Cross-shaped pendants of the ‟scandinavian” type as markers of ethnocultural processes: a new look at an old problem
Journal: Vestnik of Kostroma State University
Year: 2024

Medieval cruciform pendants of this “Scandinavian” type are associated with the Norse hird culture; however, as material finds from various regions accumulated, most researchers were inclined to believe that this phenomenon originated in Old Rus’, if not in even more southern realms. At the same time, the connection of problems of this type with Eastern Christian ancient doubts, since ancient artifacts of Byzantine types are quite far from the ‟Scandinavian” ones. It is suggested that the Wester