The Viking Ship was the most powerful and advanced vessel in Viking Age Europe. They were characterized as being slender and flexible boats, with symmetrical ends with true keel. They were clinker built, which is the overlapping of planks riveted together and had a shallow draft hull designed for speed and navigation in shallow waters which permitted beach landings. Some had a dragon's head or other circular object protruding from the bow and stern, for design. They were used not just for their military prowess but also for long-distance trade, exploration and colonization. In fact, because of their importance, ships became the mainstay of the Viking pagan religion and evolved into symbols of power and prowess. Respectable Viking chieftains and noblemen were commonly buried with an intact luxurious ship to transport them to the after life.
The story of Pandora's box tells how a mortal woman opened a magic box and unleashed all the evils of this world to plague humanity. In her horror at the sight of what she had released, she slammed the box closed. After a moment, she heard a faint cry from the box. A sweet voice called for help, and she...
The Ankh is one of the most important, enduring and popular symbols of the ancient world. The word means “life” in the language of the Nile region. Ankhs were carried as amulets against sickness, danger and death. Ankhs were used in Egyptian art in all sorts of ways. Pictures of the sun were made with ankhs at the end of...
The Ankh was the Ancient Egyptian symbol of life. The Scarab was one of the forms their Sun God could take. The scarab beetle was often seen rolling a ball of dung across the desert floor (to be used as food for its young). To the Egyptians, this suggested a metaphor for the movements of the sun across the sky,...
The Ankh was the Ancient Egyptian symbol of life. The Scarab was one of the forms their Sun God could take. The scarab beetle was often seen rolling a ball of dung across the desert floor (to be used as food for its young). To the Egyptians, this suggested a metaphor for the movements of the sun across the sky,...
The Ankh Cross represents life (immortality) and death, male and female, balance. It can also represent zest, joy of life, and energy. It's closely related to the looped cross that can mean fertility and life. The Ancient Egyptians used the ankh to stand for a word meaning life. Pendants comes with a 33" long cord Aprox. Size : L: 2.0" W:...
