In Norse mythology, the three Norns are the spinners of one's destiny. See Wiki's definition
I posted an image of the horn on my Facebook page and one of my friends queried, "Three Norns?" and so I chose that as the name. In actual fact, the three faces are inspired by embroidery on the Mammen cloak as this hairy necked gentleman is displaying. The serpents are inspired by the rune stones of the Viking Period.
Although the carving stands out pretty well against the blackness of the horn I wanted to add some colour, so I painted in yellow to keep the contrast.
I am involved in Viking Age Norse Culture Recreation and portray a craftsman and merchant. See my Bio page for more. This blog is primarily about my arts, crafts and experimental archeology projects but I may occasionally slip in a few words on Norse Culture, events I've been at, etc. I use norse names where available but for picture credits I give the real names. Those without credits are mine. Click on the pix to make them bigger.
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Sunday, 24 November 2013
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