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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by BlueMoonset (talk04:59, 2 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The Söderala vane
The Söderala vane
  • ... that although used as the weather vane of a church, the Söderala vane (pictured) was probably originally made for a Viking ship? Source: Source (in Swedish)
  • ALT1:... that the Viking Age Söderala vane (pictured) has been buckled as a result of considerable violence, possibly during a battle? Source: Link, pp. 16-17 (in Swedish)

Created by Yakikaki (talk). Self-nominated at 13:13, 14 March 2021 (UTC).[reply]

Interesting piece of art, on few but good sources, Swedish sources accepted AGF, no copyvio obvious. I find the original easier to follow. The image is licensed and spares us many words. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:37, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Question

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Based on the file name (& info about the original image at Commons) shouldn't the caption read "Modern copy of the Söderala vane"? (Maybe some future Wikimedian can take a picture of the original for use in the various Wikipedias?)-- llywrch (talk) 15:09, 6 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I made the article and the DYK, I didn't realise the picture was of a copy. I was unfortunately away when the DYK appeared. Anyway, I've changed the picture to one of the actual weather vane now. Yakikaki (talk) 11:10, 11 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Dimensions

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I see no indications anywhere of the size of the object, whether it's three or eighteen inches wide or somewhere in between, do any of the sources specify it? – Athaenara 23:21, 6 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]