Gothicism

Gothicism or Gothism (
Origins
The name is derived from the Gothicists' belief that the Goths had originated from Sweden, based on
Some scholars in Denmark attempted to identify the Goths with the Jutes; however, these ideas did not lead to the same widespread cultural movement in Danish society as it did in the Swedish. In contrast with the Swedes, the Danes of this era did not forward claims to political legitimacy based on assertions that their country was the original homeland of the Goths or that the conquest of the Roman Empire was proof of their own country's military valour and power through history.[2]
During the 17th century, Danes and Swedes competed for the collection and publication of
Romantic nationalism
During the 18th century, Swedish Gothicism had sobered somewhat, but it revived during the period of Romantic nationalism from c. 1800 onwards, with Erik Gustaf Geijer and Esaias Tegnér in the Geatish Society.
In
Architecture
In Scandinavian architecture, Gothicism had its prime in the 1860s and 1870s, but it continued until c. 1900. The interest in Old Norse subjects led to the creation of a special architecture in wood inspired by stave churches, and it was in Norway that the style had its largest impact. The details that are often found in this style are dragon heads, from which it is often called dragon style, false arcades, lathed colonnades, protruding lofts and a ridged roof.
See also
References
- Donecker, Stefan (2006), "There and Back Again: The North as Origin and Destination in Early Modern Migration Narratives", Images of the North, Reykjavik, archived from the original (PDF) on May 3, 2007
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