The Norwegian archaeologist Bente Magnus describes the historical and social conditions of myths and art: ornaments and animals with masks and human representations, plants as jewelry, weapons, utensils made of gold, silver and bronze. The tradition continues in Nordic art right up to the stave churches.

Nordic Iron Age Art has survived in the precious metals gold, silver and bronze in the form of jewellery, brooches, weapon accessories and other utility objects. In the first centuries of our time, art was dominated by the inspiration from Roman and Classical art,