Illustration
Gold-foil picture [C-III-1] depicting a couple embracing each other, found in Scandinavia. It is thought to represent the Norse god Freyr and his wife Gerðr united in holy marriage (hieros gamos).
These tiny images are known as 'guldgubber' and have been found with various depictions on them in both Norway, Sweden and Denmark. They date to between the late Iron Age and the early Viking Age.
License
Based on Wikipedia content that has been reviewed, edited, and republished.
Original image by Lokis Tochter. Uploaded by Emma Groeneveld, published on 19 April 2018 under the following license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike. This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon your work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit you and license their new creations under the identical terms. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
Related Images
Vikings
Norse Mythology
The Vikings in Ireland
Freyja
Temple at Uppsala
Ten Norse Mythology Facts You Need to Know
Cite This Work
APA Style
Tochter, L. (2018, April 19). Scandinavian Gold-Foil Picture. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8633/scandinavian-gold-foil-picture/
Chicago Style
Tochter, Lokis. "Scandinavian Gold-Foil Picture." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified April 19, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8633/scandinavian-gold-foil-picture/.
MLA Style
Tochter, Lokis. "Scandinavian Gold-Foil Picture." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 19 Apr 2018. Web. 20 Oct 2021.