Överhogdal tapestries

The tapestries were brought to Östersund in 1910 by the artist Paul Jonze (1883-1973) and the County Governor's wife Ellen Widén, who was a dominant figure within the regional heritage movement at the time, took charge.

[2] The first thing she did was to give the dirty linen a good wash.[2][3] Radiocarbon dating tests conducted in 1991 indicated that the tapestries were made between 800 and 1100 AD, during the Viking Age.

However, today the dominant theory, given the radiocarbon dating of the tapestries, is that Ragnarök, a series of events foretold to occur in Norse mythology, is being depicted.

Research has established that the figures are made of plant dyed wool, which is interwoven with the linen with a special technique.

[6] Today, these unique tapestries are on display in a specially designed room at Jamtli, the regional museum of Jämtland and Härjedalen in Östersund.