<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31407308</termId><termName>Borre Style</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ 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. ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 20:49:30</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31367603</termId><termName>Viking</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>