Ólöf the Rich and a Cloth from Svalbarð, Iceland
About fifteen illustrated cloths have been preserved from medieval times in Iceland. One of them is an antependium from Svalbarð church on Svalbarðsströnd. The embroidered iconography on it is believed to depict the story of John the Apostle, who was the patron saint of the Svalbarð church. Upon clo...
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ftmdpi:oai:mdpi.com:/2077-1444/14/4/559/ 2023-08-20T04:07:21+02:00 Ólöf the Rich and a Cloth from Svalbarð, Iceland Steinunn Kristjánsdóttir Guðjón Þór Erlendsson 2023-04-21 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.3390/rel14040559 EN eng Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rel14040559 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Religions; Volume 14; Issue 4; Pages: 559 embroidery John the Apostle Hand of God halo Skarðsbók Svalbarð stockfish Kalmar Union Anglo-Hanse War Bishops Lynn Text 2023 ftmdpi https://doi.org/10.3390/rel14040559 2023-08-01T09:47:30Z About fifteen illustrated cloths have been preserved from medieval times in Iceland. One of them is an antependium from Svalbarð church on Svalbarðsströnd. The embroidered iconography on it is believed to depict the story of John the Apostle, who was the patron saint of the Svalbarð church. Upon closer inspection, the cloth appears to have been cut from a larger cloth, most likely a wall-hanging, in order to be used as an antependium. Moreover, the story that is embroidered on it seems to be related to secular people, because none of those appearing on it have halos around their heads, but halos are generally used in iconography to differentiate sanctified people from seculars. In this article, this discovery is discussed, and a theory that the embroidery shows the story of the most prominent woman of medieval Iceland, Ólöf the Rich, is proposed. Text Iceland MDPI Open Access Publishing Svalbarð ENVELOPE(-15.716,-15.716,66.207,66.207) Religions 14 4 559 |
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About fifteen illustrated cloths have been preserved from medieval times in Iceland. One of them is an antependium from Svalbarð church on Svalbarðsströnd. The embroidered iconography on it is believed to depict the story of John the Apostle, who was the patron saint of the Svalbarð church. Upon closer inspection, the cloth appears to have been cut from a larger cloth, most likely a wall-hanging, in order to be used as an antependium. Moreover, the story that is embroidered on it seems to be related to secular people, because none of those appearing on it have halos around their heads, but halos are generally used in iconography to differentiate sanctified people from seculars. In this article, this discovery is discussed, and a theory that the embroidery shows the story of the most prominent woman of medieval Iceland, Ólöf the Rich, is proposed. |
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