stone sculpture ⓘ weapons ⓘ wood carving ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Germanic animal style