Valþjófsstaður door
12th century carved church door in the National Museum of Iceland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Valþjófsstaður door (Icelandic: Valþjófsstaðahurðin [ˈvalˌθjoufsˌstaːðaˌhʏrðɪn]) is a medieval carved church door in the National Museum of Iceland. It depicts a version of the Lion-Knight legend in which a knight slays a dragon, freeing a lion that becomes his loyal companion; this story is similar to the tale of Yvain, the Knight of the Lion and of several Icelandic chivalric sagas.[1] It is the only medieval Icelandic carved door in existence and contains a rare example of runic script carved in wood.[2]
The door is in the Romanesque style (fitted to a semi-circular arch) and carved in pine. At the center is an iron ring that is finely inlaid with silver. A rune at the bottom of the upper carved roundel may be the mark of the master-carver.[3]