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Mural in Ribe VikingCenter telling the history of the Vikings and Ribe
A chalk mural decorating the interior of one of the larger reconstructed townhouses in Ribe VikingCenter (the Thing-Hall)and telling the history of the Vikings in Ribe. It was produced using authentic materials and techniques by artist Trine Theut in…
Re-enactor at Ribe VikingCenter
A re-enactor in traditional Viking attire, manning the archery range in Ribe VikingCenter. His clothing includes a tunic and hood, trousers,puttees and leather shoes. There is more information on dress at the Nationalmuseet website.For more…
Ribe VikingCenter (Ribe VikingeCenter)
Ribe VikingeCenter was established in 1992, and is one of the World's leading centers for living history and experiencing the Viking past. It consists of three main areas representing different periods of Viking history: a recreation of a marketplace…
Skwirk Online Education - Vikings
An online education site with chapters about the Vikings
'Vinkler på vikingetiden' ('Angles on the Viking Age') Publication from the National Museum of Denmark
This fantastic publication covers everything from politics and belief in Viking Age Denmark, to experimental archaeology and the journey of the Sea Stallion. It also includes two chapters on the use of Viking branding in the past and in Denmark today…
The Yggdrasil Mobility Programme
The Yggdrasil Mobility Programme is a research grant for international PhD students and young researchers to fund research stays in Norway. The programme is currently suspended.
It demonstrates the use of the World-Tree symbolism in an initiative…
It demonstrates the use of the World-Tree symbolism in an initiative…
Information about Sólfar / Sun Voyager sculpture
Sólfar / Sun Voyager by artist Jón Gunnar Árnason is often described as a Viking ship, when in fact the inspiration is more complex, as this information put together by the artist's daughter, Thorbjörg Jónsdóttir, explains. The document…
Viking Splash Tours, Dublin
An interactive Viking-themed tour in Dublin. Photographed in Dublin, August 2016.The amphibious vehicles are named after Norse gods.As described on the Viking Splashwebsite: "Let the Vikings show you the sites and scenes of the capital city from a…
BBC Hands on History - Vikings
A short video about the Vikings from the BBC Hands on History page
Viking and Medieval Norse Studies Programme
Viking and Medieval Norse Studies is a two-year (120 ECTS credits) Nordic Master's Programme run by the University of Iceland in cooperation with Aarhus University (Denmark), University of Copenhagen (Denmark), University of Oslo (Norway), and the…
Vinir Vikinglag
Vinir Vikinglag is a living history group that engages with and mediates Viking Age culture and crafts.
The Viking Network
A website with various pages about the Vikings, designed as a teaching resource
Logo of YGGDRASIL: European culture, language and identity in a new world
Logo of the European culture, language and identity in a new world.
Project Summary
Is there a common European culture? What cultural developments can be seen within the last two generations? What role does the European Union play? Is language…
Project Summary
Is there a common European culture? What cultural developments can be seen within the last two generations? What role does the European Union play? Is language…
Conference Presentation: Ylva Berglund Prytz, ‘ Beowulf, Trenches, and an Old Polish Car – Community Collections Galore?'
Ylva Berglund Prytz (University of Oxford), ‘ Beowulf, Trenches, and an Old Polish Car – Community Collections Galore?' Chaired by Tom Birkett. Presentation at the IRC-Funded Conference 'Rediscovering the Vikings', UCC, 25 Nov. 2016.