Extremely Rare Viking Head Carved In Stone, Piece Rare And Unique, Possible VIII
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Extremely rare Viking headcarved in stone, piece Rare and unique, possible VIII to XI century.In this very old sculpturemade of stone is perfectly visible the Face of a Man with big mustachecontinued by great beard, is visible a helmet on the head with rivets in thecenter and with great resemblance to the pernossified faces of the old BarbarosVikings. Characteristics of thesculpture.Material stoneHeight - 150 mm (highestpart)Width - 75 mmperforation -50 mmWeight - 640 gramspossibl...y it was sculpted froman oval stone, the sculpture should have been taller but possibly broke thenand visible the fraguementation.It is undoubtedly a sculpturewith centuries, very old patine on the stone and seen under a microscope thereis no vestige of counterfeit is even very old. a piece worthy of any museum.----------------------------------x--------------------Discoveries in the severalViking tombs reveal the repeated presence of oval-shaped stones, some of whichare already chipped to remind the ancient prehistoric axes, these findings wererelated to their worship of the god Tor and his ax, could this be a connectionand be a talism of this culture.----------------------------x--------------------------------Portugal is a country with ahuge coastal area and has not escaped the attacks and looting of the Vikings.To date, there have been veryfew historians studying these incursions on the Iberian coast that is nowPortuguese territory.Several historical accountssay that they began with greater incidence their attacks to the Spanish andPortuguese coast around the year 844The presence of the Normanson the western coast of the Peninsula and in the territory of what is nowPortugal will have had several moments, from that year from 844 to around 1100, and is documented in several written sources, Nordic, Asturian and Galician, and in the south, by the Muslims, opponents of the Christian north in theprocess of the Reconquest.However, there are those whopoint as possible viking origin to the place name Lordemão, in Coimbra, basedon Iberian written sources that refer to "lordemanos", but"without great certainties", being "only a hypothesis" and"not anything concrete". "Being of possible vikingorigin, the region of Lordemão may have been a base of attack of which thememory remained, a group of men that walked in Viking and was captured and sentto that zone, like servants, to colonize, as was common , or criminals ofsmaller crimes who were fleeing, or people who had no other place to settle, "he said.It is also reported in ourhistory that “the Normans ascended the River Ave, with their slender vessels, surmounted by a dragon's head, and on September 6, 1016, they attacked theCastle of Vermoim, in the present territory of Famalicão, where they waited forthem the Count of Porto. Alvito Nunes will have died in this battle” Certezas has the researchersthat the Vikings, as the medieval Iberian chronicles, Arabs and even a frankchronicle, attacked and reached certain points of the Portuguese coast, such asAveiro, Nazaré, Lisbon and Algarve.International Shippingall orders that I send are in registered mail, with an acknowledgment ofreceiptBuyer pays $75 for International Shipping, When possible, multiple items will be shipped together to reduce theshipping cost. You will pay only $75 no matter the number of items, Provided it fits within the defined package If you desire for Insurance, ask for price and availability (Not Availableto Some Countries).All items shipped are sent at the buyers own risk for loss or damage, whensent without insurance, when possible.Return policyAll products for sale are 100% genuine. If you are not satisfied for a fair reason, there is 15 days return policy, refund your purchase priceVisit my Ebay active auctions
