Bilddenkmäler zur germanischen Götter- und Heldensage
By: herausgegeben von Wilhelm Heizmann, Sigmund Oehrl
Contributors: Universität München. Institut für Nordische Philologie
Series: Reallexikon der germanischen Altertumskunde--Ergänzungsbände, 1866-7678 -- Band 91
Publisher: De Gruyter
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Berlin
Language: ger; eng
Number of pages: 563
ISBN-13: 9783110407334
Subjects: Heldensage; Sources; Ancient Art; History and criticism; Antiquities; Research; Mythology, Germanic, in art; Medieval Art; Congresses; Heroes in art; Germanic Mythology; History
Description: "For the first time, the authors present the most important iconographic sources for German mythology and heroic legends and discuss them based on the latest research. A focus is placed on interpretation and on new technical methods for autopsy and visual documentation. The geographic scope includes Scandinavia, England, and Germany, and the time frame extends from the period of the Roman Empire to the late Viking Age"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Papers from a symposium organized by Institut fur Nordische Philologie der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München; held March 3-5, 2010 in Carl Friedrich von Siemens Stiftung, München, Germany.

Includes bibliographical references and index.