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[[Image:Överhogdal tapestry detail.JPEG|thumb|220px|[[Viking ships|Viking ship]], detail from the Överhogdal tapestries]]
[[File:Wandteppiche von Överhogdal - Detail 2.jpg|thumb|220px| Detail from one of the Överhogdal tapestries]]
The '''Överhogdal tapestries''' ({{lang-sv|Överhogdalstapeten}}) are a group of extraordinarily well-preserved textiles dating from late [[Viking Age]] or early [[Middle Ages]] that were discovered in the village of Överhogdal in [[Härjedalen]], [[Sweden]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://wsimag.com/culture/42819-the-overhogdal-tapestries |title=Överhogdal Tapestries|publisher = wsimag.com/culture |date= 17 September 2018▼
[[File:Wandteppiche von Överhogdal - 1.jpg|thumb|Three panels from Överhogdal tapestries]]
▲The '''Överhogdal tapestries''' ({{lang-sv|Överhogdalstapeten}}) are a group of extraordinarily well-preserved textiles dating from late [[Viking Age]] or early [[Middle Ages]] that were discovered in the village of Överhogdal in [[Härjedalen]], [[Sweden]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://wsimag.com/culture/42819-the-overhogdal-tapestries |title=Överhogdal Tapestries|publisher = wsimag.com/culture |date= 17 September 2018|accessdate=August 1, 2019}}</ref>
[[File:Överhogdal kerk 2.jpg|thumb|left|Överhogdal Church]]
[[File:Jamtli-P6102612.JPG|thumb| Jamtli in Överhogdal]]
==Discovery and dating==
The Överhogdal tapestries were found in the [[Sacristy|vestry]] of [[:sv:Överhogdals kyrka|Överhogdal Church]] (''Överhogdals kyrka'') in the [[Diocese of Härnösand]] by Jonas Holm (1895-1986) in 1909 during the renovation of the church. The tapestries were brought to [[Östersund]] in 1910 by the artist Paul Jonze (1883-1973) and the County Governor’s wife [[:sv:Ellen Widén|Ellen Widén]], who was a dominant figure within the regional heritage movement at the time, took charge.<ref name="Göransson">{{Cite journal |last=Göransson |first=Eva-Marie |authorlink= |title=Människor i Rum av Id: Bilder av Kvinnor och män på Överhogdal |journal=Fornvännen |volume=90 |pages=129–138 |publisher=Swedish National Heritage Board |location= |year=1995 |url=http://fornvannen.se/pdf/1990talet/1995_129.pdf |issn= |id= |accessdate=2010-05-03}}</ref> The first thing she did was to give the dirty linen a good wash.<ref name="Göransson"/>
<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.lexikonettamanda.se/show.php?aid=18958|title= Paul Jonze |publisher = lexikonettamanda|accessdate=August 1, 2019}}</ref>
[[Radiocarbon dating]] tests conducted in 1991 indicated that the tapestries were made between 800 and 1100 AD during [[Viking Era]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Nordanskog |first=Gunnar |authorlink= |title=Föreställd Hedendom: Tidigmedeltida Skandinaviska Kyrkportar i Forskning och Historia |publisher=Nordic Academic Press |year=2006 |location=Lund |pages=255 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8L4HqxAYhOUC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_v2_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false |id= |isbn=978-91-89116-85-6}}</ref> Newer tests in 2005 instead indicated a period between 1040 and 1170 AD.<ref>{{Cite news|title='Nya' rön om de gåtfulla vävarna|trans-title="New" findings about the mysterious tapestries|date=22 January 2010|language=Swedish|work=Länstidningen Östersund|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100128042119/http://ltz.se/nyheter/1.1742104}}</ref>
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The large animal and smaller human figures seem to rush by a tree, which could be the mighty ash [[Yggdrasil]], a massive tree central to [[Norse cosmology|nine worlds]] in Norse mythology. Some scholars have suggested that what is shown is the Christianization of the region [[Härjedalen]]. However, today the dominant theory, given the radiocarbon dating of the tapestries, is that [[Ragnarök]], a series of events foretold to occur in [[Norse mythology]], is being depicted. Research has established that the figures are made of plant dyed wool, which is interwoven with the linen with a special technique.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Kaliff |first=Anders |authorlink= |title=Recensioner |journal=Fornvännen |volume=93 |pages=54–56 |publisher=Swedish National Heritage Board |location= |year=1998 |url=http://fornvannen.se/pdf/1990talet/1998_litt_a.pdf |issn= |accessdate=2 June 2010}} (reviewing {{Cite book |last=Wikman |first=Sture |authorlink= |title=Fenrisulven Ränner: En Bok om Vävarna från Överhogdal |publisher=Jämtland Museum |year=1996 |location= |pages= |url= |isbn=91-7948-118-3}})</ref>
Today, these unique tapestries are on display in a specially designed room at [[Jamtli]], the regional museum of [[Jämtland]] and [[Härjedalen]] in [[Östersund]]
|website= jamtli.com|access-date=December 1, 2019}}</ref>
== See also ==
*[[Grödinge tapestry]]
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