Peter Pentz
Biographic Data
| ID | 183160 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter Pentz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter |
| FAMILY NAME | Pentz |
| SIGNATURE | PENTZ P |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Museum of Denmark |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1803-0035 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Understanding the Flygstad (Fløgstad) Figurine: Gaming Pieces, Kings, Gender and Fertility Rites
THIS ARTICLE CONSIDERS a hitherto overlooked small, bearded figurine made of walrus tusk,found in 1796 in a burial mound at Flygstad in southern Norway, and proceeds to discuss a much-debated group of early-medieval and Viking-Age beard-stroking or beard-pulling figurines. It is argued that the figurines are gaming pieces, more specifically kings, from the board game hnefatafl. The suggestion is that symbolism of the beard and the gesture of stro…
Revisiting the ‘Valkyries’: Armed Females in Viking Age Figurative Metalwork
This paper offers an in-depth exploration of a group of small Viking Age figurines commonly referred to as ‘valkyries’ in Viking and Old Norse scholarship. After presenting an overview of the long research history pertaining to these finds and their varying definitions, this study re-analyses their various formal and stylistic features and proposes a new typological system based on a comprehensive investigation of the current find corpus. This is…
Vikings and Vellum: Viking Encounters with Book Culture
THIS ARTICLE CONSIDERS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VIKINGS AND BOOK CULTURE. In Scandinavian archaeology, Viking culture is most often seen from a pre-historic perspective. However, the early medieval Scandinavians lived in a wider world where books and manuscripts were highly treasured. In this world scripture and its agency in rituals was a powerful talisman, especially in Ireland, and even possessed martial connotations. Books, art and archaeolog…
Finding Poetry in the Ground— a Kenning of Silver from Neble, Zealand
A circular pendant found near Neble, Zealand is interpreted as a double-sided amulet, decorated respectively on one side as a shield and as a wheel on the reverse. This dual iconography is suggested as a material reference to the kenning shield-wheel, known from Snorri Sturluson ́s Skáldskaparmál
Population genomics of the Viking world
Meet the Vikings: For Real
Neutron imaging study of 'pattern-welded' swords from the Viking Age
Extraction of archaeological information from metallic artefacts—A neutron diffraction study on Viking swords
A medieval workshop for producing 'Greek fire' grenades
Re-examination of medieval finds from the Syrian town of Hama provides new evidence about the making of 'Greek fire', the famed and feared incendiary weapon of the crusader wars
Neutron imaging study of 'pattern-welded' swords from the Viking Age
A medieval workshop for producing 'Greek fire' grenades
Re-examination of medieval finds from the Syrian town of Hama provides new evidence about the making of 'Greek fire', the famed and feared incendiary weapon of the crusader wars
Revisiting the ‘Valkyries’: Armed Females in Viking Age Figurative Metalwork
This paper offers an in-depth exploration of a group of small Viking Age figurines commonly referred to as ‘valkyries’ in Viking and Old Norse scholarship. After presenting an overview of the long research history pertaining to these finds and their varying definitions, this study re-analyses their various formal and stylistic features and proposes a new typological system based on a comprehensive investigation of the current find corpus. This is…
Extraction of archaeological information from metallic artefacts—A neutron diffraction study on Viking swords
A medieval workshop for producing 'Greek fire' grenades
Re-examination of medieval finds from the Syrian town of Hama provides new evidence about the making of 'Greek fire', the famed and feared incendiary weapon of the crusader wars
Extraction of archaeological information from metallic artefacts—A neutron diffraction study on Viking swords
Neutron imaging study of 'pattern-welded' swords from the Viking Age
Meet the Vikings: For Real
Population genomics of the Viking world
Finding Poetry in the Ground— a Kenning of Silver from Neble, Zealand
A circular pendant found near Neble, Zealand is interpreted as a double-sided amulet, decorated respectively on one side as a shield and as a wheel on the reverse. This dual iconography is suggested as a material reference to the kenning shield-wheel, known from Snorri Sturluson ́s Skáldskaparmál
Revisiting the ‘Valkyries’: Armed Females in Viking Age Figurative Metalwork
This paper offers an in-depth exploration of a group of small Viking Age figurines commonly referred to as ‘valkyries’ in Viking and Old Norse scholarship. After presenting an overview of the long research history pertaining to these finds and their varying definitions, this study re-analyses their various formal and stylistic features and proposes a new typological system based on a comprehensive investigation of the current find corpus. This is…
Vikings and Vellum: Viking Encounters with Book Culture
THIS ARTICLE CONSIDERS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VIKINGS AND BOOK CULTURE. In Scandinavian archaeology, Viking culture is most often seen from a pre-historic perspective. However, the early medieval Scandinavians lived in a wider world where books and manuscripts were highly treasured. In this world scripture and its agency in rituals was a powerful talisman, especially in Ireland, and even possessed martial connotations. Books, art and archaeolog…
Understanding the Flygstad (Fløgstad) Figurine: Gaming Pieces, Kings, Gender and Fertility Rites
THIS ARTICLE CONSIDERS a hitherto overlooked small, bearded figurine made of walrus tusk,found in 1796 in a burial mound at Flygstad in southern Norway, and proceeds to discuss a much-debated group of early-medieval and Viking-Age beard-stroking or beard-pulling figurines. It is argued that the figurines are gaming pieces, more specifically kings, from the board game hnefatafl. The suggestion is that symbolism of the beard and the gesture of stro…
History (7 works) · Archaeology (6 works) · Art (4 works) · Historical and Archaeological Studies (4 works) · Viking Age (4 works) · Ancient history (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · History (3 works) · Literature (3 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (2 works)