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Slides for a paper on the Viking game of tafl. The article outlines the history of tafl games. The slides are downloadable as a pdf

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Kubb Vikingespil. 'The Viking game.' Also known as Kongespil [Game of Kings]. Outdoor/lawn game. One on one or team against team. Chuck wooden blocks ('kubb') to knock over opponent's knights. Goal is to capture opponent's king. Game apparently…

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“Valkyries”

From the album “Myths & Muses” by Serpentyne c&p 2015
Filmed & directed by Bryan Lomax, Storyboard by Mark Powell
Edited by Bryan Lomax, Maggie-Beth Sand and Mark Jenkins
Produced by Serpentyne -

Maggie-Beth Sand - Lead…

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Serpentyne perform their song
"Viking Blood"
words & music Mark Jenkins c & p 2016
From Serpentyne's third album "The Serpent's Kiss"

Maggiebeth Sand - nyckelharpa, vocals
Mark Powell - hurdy-gurdy
Matthew Damian - electric guitar
Mark…

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A game for android devices: 'Welcome to the ruthless world of Vikings, where freedom, power, fear and violence reign supreme. You must lead brave warriors into battle, conquer the world and prove your might against players from all over the world.'

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(From Wikipedia) "The game is based on Norse mythology, where the war between the gods has sparked further conflict in the mortal realm of Midgard, where Freya's champion Skarin must lead Viking forces against that of the Goddess Hel."

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(From Wikipedia) "a science-fictional futuristic retelling of Norse mythology that portrays the Æsir, the Norse gods, as cybernetically enhanced humans, tasked with protecting mankind from the onslaught of Loki's army of machines."

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Advertisement for a Viking-themed event

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The Vikings is one of several medieval attractions at Puy du Fou Theme Park in Les Epesses in the west of France. The attraction features a Viking ship emerging from the water and an attack on a fortified village with pyrotechnics.

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Illustrations to a game of cards as fierce as Vikings for 2 - 5 daring players ages 6 - 99. Haba - Haabermaaß game nr. 4290.

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Catcliffe Primary School instructions on how to play the Viking board game called Hnefatafl.

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A risky bidding game for 2 to 5 daring Vikings ages 6-99. Haba - Habermaaß game nr. 4511.

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PDF file of the exhibit page Entertainment

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Knattleikr is a game known from the Icelandic sagas. It's rules are not known, but it is known that it involved a bat and a ball, and that people could get injured playing it. This article discusses an attempt to recreate the game.

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The Icelandic Saga Database is a website dedicated to making the sagas of the Icelanders available online. The sagas are predominantly in modern Iceland, but some are provided in Old Norse, and translated versions of many are available in Danish,…

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Hnefatafl was a board game played by Vikings. Although no Viking Age rules are known, it is thought to have been similar to Tablut, a game recorded by Linnaeus in Lachesis Lapponica (1732). This record has been the basis of a number of reconstructed…
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