Talk:Viking art

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"Traditional puukko knives" or Bronze Age artefacts have absolutely nothing to do with the Iron Age/Viking Age Norse art.08:36, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

"Art from the Viking Age is also known as "Viking Art". This art was developed from the late Roman Art and has many elements in common... Hmmmmmm???" Developed from and influenced by are two different things. It was surely not developed from Roman art. Removed. St12357 (talk) 05:19, 20 April 2009 (UTC)

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A strict translation from the corresponding Danish article Kunst i vikingetiden is somewhat wordy for the English Wikipedia article.... Whenever Viking art is discussed in English scholarly texts, it tends simply to be 'Viking art'. Anyone opposed to a name change? Reasons for / against? If I don't hear anything over the next few days, I'll make the change. Paul James Cowie (talk) 08:21, 5 May 2014 (UTC)

I agree. Johnbod (talk) 10:46, 5 May 2014 (UTC)

Ditto. Hchc2009 (talk) 13:51, 5 May 2014 (UTC)

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Requested move 6 December 2018

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Not moved. bd2412 T 21:04, 14 December 2018 (UTC)

Viking art → Norse art – Misinformative, misleading. Per WP:CONSISTENCY with comparable subject Norse mythology, Norse cosmology, Norse rituals, etc. Please consider Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Norse_history_and_culture#"Viking"_naming. Chicbyaccident (talk) 20:16, 6 December 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose per n-gram result. Common name. Randy Kryn (talk) 20:23, 6 December 2018 (UTC)

@Randy Kryn: If anything, doesn't your presented ngram indicate what's the concern with the precurrent naming? It's not precisely trending, and for good and evident reasons. Would you have proposed "Barbarian art" for any ancient art not Greek also, if an N-gram would have supported that in a given time frame? Chicbyaccident (talk) 20:48, 6 December 2018 (UTC)

Maybe there isn't as much use of the term because less works are being done on the subject. There are things like the Viking Ship Museum (Oslo) and Viking Ship Museum (Roskilde) that show that the term 'Viking' is the common name, even in Scandinavian countries. Although I'm commenting on your good faith requested moves I'm certainly not a subject matter expert, and look forward to other editors opinions. Maybe this could be added to the WikiProject visual arts talk page and others for feedback. You've mentioned a controversy about the name Viking, do you have links to this? Could be I'm out of that loop of current events. Thanks. Randy Kryn (talk) 21:09, 6 December 2018 (UTC)

No problem. Happy you're open for arguments. Why don't we deal with this issue on a broader scale here: Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Norse_history_and_culture#"Viking"_naming. Since it reflects more content. And we can talk it from there. Thanks! Chicbyaccident (talk) 21:18, 6 December 2018 (UTC)

You somehow forgot to post this to the Visual arts project page, which I have now done. Johnbod (talk) 21:50, 6 December 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose per Randy Kryn. Didn't we discuss this recently? At the moment Norse art redirects back here, back in fact this covers a rather longer period. Johnbod (talk) 21:46, 6 December 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose. With reference to the ngram results, "Norse art" certainly isn't trending—in the late 1930s both terms were roughly at parity; since then "Norse art" has fallen off dramatically and "Viking art" is about where it was. Ewulp (talk) 02:10, 7 December 2018 (UTC)
• Query: so are the above opposers suggesting that the title actually refers to "Viking Age art", as suggested by the verbiage "period" of Johnbod above? If it is chronologically confined, for reasons of clarity, would you mind renaming it to Viking Age art? The first sentence says "the art of Scandinavian Norsemen and Viking settlements". Caution here may be suggested from what the only Nordic represented interwikilinks apply as title names: Danish Wikipedia (if translated closest word by word) says "Art in the Viking Age", and Norwegian about "Norse art". May this indicate that a reconsideration might be due? Chicbyaccident (talk) 22:03, 10 December 2018 (UTC)

No - this is the commonname in English. We already know that trying to match what terms in this area mean in the modern local languages leads to trouble. This is the English WP, & we stick to meanings in English. Johnbod (talk) 22:09, 10 December 2018 (UTC)

So what is the actual meaning in English according to your sources, Johnbod? Chicbyaccident (talk) 22:15, 10 December 2018 (UTC)

Oh, read the article (and look at what the refs are called). Johnbod (talk) 22:23, 10 December 2018 (UTC)

@Johnbod: I sincerely don't understand what notion "Viking" actually refers to. You seem determined, however, and with support from the references. Could you please help me understand? What is the definition, the scope, and how is it confined, if you don't mind? Chicbyaccident (talk) 22:31, 10 December 2018 (UTC)

Well I can only suggest you read the various articles, and the many sources they link to. But if you don't understand the concept, isn't it unwise to go around proposing so many name changes for articles using it? Johnbod (talk) 22:38, 10 December 2018 (UTC)

@Johnbod: The article Vikings says "Norse seafarers". Have you read any other relevant, ultimate sources that support any other designation what "viking" is WP:COMMONNAME for, please, which suggest deviating definition to be used this article? Would you suggest renaming American art to Filibuster art if enough references suggested that as appropriate? Ottoman art to "Barbary art"? English art to "Privateer art"? I mean, I guess from let's say a 21st century Iraqi perspective, theoretically you could make a case for a vernacular language verbiage of Marines to designate Americans? Is/was running amok considered to be/have been part of Malaysian culture? Chicbyaccident (talk) 22:44, 10 December 2018 (UTC)

That's your 3rd ping in less than an hour! Please don't do any more pings on pages where I have commented, but do ping me when your extend this month's craze, for eliminating all names with Viking in them, to new articles. I'm afraid I'm too busy reverting and responding to all your other near-disruptive edits elsewhere to be your history tutor. It doesn't really matter whether you or I understand what "Viking" means here, when it is clear from the ngram above that this is by far the commonname for the stuff the article covers. The article here uses about 40 high-quality sources, not one of which uses the word "Norse" in its title. Meanwhile @Doug Weller:. Johnbod (talk) 01:36, 11 December 2018 (UTC)

Sorry for imposing on you a routine which some prefer but evidently not you. Thanks for letting me know. As for the arguments presented, I am sorry if you found any of them a "craze". Thank you for contributing to a friendly Wikipedia. Have a great day! Chicbyaccident (talk) 15:14, 11 December 2018 (UTC)

@Chickbyaccident: basically if you ping someone you shouldn't ping them again on the same page until they've responded. And snarking isn't helpful. Johnbod's point about the sources is pretty convincing to me. I oppose the move. Doug Weller talk 17:22, 11 December 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose per WP:TITLE: "Generally, article titles are based on what the subject is called in reliable sources". Although the subject of this article is indeed the art of all Norsemen, and not just Vikings, the subject is nevertheless generally called Viking Art in reliable sources.[1][2][3] Krakkos (talk) 02:23, 12 December 2018 (UTC)

While sources may be reliable on actual commentary on art, isn't the sources provided on titling found in Vikings as relevant or more for critically dealing with precisely the article title here? I mean, do any aources actually claim that Norse pirates would battle with one arm and then paint or carve artworks at the same time with the other hand while on raids? As impressive as it sounds, jugding from the present article title, how realistic would it be? Chicbyaccident (talk) 07:24, 12 December 2018 (UTC)

It is the sources used in this article that we should use to determine the title of this article. The sources used are listed here. Plenty of them are titled as being about Viking art or Viking Age art. None of them are titled as being about Norse art. Krakkos (talk) 11:47, 12 December 2018 (UTC)

• Oppose per the overwhelming majority of the titles of the sources in use on this article which do not use "Norse art" but use "Viking art". In fact, NONE use "Norse art"... which makes this request seem ill-informed on the subject. Ealdgyth - Talk 13:35, 12 December 2018 (UTC)
• Comment. I realise and accept that both my original proposal as well the alternative suggestion of Viking age art has not been accepted. I accept that, regret any inconvenience, and thank you for your participation. I wrote an ending note on the nomenclature discussion here: Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Norse_history_and_culture#"Viking"_naming. If any of my posts were perceived as inconsiderate, please let me know and I will try to improve accordingly. Chicbyaccident (talk) 16:23, 12 December 2018 (UTC)
• Oppose per WP:COMMONNAME. - Tom | Thomas.W ^talk 18:33, 12 December 2018 (UTC)

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