Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
4. [styles, periods, and cultures by region]
5. European
6. Medieval styles and periods
7. Medieval (European)
8. Medieval regional styles
9. Northern European Medieval styles
10. Scandinavian Medieval styles
11. Viking

Anotations

Scope note:

Refers to a style of Viking art that developed in the later ninth century and lasted to the mid-tenth century. It is noted as the first Scandinavian style produced in settlements in Iceland, England, and Russia. The style is characterized by the use of ribbon-like, gripping animals, frontally positioned, with polygonal hips, and an overall design composed of equilateral forms in static, repetitive arrangements that emphasize geometric shapes.