Viking sword with beautiful decorations.
The extreme nature of the ornamentation on this sword, combined with the unusual (for Scandinavia) motifs coupled with the apparent lack of a fuller (lenticular, ‘grooveless’ sword blades being a common hallmark of swords from Constantinople) may indicate that this sword was manufactured in Byzantium and may have belonged to a Varangian Guardsman or may have been gifted to a Nordic person held in esteem by the Romans
Read more: http://sword-site.com/thread/1066/ornamented-lenticular-viking-byzantine-manufacture#ixzz40SiXOPHc
11-12c AD
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Crested Dwarf Iris
(Iris cristata)
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Léopold Gautrait, Peacock pendant, 1898/1900. Gold, Opal, Diamonds, Enamel, Emerald. Paris. Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim, Photo: Günther Meyer
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Being on a spiritual path does not prevent you from facing times of darkness. But it teaches you how to use the darkness as a tool to grow.
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