In Swedish prehistory, the Vendel Period (Swedish: Vendeltiden; c. 540–790 AD) appears between the Migration Period and the Viking Age. The name is taken...

have been found here, which have given their name to the Vendel Period. Vendel Church (Vendels kyrka) was probably begun to be built in Romanesque style...

of these Merovingian-period swords have notably been found in the context of the Scandinavian Germanic Iron Age (Vendel period). There is no single term...

of Scandinavia is thought to have died as a result and the emerging Vendel Period shows an increased militarization of society. Several areas with rich...

gold ornaments, are known from the following Migration Period (c. 400–550 AD) and Vendel Period (c. 550–790 AD). Sweden's Iron Age is considered to extend...

Bautil is a fundamental Swedish runological work by the priest, runologist and archaeologist Johan Göransson, published in 1750. The full title of the...

known as the Broa helmet) is a decorated iron helmet from around the Vendel Period. Discovered around 1904 in a cremation grave in Broe, a farm on the...

Birgit (1983). "The chronology of the Vendel graves". In Lamm, Jan Peder & Nordstrom, Hans-Åke (eds.). Vendel Period Studies: transactions of the Boat-Grave...

Vendel Period helmet at the Swedish History Museum...

about 50 runestones from the Migration Period in Scandinavia. Most runestones were erected during the period 950–1100 CE, and then they were mostly raised...

legendary kings would have ruled during the Migration Period (c.  375–550) and subsequent Vendel Period (c.  550–790), but larger political structures in...

and before this similar graves had only been found at Vendel, which gave its name to this period of the Scandinavian Iron Age. The graves are princely...

from Vendel and Valsgärde. In the art of Mesopotamia the motif appears very early, usually with a "naked hero", for example at Uruk in the Uruk period (c...

underlying European folklore developed during the medieval period. From the early modern period, werewolf beliefs also spread to the New World with colonialism...

formed a sort of mask, which suggests a close affinity with the earlier Vendel Period helmets. The Yarm helmet was discovered in the 1950s by workmen digging...

Gustavson, Helmer (1983). "A Vendel warrior from Vallentuna". In Lamm, Jan Peder & Nordstrom, Hans-Åke (eds.). Vendel Period Studies: transactions of the...

astrolabe, a chest containing a treasure, a Byzantine coin die, a decorated Vendel period shield, a Christian relic, etc. In the Kalevala, compiler Lönnrot interpreted...

other war gear in Anglo-Saxon art, such as the Sutton Hoo burial, and Vendel period art. The major deity, Odin, was so commonly associated with ravens throughout...

A runic carving is defined as a runic inscription in stone or other material, according to the definitions of the Swedish National Heritage Board (Swe...

King Cenwulf. Few written sources report on Vendel period Scandinavia from 400 to 700, however this period saw profound societal changes and the formation...

locations and purposes. The first group of picture stones was made in the period 400–600 CE. These have a straight form and the upper part is shaped like...

Northern Europe predominantly during the Migration Period of the Germanic Iron Age (including the Vendel era in Sweden). Bracteate coins are also known from...

Klaus von See: Edda, Saga, Skaldendichtung. Heidelberg 1981, 27–44. Vendel Period Bracteates on Gotland p. 37 Bellows, Henry Adams (2012). The Poetic...

battlefield companions but also "Odin's helpers in his veterinary function." Vendel Period helmet plates (from the 6th or 7th century) found in a grave in Sweden...

Grimoire. Samuel Weiser, Inc. ISBN 0-87728-685-X. Gaimster, Märit (1998). Vendel Period Bracteates on Gotland. Almqvist & Wiksell International. ISBN 91-22-01790-9...

The Suarines or Suardones were one of the Nerthus-worshipping Germanic tribes mentioned by Tacitus in Germania. They have otherwise been lost to history...

been connected to that of Vendel, the name of a province in Uppland, Sweden, which is also eponymous of the Vendel Period of Swedish prehistory, corresponding...

modern paintings and sculptures of the Gallic chieftain Vercingetorix. Vendel Period helmets from Sweden often feature bird-motifs. On these helmets, however...

Europe, with the exception of Northern Europe, where influences from the Vendel Period (from AD 550 to 800) and the subsequent Viking Age (until AD 1050) can...

the peak of the Roman Empire, followed by its gradual decline during the period of Late Antiquity, the rise of Christianity and the Great Migrations. The...