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Tapestry featuring Yggdrasill in Ribe VikingCenter
A tapestry decorating the interior of one of the reconstructed townhouses in Ribe VikingCenter. It was produced using authentic materials and techniques.For more information about the Center, see item #1007 and information about the weaver on the…
Statue of Egill Skallagrímsson by Gustav Vigeland
'Egil Skallagrimson reiser nidstang'. A sculpture of the warrior-poet Egill Skallagrímsson (tenth-century hero of Egils saga) raising a nithing pole to his Norwegian enemies, by renowned Norwegian sculpture Gustav Vigeland. It is located in a park…
Stamp FO 177 from the Faroe Islands, featuring a toy horse from the Viking Age
One of a pair of Faroese stamps released in 1989 and designed by Bárður Jákupsson, featuring a Viking Age toy horse found in at the Viking farm at Kvívík, Leirvík and now on display at The National Museum of the…
Stamp FO 176 from the Faroe Islands, featuring a carved boat from the Viking Age
One of a pair of Faroese stamps released in 1989 and designed by Bárður Jákupsson, featuring a Viking Age toy boat found in Toftanes, Leirvík. Listed as Stamp #FO 176. For the original boat, see here.
St Magnus depicted on the Magnus and Harald Window in Lerwick Town Hall
Magnus Erlendsson (later Saint Magnus) ruled Orkney and Shetland from c. 1106 to 1115. The Cathedral in Kirkwall was dedicated to him after his death at the hands of Hákon Pálsson.
Sigurd and Fafnir (1906) by Hermann Hendrich
Painting of Sigurd and the dragon Fafnir by German painter Hermann Hendrich, part of his series based on scenes from Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen. Oil on canvass.
Ships depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry
There are many ships depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry. They are Anglo-Saxon and Norman models, but they would have been of very similar construction to Scandinavian ships at this date, and we can learn a lot about the decoration of the ships from…
Ship Detail from the Lärbro Tängelgårda I Image Stone in Statens historiska museum in Stockholm
Ship detail from the lower panel of the Lärbro Tängelgårda I Image Stone (SHM 4373 I), one of three related stones from Lärbro Parish in Sweden. This panel shows a ship with nine individuals with helmets, and what may be a row of…
Shields and Artwork from the Up Helly Aa Proclamation
Each proclamation displayed publicly before the Up Helly Aa festival includes a painting, usually relating to the Viking heritage of Shetland. These are housed in the Up Helly Aa Exhibition.
The Up Helly A' is a festival celebrated on the 24th day…
The Up Helly A' is a festival celebrated on the 24th day…
Rune stone U 104 in the Ashmolean Museum
U104 is one of the so-called 'Greklandsstenarna' which refer to Norse activities in the Byzantine Empire. This rune stone was donated to the Ashmolean Museum by Charles XI of Sweden in 1687 (along with the Ändersta Rune Stone (U 1160). It was…
Rögnvald Kali Kolsson on the Hakon and Rognvald Window in Lerwick Town Hall
Rognvald Kali Kolsson (d. 1158), also known as Rognvald the Crusader, is one of the most important and colourful Earls of Orkney, and his exploits are depicted in Orkneyinga saga. He invaded Orkney in 1135, and promoted the cult of St Magnus with the…
Rognvald Eysteinsson on the Zetland Window in Lerwick Town Hall
Rognvald Eysteinsson was jarl of Møre in Norway, and was offered the earldom of Orkney after its conquest by Harald fairhair, though he declined in favour of his brother Sigurd. For more information on the window, see…
Rögnvald Brusason on the Oriel Window of Lerwick Town Hall
Rögnvald Brusason shared the Earldom of Orkney with Thorfinn Sigurdsson from c. 1037 until his death in conflict with Thorfinn in 1046, and his eventful life is recorded in some detail in Orkneyinga saga. More information about the Oriel Window can…
Representation of the Norns at the entrance to Ribe VikingCenter
Representation of the Norns (Urðr, Verðandi and Skuld)at the entrance to the Ribe VikingCentre, where visitors can learn about the Viking Past through reconstruction, re-enactment and living history. For more information, see item #1007 and…
Replica of an Altar Frontal with Scenes from Óláfs saga helga
Altar frontal illustrated with scenes from Óláfs saga helga, written in 1320-30 about the Norwegian King St. Olaf, (1015 to 1028). The altar resides in the replica stave church in Heimaey, which was a gift from the Norwegian state. It was erected…
Playing cards depicting the Norse pagan gods
Description from http://www.sunfilm.is/playing-cards-nordic-gods.html
"Playing cards depicting the Norse pagan gods and characters from the myths as interpreted by Icelandic artist Nína Björk Bjarkadóttir. An explanatory booklet is included in…
"Playing cards depicting the Norse pagan gods and characters from the myths as interpreted by Icelandic artist Nína Björk Bjarkadóttir. An explanatory booklet is included in…
Picture stone from Tjängvide, Gotland, Sweden
Tjängvide image stone (G 110) from near Ljugarn, Gotland and housed in the Historiska museet in Stockholm, Sweden. It includes a runic memorial inscription as well as a series of images including the widely reproduced depiction of a figure on an…
Olaf Tryggvason on the Olaf and Thyra Window in Lerwick Town Hall
The Olaf and Thyra Window in Lerwick Town Hall depicts the Norwegian King Olaf Tryggvason (Óláfr Tryggvason) who officially brought Christianity to Shetland in 995. See item 624 for Thyra and…
Odin on Sleipnir Free Vector Image
Free vector image based on the depiction of Sleipnir on the Tjängvide image stone (G 110)
Northlink Ferry in Lerwick, Shetland
Photo of Northlink Ferries in Lerwick, Shetland. Their logo features a pointing Viking with flowing hair and a horned helmet. Northlink operates between Scotland and the Northern Isles of Orkney and Shetland.