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slasher aestelic
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This is a gilded silver object we found earlier this season in Hedmark, Norway, within a cone of viking age finds indicating an overplowed grave.
We do not have an exact ID for this item, but several prominent Norwegian archaeologists have alluded to it being the end of a a manuscript pointer, a so called aestel. The anglo-saxon style of ornamentation seems to support this hypothesis. There is only one known aestel found in Norway, a golden one unearthed on the site of a viking longhouse manor in Borg, Lofoten. There are very few aestels known in the world, most of which are believed to have been commissioned by King Alfred the Great, King of Wessex 871 - 886, and first King of England 886 - 899. Alfred’s aestels were gifted along with his translation of Pope Gregorius’ book Pastoral Care, as part of a project to improve education among the clergy after his unification of England. His translation still stands to this day as the oldest known book written in English. For all his accomplishments, Alfred’s reign was also marked by constant ravaging of viking northmen, and it is tempting to speculate that the aestel might have been brought here as loot from a raid on the English coast.
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horror aestel
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Day one of a chronological sketchbook tour
These are early concepts of the three main women in a book called The Voiceless Empire that I've been working on for a while. They don't look like this anymore lol
This is a replica in our collection of the Alfred Jewel, a late 9th century Anglo-Saxon ornament made on the orders of King Alfred. The original is in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
Current theory suggests that it would have formed the head of an aestel or pointer, used to follow the text in a gospel book.
