Sunday 19 April 2020

Different images of the Late Scandinavian Bronze Age

For sometime I have been collecting images about this period as well as reading about it. Here are some I found recently-
An old representation which I think might have been used for propaganda purposes.





One familiar to many of us from the “warriors and weapons “ book.









Two pictures from a Danish book of the 1950s. The girl showing an  ancient costume is so fifties looking that it made me smile.


A relatively modern imagining of the period above and finally below a depiction of the period from a cartoon history of Denmark-
Different images of a fascinating society possibly saying as much about when they were made as they do about ancient times.




6 comments:

  1. Interesting collection of pictures , some of which I haven't seen before .

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  2. Pic 3 is rather fetching. Have a look at Wiltshire museum Devizes website. They have some stunning finds which may be on virtual display.

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    1. Fetching indeed but so of the times when viewed as a reconstructed Bronze Age person. The other fifties folk have a nice ragged feel to their portrayal.

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  3. Would it be wrong of me to say that 3rd picture brought a smile to my face too?

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    1. Wouldn’t be wrong, brought a smile to mine too.

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