Clangorous Beasts: Metal-Detected Animal Artifacts from Early Medieval Norway

Clangorous Beasts Data contains geolocational and artifactual information from a thesis on metal-detected artifacts. The data originates from a study of objects with animal representations found in west and east Norway, dating from AD 550 to 750/800. It was authored by Mats Skare and harvested by DataverseNO.

Use Cases

• Map artifact distribution patterns based on described geolocational data.
• Analyze symbolic motifs based on described animal representations on artifacts.
• Study chronological trends in artifact styles based on the AD 550–750/800 time range.

Strengths

• Data is explicitly tied to a completed academic thesis, suggesting a research-grade origin.
• The description specifies a precise temporal focus: AD 550 to 750/800.
• The description defines a clear geographic scope: west and east Norway.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Mats Skare via DataverseNO Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Likely collected via metal-detecting surveys, as described.

Time Range

AD 550 to 750/800

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-31 10:10:16; freshness should be verified.

Geography

West and east Norway