#Gotlander

[saturnvs]

sound on to hear tiny hooves!!

stumbled upon this video on my phone this morning. it’s from my trip to gotland in 2017. these little horses are gotlandsruss and a semi-wild herd of them live in a forest called “lojsta hed”.

my family and i were there, we had been walking through the forest for a long time hoping to see the herd but had no luck. just as we turned around to go back to the car, we step out on this path and suddenly see a whole family of mothers and foals :’) i managed to capture this video of the foals playing, and it’s the most precious video i have on my phone.

i thought you all would love to see some little foals playing <3

#horses #gotland

[kiabugboy]

Dawsonoceras is another cephalopod that swam the waters of Sillurian Gotland. They are an orthoceratid straight-shelled nautilid that floated in a vertical position on the water collumn.

Although they are far smaller than some of the other orthocones and endoceratids that reached lengths of up to 5 meters, their shell is just as beautiful to behold.

Kröger, B. (2013). The cephalopods of the Boda Limestone, Late Ordovician, of Dalarna, Sweden. European Journal of Taxonomy, (41).

Above specimens A,B, & E are dawsonoceratids, Scale bars: 10 mm.

From what I can gather, their adult shell diameter reaches 2.5 cm wide and it's hard to guess the total length because a lot of the shells are fragmentary. There seems to be one complete specimen online that was described to be 7.1" inches long

And another here that's 40 cm long, although it's an ID-guess from the blog poster

#paleoart #palaeoblr #paleontology #cephalopod #blender #blender3d #3d model #3d art #3d modelling #3d #orthocone #dawsonoceras #silurian #gotland

[allthingseurope]

Visby, Sweden

#visby #gotland #europe #travel #travel blog #europe travel #old town #historic

[aestum]

(by Lena Polishko)

#vertical #landscape #x #a #watsf #curators on tumblr #Lena Polishko #Visby #Sweden #Gotland #leaf #hand #autumn #fall #city #buildings #road

[henk-heijmans]

Sheep shed roof with a kind of sedge, Fårö, Gotland, Sweden, ca. 1940 - by Carl Gustaf Rosenberg (1883 - 1957), Swedish

#Carl Gustaf Rosenberg #Sweden #Gotland #Fårö #sheep #roof #sedge

[theroyalsandi]

Happy 10th Birthday to Princess Leonore of Sweden! (b. 20 February 2014)

"Happy Birthday to our funny and adventurous girl! Never stop climbing all the trees that you love and dreaming about what fun things lay ahead! We love you!!" - Princess Madeleine on Instagram

#royaltyedit #theroyalsandi #princess leonore #princess leonore of sweden #duchess of gotland #swedish royal family #happy birthday #my edit

[victusinveritas]

Boop!

‘Axe stuck in his face’: Battle of Gotland warrior’s face reconstructed with 3D technology

https://interestingengineering.com/science/axe-stuck-in-his-face-battle-of-gotland-warriors-face-reconstructed-with-3d-technology

#medieval studies #archaeology #grave goods #skulls #skeleton war #gotland

[franke3]

oh boy i sure do love sso's realism!

oh boy!

#despite the selle français speed being fixed i still struggle to clear the course #but ok go you gotland pony i guess #sso #ssoblr #star stable online #star stable

[medievalart]

The Virgin Mary

Made in Gotland, early 14th century

Church of Saint Henry. Nousiainen

Currently at National Museum of Finland

July 2021

#medieval #art #wooden statue #14th century #Gotland #Finland #statue #National Museum of Finland #clothing #keskiaika #Kansallismuseo #my photo

[a-gnosis]

6: The Snake-witch

The so called "Snake-witch" is depicted on a picture stone on the island of Gotland, dated to 400-600 CE. We don't know who the figure is supposed to be, one theory even suggests that it is an imitation of Continental motifs of Daniel in the lions' den, others have seen it as some kind of witch or völva. That the woman appears to be naked also brings the mind to the sexual themes in seiðr (a kind of Old Norse sorcery mainly practiced by women). I thought it would be fun to draw her as a Scandinavian equivalent to the Minoan "Snake Goddess".

#iron age scandinavia #gotland #picture stone

[horses-in-art-history]

If the netherlands has friesians, America has mustangs, and Saudi Arabia has arabians, what breeds come from sweden?

There are a few to pick from so I'll just list them here and I've included some of my own photos of each breed so you can get a better idea of their characteristics. There are no "historical" pictures included, so this is a bit of a departure from what I normally do so I hope people don't mind.

Svensk Varmblod (SWB)

Sweden has the Swedish warmblood which has been very successful in showjumping, dressage, eventing, and even driving. As of 2018 it is the most common horse breed in Sweden followed by Icelandic horses and then warmblooded trotters (two non-native breeds). In 2018, of the top two highest ranking show jumping horse and rider duos, both horses were Swedish Warmbloods (Hanson WL and Albfuehren’s Bianca). The examples below are of two Swedish Warmbloods in more commonplace use as all round riding horses.

Nordsvensk Brukshäst and Kallblodstravare

The North Swedish Horse (Nordsvensk) is a native breed of heavy horse. It is still popular for riding, driving and farm work. Lighter lines within the breed are bred for harness racing and are registered in the stud-book of Svensk Kallblodstravare, that is to say Swedish Coldblood Trotter. This split happened in 1964, creating a heavier working-type and a lighter trotting horse. The Swedish, Norwegian and Finnish cold blood trotters are the only ones that exist in the world. One of the most famous Swedish Coldblood Trotters is probably Järvsöfaks. He holds the current world record for Coldbloods in wins, consecutive wins (42), and the coldblood trotter world record time, 1:17.9 per kilometer. The photos bellow are of the heavier type (Nordsvensk Brukshäst).

Svensk Ardenner

The Swedish Ardennes is it's own breed and the result of crossing the imported Ardennes horses to the Nordsvensk. The breed was developed in the late 19th century in response to demands within agriculture. They are a medium-sized draught horse breed that are still used in areas inaccessible to machinery to haul timber.

Gotlands Russ

The Gotlands Russ is an old breed of Swedish pony. Feral horses on Gotland have been documented since the 13th century, but in the mid 19th century settlers caused their numbers to decline and despite a breeding centre being founded in 1880 there was only 14 left in 1922. In the process of rehabilitating the breed two Welsh stallions were used. The stud-book has been closed to outside blood since 1971. They are good all round ponies that are often used for harness racing.

#horses #horse #Sweden #Swedish horse breeds #horse breeds #Swedish warmblood #north swedish horse #Swedish ardennes #gotlands Russ #horses in art history

[foreverinthepagesofhistoryy]

Princess Leonore of Sweden, Duchess of Gotland, and Prince Julian of Sweden, Duke of Halland, having fun with party toys, December 23rd 2022 💕🎉😝

#awwww 🥹 #this is our official new royal dynamic duo for 2023 🤣 #swedish royal family #princess leonore #prince julian #princess Leonore of sweden #Prince Julian of sweden #Duchess of gotland #duke of halland #royals being funny #swerf #december 23 #2023 #sweden #house of bernadotte #my gifs #my gifset #my gif #gifset #my edit #made by me

[merovingian-marvels]

Box on bow brooch

A box on bow brooch is a type of brooch exclusively found on the Swedish island Gotland during the Vendel age. As with many Germanic brooches, the name is a description of the object, meaning that in this case the headplate and the foot plate are connected by an obvious arch. In this subtype of brooch, a “button” or more often called “box” is placed on top of the bow, with two bird heads flanking the sides. 

They are often in gold or gold plated and inlayed with garnets from south-east Asia. Less than ten brooches have been found outside of Gotland, most predominantly on the East coast of England and modern day Frisia in the Netherlands. This means that the people from Gotland were well traveled and traded goods to far distances, but they never really settled outside of their homeland which is necessary for the spread of dress elements.

The British Museum, England

Museum nr: 1921,1101.221

Found in Gotland, Sweden

#merovingian #frankish #viking archaeology #archaeology #viking mythology #carolingian #charlemagne #field archaeology #germanic mythology #merovingian archaeology #vikings #Viking #gotland #sweden #Swedish archaeology #norse mythology #Odin #jewelry #ancient brooch #ancient jewelry #germanic archaeology #Germanic #germanic paganism #germanic folklore #anglo saxon #frisian #early medieval #early Middle Ages #dark ages

[ancientorigins]

In the misty annals of Viking history, tales of conquest and exploration often overshadow the subtler nuances of daily life. Yet, recent archaeological revelations from Sweden's Baltic Sea island of Gotland have illuminated a lesser-known aspect: Viking body modification.

Through the careful examination of skeletal remains, a fascinating tapestry of cultural practices emerges, offering a glimpse into the intricate web of social identities and customs that defined the Norse people during the Viking Age. From elongated skulls to tooth filing, these ancient rituals not only adorned the physical form but also served as markers of status and belonging.

#elongated skulls #Gotland #Sweden #mutilation #rite of passage #teeth #deformation #Vikings #burials

[huariqueje]

Gotland's coast    -   Carin Adler 

Swedish, b.1929  -

Colour lithograph , 193/225 ed.  31 x 40 cm.

#Carin Adler #swedish artist #coastal landscape #Gotland #flying birds

[armthearmour]

The remains of the hilt from a Migration Era sword stunningly wrought in gilded bronze set with brightly polished garnet, recovered from Vallstena Church, Sweden, ca. 550-800, housed at the Statens Historiska Museer.

#weapons #sword #hilt #migration era #europe #european #sweden #swedish #gotland #statens historiska museer #art #history