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Monty Python - Spam (featuring Vikings!)
The origin of SPAM.
A clip from Monty Python's Flying Circus involving spam-loving vikings with horned helmets!
A clip from Monty Python's Flying Circus involving spam-loving vikings with horned helmets!
News: Viking Treasure Trove Unearthed from English Field
A ninth-century hoard was found by a metal detectorist in a field near Watlington.
News: Viking-themed shop enjoys Game of Thrones boost
Short video from the BBC News website (in their My Shop series) about a Viking-themed shop in London.
Norse Raven flag
A Norse raven flag seen at English Heritage's Festival of History 2010 in the Viking Camp.
Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery
Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery contains a selection of artefacts from the early medieval period in its Anglo-Saxon and Viking gallery, including the remains of Viking oval brooches from Santon Downham
Odin's Table Scandinavian Cafe and Bakery in Nottingham
Scandinavian Cafe and Bakery in Nottingham named after the Norse god Odin, who feasted the einherjar in Valhalla.
Part of the Cuerdale Hoard photographed in the Ashmolean Museum
The Cuerdale Hoard is the largest Viking hoard discovered in the British Isles, and includes 8,600 pieces, mostly silver including hacksliver, ingots and coins from as far afield as Byzantium and the Islamic world. It dates to 905 and was discovered…
Reconstructed Viking pots in Jorvik: Home and Abroad Exhibition in St Mary’s, Coppergate
Reconstructed Viking pots in a market stall in Viking Jorvik. Part of the temporary exhibit Jorvik: Home and Abroad in St Mary’s, Coppergate. Photo taken by Kisha G. Tracy.
Reconstructed Viking shields in the temporary Jorvik: Home and Abroad Exhibition in St Mary’s, Coppergate
Brightly pained reproductions of Viking shields on display in the temporary Jorvik: Home and Abroad Exhibition in St Mary’s, Coppergate. Photo taken by Kisha G. Tracy.
Reconstructed Viking ship prow, photographed in West Runton
This photograph was taken in West Runton, and appears to show a model of a dragon-prowed ship under construction. It may be connected to the Sheringham Viking Festival, held in the neighbouring town in North Norfolk in February.
Rune stone (Vs 9)
Rune stone from Saltängsbron, Västmanland(Vs 9).
According to theSamnordisk runtextdatabasthe inscription reads:
× kisl × lit × kera × buru × eftR × osl × sun × sin × han…
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…
Runic Code
A pseudo-runic code in Leeds is part of a mystery event where participants have to solve the clues
Sievert-Siefred-Cnut coin (York Mint) in the Ashmolean Museum
Sievert-Siefred-Cnut group coin, Northumbria (York Mint). 895-902. HCR7871 & HCR7920
Silver bars, wires and ingots from White Horse Road, London, in the Ashmolean Museum
Bars, wires and ingots (silver bullion), 800-900. White Horse Road in London. AN1909.556
Silver plated teaspoon with Viking torso
A silver plated teaspoon: the handle ends in a viking figure, complete with horned helmet. Produced by Tradition. Date unknown.
Silver ring from Thetford in the Ashmolean Museum
Anglo-Scandinavian silver finger ring from Thetford, Norfolk. 900-1050.
St Edmund Memorial Coinage in the Ashmolean Museum
Saint Edmund Memorial Coinage, produced in East Anglia 896-910 by the East-Anglian Vikings, and imitating coins produced during Edmund's reign. HCR7805 and HCR7803
St Olav's Viking Walk
An annual walk in north-west England to commemorate the Viking heritage of the area and the life of Norway's patron saint. The link takes you to the article about it in The Norseman magazine
Svartland Viking Age Living History
Svartland Living History Society originate from the Black Country area of the West Midlands, from which they take their name.
They re-create the lifestyles of the Viking and Anglo-Saxon peoples of the 9th - 11th Century.
They re-create the lifestyles of the Viking and Anglo-Saxon peoples of the 9th - 11th Century.