Plant Ornament

A Key to a New Chronology of the Viking Age

Abstract

Plant ornament in the Viking Age has never received much attention. We can see foreign vine scrolls and acanthus plants of Mediterranean origin. Research into the European use of plant ornaments helps us co find out when they appeared in Scandinavia. It is worth mentioning that the ornaments do not all appear in the same period of time. These ornaments together with other Viking objects such as trefoil brooches and various grave gifts can be used to establish the modern chronology of the Viking Age.