{"product_id":"knotwork-paw-of-the-boar-poster","title":"Knotwork Paw of the Boar Poster","description":"This one is centered around the Svinfylking, a formation and unit name. Also known as boar warriors who had boars ontop of their helmets and would be the two front-most warriors in rhe Svinfylking formation which was a triangle shaped one to penetrate through enemy forces.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nSvinfylking is actually an offensive battle strategy used during Scandinavian Ironage and by (amongst others) the Vikings. The old Norse word \"Svinfylking\" translates into \"Boar snout\", and if you look at the formation of this technique you'll see why.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt was said to be just as powerful as an angry boar. The triangular shape of the middle formation was a successful tactic to break through the enemy's armies. So why are we writing about this historical tactical move in this blogpost about the warriors of the gods?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThere are several indications that boars have played a huge role during Scandinavian Iron Age, and they are often times found in connection to war and warriors. Even though the tactical move Svinfylking isn't a type of warrior per se, it tells us a story about how much these animals were connected to war. The god Freyr is heavily connected to boars and has his own war-boar named Gullinbursti. There has been archaeological finds of iron age helmets decorated with boars, one very famous example of this is the Torslunda Plates. Where you can see boar-warriors getting ready for battle. As long with the Vendel Era helmet from the area that gave the period its name: Vendel. This helmet is decorated with a big boar that turns into a human face in the front. Maybe it could be linked depicting Freyr and Gullinbursti riding into battle?","brand":"Valhyr","offers":[{"title":"Small (5×7 in | 12.7×17.8 cm)","offer_id":55969928315220,"sku":"4722533","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Medium (8.2×11.8 inch | 21×30 cm)","offer_id":55732725776724,"sku":"4817322_8947","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large (11.8×15.7 in | 30×40 cm)","offer_id":55732725809492,"sku":"4817322_8948","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Giant (16.5×23.3 in | 42×59.4 cm)","offer_id":55732725743956,"sku":"4817322_19516","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Jötunn (27.5×39.3 in | 70×100 cm)","offer_id":55732725842260,"sku":"4817322_8954","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/6565\/6416\/files\/poster_b9a8f805-1060-4700-aa18-32886d520a0a.jpg?v=1780084503","url":"https:\/\/valhyr.com\/products\/knotwork-paw-of-the-boar-poster","provider":"Valhyr","version":"1.0","type":"link"}