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Runes, Poetry, and Visual Arts

As a non-urbanized culture, Viking society expressed its visual genius in elaborate woodcarving and intricate jewelry, not architecture. Gods were represented by charming cult statues and contacted through magical runic drawings. Without writing, great myths and legends were transmitted in great halls by poets, playing a harp and composing spontaneous, witty, and metrical verse.

English
  • Originally Aired January 7, 2005
  • Runtime 30 minutes
  • Network The Great Courses
  • Created October 25, 2021 by
    RicaRaducanu
  • Modified October 25, 2021 by
    RicaRaducanu