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title: Oseberg Ship Decoration - Detail
author: mararie
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9335/oseberg-ship-decoration---detail/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Oseberg Ship Decoration - Detail
_Authored by mararie_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9335.jpg)
## Image Caption
A detail of [Viking Age](https://www.worldhistory.org/collection/29/the-viking-age/) decorative artwork found on the Oseberg ship interred in a ship [burial](https://www.worldhistory.org/burial/) in Norway c. 834 CE. It displays the first animal ornamentation style of the [Viking](https://www.worldhistory.org/Vikings/) Age, known as Style E (and sometimes referred to as the Oseberg- or Broa style), which flourished between the late 8th- and late 9th centuries CE. You can see the curving, interweaving animals with small heads and large eyes with feet that grip themselves, each other, or the framework which characterise this style.
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## License & Copyright
[](https://www.flickr.com/photos/mararie/5201982548)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/mararie/5201982548) by [**mararie**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/mararie/5201982548). Submitted by [Emma Groeneveld](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/emmagroeneveld1/ "User Page: Emma Groeneveld"), published on 16 October 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.