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"Brian and the Vikings" by Chris Judge and Mark Wickham

A children's (0-4 yrs) picture book about Brian Boru's childhood adventures with the Vikings.

Tags: Books, Brian Boru, Children, Fiction, Ireland

Bollard in Ísafjörður with a depiction of a Viking helmet

Child's depiction of a Viking helmet with a reference to Dýrafjörður in the Ísafjarðarbær municipality. Located in central Ísafjörður, Iceland.

Tags: Art, Artwork, Children, Heritage, Iceland, Legacy, Misconceptions, Painting, Reception, School Projects

Child's leather boot on display in the National Museum of Ireland

Child's leather boot from High Street, Dublin. E71: 13204

Tags: Archaeological Artefacts, Children, Exhibition, Ireland, Irland, Leather, Museums, National Museum of Ireland, Shoes, Viking Age

Children's 'Wiki' Viking helmets

Children's Wiki helmet with spectacle frame produced by Spielzeugmanufaktur, a company in Germany that makes historical toys. Seen in Ribe VikingCenter.

Tags: Children, Germany, Helmets, Modern, Re-enactment, Replica, Toys

Children's Games at Ribe VikingCenter

Children of volunteer re-enactors at Ribe VikingCenter engaged in traditional games. Many items interpreted as toys and games have been recovered from Viking sites. For more information on some of these reconstructed games, see the Hurstwic webpage…

Children's Viking Tunic

A shirt produced by Spielzeugmanufaktur, a company in Germany that makes historical toys. Seen in Ribe VikingCenter.

Tags: Children, Clothing, Dress, Germany, Modern, Re-enactment, Replica, Toys

Childrens Shields

Children's shields at Tønsberg Viking festival. They appear to have printed rather than painted designs.

Tags: Children, Modern, Norge, Norway, Re-enactment, Reception, Shields, Tonsberg, Toys, Tønsberg, Viking Festivals, Viking Markets, Viking Marknad, Vikingmarknad

Conference Presentation: Jessica Hancock, ‘ Girls and Boys: Gendered Re-imaginings of the Norse World in Children's Literature’

Jessica Hancock (Glasgow Caledonian University London), ‘ Girls and Boys: Gendered Re-imaginings of the Norse World in Children's Literature’ . Chaired by Dieuwke la Roi. Presentation at the IRC-Funded Conference ''Rediscovering the Vikings',…

Tags: Children, Children's Books, Conference, Educational Resources, Lectures, Legacy, Literature, Presentation, Reception, Rediscovering the Vikings, Video, vikings

Cut out and assemble Viking toilet paper roll craft

An activity from DLTK's Crafts for Kids, which features many downloadable activities for children. To download the template, click here

Tags: Activity Sheets, Arts and Craft, Children, Educational Resource, Horned Helmets, Misconceptions, Viking warrior

Hagar the Horrible Hot Wheels car in package- back

Toy car with Hagar the Horrible imagery on the side. The back of the package details other toy cars in the set. Hagar the Horrible is a cartoon figure created by American cartoonist Chris Browne. Photographed in Lodi, California.

Tags: Cartoon, Children, Comedy, Hagar the Horrible, Illustrations, Modern, Popular Culture, Reception, USA

Hagar the Horrible Hot Wheels car in packaging- front

Toy car illustrated with Hagar the Horrible imagery. Hagar the Horrible is a cartoon figure created by American cartoonist Chris Browne. Photographed in Lodi, California.

Tags: Cartoon, Children, Comedy, Hagar the Horrible, Illustrations, Modern, Popular Culture, Reception, USA

History of Cork Art Mural in Grattan Street Carpark

History of Cork Art Mural in Grattan Street Carpark, painted by pupils from Cork Educate Together National School (Installation by O’Shea Builders Ltd & PJ Hegarty & Sons Ltd, sponsored by KBC Bank.)

The mural includes a lively section on the…

Tags: Children, Cork, Heritage, History, Illustrations, Ireland, Legacy, Misconceptions, Modern, Munster, Mural, Reception, School Projects, Viking

Little Vikings

Little Vikings is a print and online magazine that provides ideas for things to do with children in York and surrounding areas. Other than the branding and the York connection, the site has little to do with Vikings

Tags: Children, Children's Activity, England, Heritage, Tourism, York, Yorkshire

Magnetic Viking Warrior for Children

Souvenir magnetic Viking warrior for children, seen in Shetland Museum and Archives. The outfit is relatively accurate, with no horned helmet in sight!

If you have any information about the producer of this item, please let us know!

Tags: Children, Children's Activity, Clothing, Commercial, Modern, Reconstruction, Scotland, Shetland, Shetland Museum and Archives, Souvenirs, Viking, Viking warrior, Weapons

Model of a child in Jorvik: Home and Abroad Exhibition in St Mary’s, Coppergate

A model of a child in Viking Jorvik. Part of the temporary exhibit Jorvik: Home and Abroad in St Mary’s, Coppergate. Photo taken by Kisha G. Tracy.

Tags: Children, Education, England, Everyday Life, Exhibition, Interpretations, Jorvik, Models, Museums, Reconstruction, Tourist Attraction, Viking, Waxwork, York

News about the publication of an illustrated French children's book 'Vikings!'

From the Inrap website:

Des récits palpitants qui racontent deux siècles et demi de conquêtes et d’histoire du monde sur trois continents. Écrit par Vincent Carpentier, archéologue à l’Inrap et illustré par Jeff Pourquié. Une…

Tags: Books, Children, Education, France, Historical, Illustrations, Information, Modern, News

Souvenir Doll with beard and Danish-Flag Horned Helmet

A doll with wild beard and horned helmet - the two most instantly recognisable signifiers of the vikings in the tourist industry. Produced by Memories of Denmark.

Tags: Beards, Branding, Children, Commercial, Denmark, Dolls, Horned Helmets, Legacy, Misconceptions, Reception, Souvenirs, Tourism, Toys, Viking