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Norse, Germanic, Baltic & Slavic · c. 500 BCE – 1900 CE

Other & unsorted Norse

What it is

Objects from this tradition that do not fit the types above, or whose catalogue records are too brief to sort further. Browse them for unusual forms.

History

In pre-Christian Scandinavia and the Germanic world, protection came from the gods and from signs: Thor's hammer, runes, gold bracteates stamped with Odin. Amber from the Baltic shore had been carved into amulets since the Stone Age. Christianisation from the 9th to 11th centuries produced hybrid objects such as crosses cast in the same moulds as hammers. In the Slavic East, Byzantine Orthodoxy met older fever and serpent beliefs to produce the zmeevik. Scandinavian and Finnish peasant culture kept a strong tradition of protective objects against trolls, the evil eye and illness into the 19th and 20th centuries, documented by folklorists and now in the ethnographic museums of Stockholm, Oslo and Helsinki.

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Norse, Germanic, Baltic & Slavic: the tradition

In pre-Christian Scandinavia and the Germanic world, protection came from the gods and from signs: Thor's hammer, runes, gold bracteates stamped with Odin. Amber from the Baltic shore had been carved into amulets since the Stone Age. Christianisation from the 9th to 11th centuries produced hybrid objects such as crosses cast in the same moulds as hammers. In the Slavic East, Byzantine Orthodoxy met older fever and serpent beliefs to produce the zmeevik. Scandinavian and Finnish peasant culture kept a strong tradition of protective objects against trolls, the evil eye and illness into the 19th and 20th centuries, documented by folklorists and now in the ethnographic museums of Stockholm, Oslo and Helsinki.

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Reliquary CrossReliquary CrossWinchester · ca. 900-1000Reliquary cross, walrus ivory, Anglo-Saxon, probably, mid 11th centuryReliquary cross, walrus ivory, Anglo-Saxon, probably, mid 11th centuryEngland · ca. 1050AmuletAmuletperleperleAmulet from RussiaAmulet from RussiaRussia · 1899Amulet from RussiaAmulet from RussiaRussia · 1912Sculpture, benfigur amulet from RussiaSculpture, benfigur amulet from RussiaRussia · 1904Mascot Miša + 1 doubletMascot Miša + 1 doubletEstonia · 1977Arkeologia muzeo ĉe lago Andrejevskoje (Tjumeno)Arkeologia muzeo ĉe lago Andrejevskoje (Tjumeno)RussiaAmuletAmuletYxaYxaSculpture, carving amulet from RussiaSculpture, carving amulet from RussiaRussiaSculpture, carving amulet from SibirienSculpture, carving amulet from SibirienSibirienAmulett, kapsel av mässing med bibliska reliefframställningar, troligen ryskt ursprungAmulett, kapsel av mässing med bibliska reliefframställningar, troligen ryskt ursprungRussiaKhusran näkee Shirinin kylpevän purossa, Nizamin Khamsa-runoon liittyvä kuvaKhusran näkee Shirinin kylpevän purossa, Nizamin Khamsa-runoon liittyvä kuvaFinlandSonderklassenyacht Lunula vor Kind. Series 1027. 2.Sonderklassenyacht Lunula vor Kind. Series 1027. 2.SwedenSkyltfönster för Kungslampan från Elektraverken. "All min charm har jag från Kungslampan". Jönnköpingsutställningen 1928.Skyltfönster för Kungslampan från Elektraverken. "All min charm har jag från Kungslampan". Jönnköpingsutställningen 1928.Swedenbredvidläsningsbok, lärobok, böcker, biologi, Vison, the mink., Mink på kornet, berättelse om en stråtrövare med charmbredvidläsningsbok, lärobok, böcker, biologi, Vison, the mink., Mink på kornet, berättelse om en stråtrövare med charmSwedenRadio KISS FM's mascotRadio KISS FM's mascotFinlandMansi people. Bronze items used as amulets and offerings to spirits. 1909-1910 yearsMansi people. Bronze items used as amulets and offerings to spirits. 1909-1910 years02024 1282 Viking Age jewellery02024 1282 Viking Age jewelleryPolandОберігОберігUkraineThe sick tsar Alexander III attended by Pobedonostsev, head of the Russian Orthodox church, Tolstoy and the mascot of the French republic; representing the difference between Russia's internal problemThe sick tsar Alexander III attended by Pobedonostsev, head of the Russian Orthodox church, Tolstoy and the mascot of the French republic; representing the difference between Russia's internal problemAmuletAmuletsteinsteinCross amulet from RussiaCross amulet from RussiaRussia · 1912Mascot in Misha, Moscow 80Mascot in Misha, Moscow 80Estonia · 1977Hermitage hall 147 - RussiaHermitage hall 147 - RussiaRussiaSculpture, carving amulet from RussiaSculpture, carving amulet from RussiaRussiaLiten amulett av trä, skulpterade framställningar, förmodligen ett klosterarbeteLiten amulett av trä, skulpterade framställningar, förmodligen ett klosterarbeteRussiaRadio KISS FM's mascotRadio KISS FM's mascotFinlandМагілёўскі абласны краязнаўчы музей. Упрыгожанні крывічоў, радзімічаў і дрыгавічоў з курганных пахаванняў (XI-XIII стст.)Магілёўскі абласны краязнаўчы музей. Упрыгожанні крывічоў, радзімічаў і дрыгавічоў з курганных пахаванняў (XI-XIII стст.)AmuletAmuletMascot Miša + 1 doubletMascot Miša + 1 doubletEstoniaSiberian tools GIMSiberian tools GIMRussiaamulet, toy, toy, amulet [?], carvingamulet, toy, toy, amulet [?], carvingRussiaAmulet ATGM, Kyiv 2021Amulet ATGM, Kyiv 2021AmuletAmuletmascot setmascot setEstoniaNovgorod Art and History Museum - jingling accessories - horse styleNovgorod Art and History Museum - jingling accessories - horse styleRussiatoy, amulet, amulet [?], toy [?], carvingtoy, amulet, amulet [?], toy [?], carvingRussiaSilver tree for amulets (17th c., Kremlin museums) by shakkoSilver tree for amulets (17th c., Kremlin museums) by shakkoAmuletAmuletmascot setmascot setEstoniaTuva, RussiaTuva, RussiaRussiaLeksak, carving, toy amulet from RussiaLeksak, carving, toy amulet from RussiaRussiaGuldskat Fuglsang - Sorte Muld IIGuldskat Fuglsang - Sorte Muld IIAmuletAmuletMascot TuuletasMascot TuuletasEstoniaFox tusks necklace, amulet, beadsFox tusks necklace, amulet, beadsRussiaLeksak, toy, carving amulet from RussiaLeksak, toy, carving amulet from RussiaRussiaМагілёўскі абласны краязнаўчы музей. Манетна-рэчавы комплекс IX-XII стст. з раёна рэк Рэста - РудзеяМагілёўскі абласны краязнаўчы музей. Манетна-рэчавы комплекс IX-XII стст. з раёна рэк Рэста - РудзеяAmuletAmuletMascot Vigri + 1 doubletMascot Vigri + 1 doubletEstoniaLeksak, carving, toy amulet from RussiaLeksak, carving, toy amulet from RussiaRussiaNenets. Pyasida-hehe. Patroness of the area around the mouth of the Päsida RiverNenets. Pyasida-hehe. Patroness of the area around the mouth of the Päsida RiverAmuletAmuletLeksak, carving, toy amulet from RussiaLeksak, carving, toy amulet from RussiaRussiaSmolensk Historical Museum - 0201Smolensk Historical Museum - 0201AmuletAmulet

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