The 11th-century church at Umes in Norway is one of the oldest and finest stave churches in existence. Some of the staves are decorated with Viking ornament in the form of sinuous animals and zoomorphic ribbons including one scene in which a quadruped is locked in combat. The term ‘Umes style’ is derived from these decorations; it is the latest of the Viking art styles and it is a type of ornament that occurs a great deal on Scandinavian metal-work from this period and also on Swedish rune stones.
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