Stora Hammars stones

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Stora Hammars stones are a group of Viking Age picture stones on Gotland, Sweden, renowned for their intricate carvings depicting Norse mythological and ritual scenes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
picture stones
runic-era monument
artStyle Germanic animal style
Viking Age art
associatedWith Norse paganism
Viking Age Gotlandic society NERFINISHED
category Gotlandic picture stones NERFINISHED
chronology younger picture stone phase on Gotland
country Sweden
culture Norse NERFINISHED
Viking Age NERFINISHED
depicts Norse mythology NERFINISHED
animals
ritual scenes
sacrificial scenes
ships
warriors
weapons
era early Middle Ages
foundIn Lärbro parish NERFINISHED
northern Gotland NERFINISHED
function commemorative monument
ritual monument
hasImagePanels multiple registers
hasPart Stora Hammars I NERFINISHED
Stora Hammars II NERFINISHED
Stora Hammars III NERFINISHED
Stora Hammars IV NERFINISHED
heritage Scandinavian Iron Age NERFINISHED
languageContext Old Norse culture NERFINISHED
locatedIn Gotland NERFINISHED
Sweden
material stone
medium carved relief
partOf Gotland County NERFINISHED
region Baltic Sea region NERFINISHED
researchField archaeology
religious studies
runology
significance important source for Norse religious practices
important source for Viking Age iconography
technique stone carving
timePeriod Viking Age
late Iron Age
writingSystem runic tradition

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Valknut foundOn Stora Hammars stones