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View inside the Round Tower of St Magnus Church, Egilsay
St Magnus Church, founded at the site of the killing of Saint Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney by an axe-blow to the head in ca. 1116 at the orders of his cousin Hákon Pálsson. This episode, referred to in Orkneyinga saga, is possibly corroborated…
View from the Gallery of St. Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall
Image taken on the Orkney Viking Heritage Project Field Trip of the interior of St. Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall. The Cathedral was founded by Earl Rögnvaldr of Orkney in 1137.
The Orkney Viking Heritage Project (website)
Website showcasing work produced by PhDs on the AHRC-funded Orkney Viking Heritage Project.
The Orkney Viking Heritage Project was a training programme for PhD students and early career researchers in the field of Old Norse-Icelandic and Viking…
The Orkney Viking Heritage Project was a training programme for PhD students and early career researchers in the field of Old Norse-Icelandic and Viking…
The Lord's Prayer in Orcadian Norn (poster)
A poster produced by ECRs on the Orkney Viking Heritage Project, demonstrating the language of Viking Age Orkney through the Lord's Prayer.
St Magnus Church, Orkney
St Magnus Church, founded at the site of the killing of Saint Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney by an axe-blow to the head in ca. 1116 at the orders of his cousin Hákon Pálsson. This episode, referred to in Orkneyinga saga, is possibly corroborated…
Souvenir Runic Mugs from Orkney
Runic mugs with the inscription 'Orkney'. Seen in a tourist shop in Kirkwall.
Sign for Egilsay in the Orkneys
Egilsay is famous as the site of the martyrdom of St Magnus, and for the church that still stands on the site, with its unusual round tower. Egilsay may refer to the personal name Egil (Egil's Island) or to Gaelic eagles, meaning church. It was the…
Scapa Whisky with Viking Branding
Scapa Orkney Single Malt Whisky, 2001. A Viking ship is used in the branding of this product.
Runic Pins from Orkney
Runic pins reading 'Orkney', on sale in a tourist shop in Kirkwall.
Runic patterned socks from Orkney
Socks with runic pattern, seen in a tourist shop in Kirkwall
Runic donation box, Orkneyinga saga Centre, Orphir
A donation box in the Orkneyinga saga Centre in Orphir, Orkney, featuring an open-mouthed face (viking?) with accompanying runic inscription.
'The Orkneyinga saga Centre, Orphir, tells the story of the Norse Earls of Orkney using The Orkneyinga…
'The Orkneyinga saga Centre, Orphir, tells the story of the Norse Earls of Orkney using The Orkneyinga…
Round Church at Orphir, Orkney
The round 'Kirk' at Orphir was built in the late eleventh or early twelfth century, possibly by Earl Hakon. It was dedicated to Saint Nicholas and its round style is based on the Ecclesia Sancti Sepulchri in Jerusalem: a fashion probably brought home…
Reading of skaldic verse by David Baker and Orri Tomasson
Readings of skaldic verse produced for the Orkney Project. Orri Tomasson reads the Old Norse, and David Baker reads the translations of the following poems:
1. Earl Rögnvaldr Kali Kolsson, a Lausavísur from Orkneyinga saga, ch 58 in which he…
1. Earl Rögnvaldr Kali Kolsson, a Lausavísur from Orkneyinga saga, ch 58 in which he…
Poster advertising the Orkney Viking Heritage Project
A poster created by ECRs on the Orkney Viking Heritage Project. Designed and produced by Annelies Stern.
Plaque indicating location of St Olaf's Kirk in Kirkwall
This plaque in Orkney indicates the location of St Olaf's Kirk in Kirkwall, from which Kirkwall may derive it's name.