Árbók Hins íslenzka fornleifafélags - 01.01.1999, Blaðsíða 184

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ÁRBÓK FORNLEIFAFÉLAGSINS
Þakkir:
Eg vil þakka Menntamálaráðuneytinu fyrir veittan stuðning. Einnig vil
ég þakka Lenu Reinert, Arnari Snorrasyni, Guðmundi H. Jónssyni, og
Maríu Garðarsdóttur fyrir aðstoð við að setja saman þennan texta.
Ackno wledgem en ts:
I wish to thank the Ministry of Culture and Education for their support.
As well, I would like to thank Lena Reinert, Arnar Snorrason, Guð-
mundur H. Jónsson and María Garðarsdóttir for their generous help in
putting together this article.
Tilvisanir
1 Kristján Eldjárn 1983:67-68.
2 Matthías Þórðarson 1911:87.
3 E.O.G.Turville-Petre 1964:83; Matthías Þórðarson 1911:88.
4 Turville-Petre 1964:83.
5 Franfoise Henry 1967:177.
6 Henry 1974:197-199; Henry 1067:163-164.
7 lan Finlay 1973:163-164. Þýðing höfundar.
Heimildir
Finlay, Ian. 1973. Celtic art:An Introduction. London.
Henry, Franijoise. 1967. IrishArt during the Viking lnvasions (800-1020 A.D.). London.
Henry, Franfoise. 1974. The Book of Kells: Reproductions from thc Manuscript in the Trinity
College Dublin. London.
Kristján Eldjárn. 1956. Kunú og hattgfé. Akureyri.
Kristján Eldjárn. 1981. The bronze intage front Eyrarland. Speculum Norroenum. Norse
Studies iu memory qf Gabriel Turvillc-Pctre, bls. 73-84. Odense.
Kristján Eldjárn. 1983. Þórslíkneski svonefnt frá Eyrarlandi. Arbók hins íslenzka fornleifa-
félags 1982, bls. 62-75. Reykjavík.
Matthías Þórðarson. 1911. Skýrsla um viðbót við Þjóðmenjasafnið árið 1910. Arbók liins
íslenzka fornleifafélags 1911, bls. 70-98. Reykjavík.
Summary
In this short note, I seek to expand upon Kristján Eldjárn's view of the “hammer”. This
little silver object was found in 1910 on the surface of an eroding bank near Foss in
Hrunamannahreppur, Árnessýsla, apparently preceded by the earlier discovery of a
miniature silver axe at the sante spot.
If this cross is accepted as dating to the tenth century, as Gabriel Turville-Petre and
Matthías Þórðarson believed, or even to theViking Age in general, then I suggest it betrays
Insular Celtic Christian influence within the culture of early Icelands, an influence likely