The Jelling Stone's Great Beast (Mammen Style)

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Illustration

Emma Groeneveld
by Stefan Bollmann
published on 18 October 2018
The Jelling Stone's Great Beast (Mammen Style) Download Full Size Image

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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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/

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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/.

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Bollmann, Stefan. "The Jelling Stone's Great Beast (Mammen Style)." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 18 Oct 2018. Web. 26 Jul 2024.

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