Bilddenkmäler zur germanischen Götter- und Heldensage

The authors present the most important iconographic sources for German mythology and heroic legends and discuss the latest research. A focus is on interpretation and on new technical methods for autopsy and visual documentation. The geographic scope includes Scandinavia, England, and Germany; the time frame extends from the period of the Roman Empire to the late Viking Age.



Wilhelm Heizmann, LMU München; Sigmund Oehrl, Akademie der Wissenschaften, Göttingen.