history and social issues. (gentle music) (mallet banging) - I had all of this civil rights around me every day, so I found a way to be a part of it by creating my wood carvings. (gentle music ...

The wood carving and sculpted decor of exquisite quality on the outside includes strap-work panels and elements of Viking tradition from the previous ... Criterion (iii) : Urnes Stave Church is an ...

The workshop is a space where people come to learn to work with wood ... taking part in something ancient. Alongside us is Govan Old Church, the site of an early Viking settlement.

visitors can spend days rambling through splendid museums that house ancient Viking longships, 19th-century fishing vessels, even Thor Heyerdahl's famed balsa wood raft, the Kon-Tiki. But the most ...

Introduction to the histories of art and the practice of art history. You will encounter a range of arts ... and secular architecture and their decoration (wall-painting, carved stucco and wood, ...

The history of Britain and the aspirations of ... Winchester Cathedral boasts some of the finest medieval wood carving in Britain, if not Europe. In the 13th century England's greatest carpenter ...

Some creatures of ancient Slavic daemonology ... As a thunder-god, he has been compared to Zeus in Greek or Thor in Norse mythology. While Perun was likely worshipped across the whole area of Slavic ...

He also pointed out that the Vikings had been using sail ships to travel longer and longer distances since the 8th century.

Given that so many Kickstarter projects ship late, it's almost amazing that Ukiyo-e Heroes -- offering hand-crafted prints of popular video game characters incorporated into ancient Japanese art ...

Among the cruise lines navigating the rivers of Europe, Southeast Asia and Egypt are two of the best-known names in the ...

Find below the best European river cruises in 2024, including Scandinavian-chic Viking River Cruises ... and itineraries that showcase art, history, food and more. The best European river cruises ...