The Oseberg Tapestry And Other Artifacts Show Strong Colors Were A Viking Symbol Of Status And Wealth

Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – If you were a Viking warrior you didn’t paint your shield with just any color. Picking the right color was not a matter of taste. It was a decision based on careful selection because color revealed a Viking’s status and wealth.

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Rich Vikings liked to show off using certain colors as a symbol of their high place in society. Based on old paint remnants, a Danish chemist and a conservator have managed to recreate a palette of 17 beautiful and magnificent colors used by the Vikings to emphasize their high status. Strong colors were popular because they were rare and therefore used to symbolize status.

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