Illustration
Image showing one face of the Viking Age Jelling stone (standing at Jelling, Denmark) dating to c. 970 CE. The stone's three sides are covered, on one side with an inscription and on its other two with large pictures of Christ and a great beast, respectively. The ornamental style of the stone is the so-called Mammen style.
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APA Style
Bollmann, S. (2018, October 18). The Jelling Stone's Great Beast (Mammen Style). World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9348/the-jelling-stones-great-beast-mammen-style/
Chicago Style
Bollmann, Stefan. "The Jelling Stone's Great Beast (Mammen Style)." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified October 18, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9348/the-jelling-stones-great-beast-mammen-style/.
MLA Style
Bollmann, Stefan. "The Jelling Stone's Great Beast (Mammen Style)." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 18 Oct 2018. Web. 19 Apr 2024.
