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Viking bone comb in the Hunt Museum

Single-edged, decorated bone comb from the Viking Age. Held in the Hunt Museum Collections.
HCA 592
http://www.huntmuseum.com/collection/collection-items/hca-592.aspx

Tags: Comb, Everyday Life, Ireland, Limerick, The Hunt Museum, Viking

Whalebone plaque on display in the National Museum of Ireland

A whalebone plaque, possibly for smoothing linen. Discovered in excavations at Cherrywood, Co. Dublin, and dating to the ninth or tenth century. Similar plaques have been discovered elsewhere in the Viking World and are associated with high-status…

Tags: Bone, Cherrywood, Cherrywood Co. Dublin, Co. Dublin, Everyday Life, Ireland, Irland, Norge, Norway, Plaques, Viking, Viking Age, Vikingatida, Vikingtiden

The Scar Dragon Plaque in The Orkney Museum

The Scar Dragon Plaque is one of the most impressive of the finds from the Norse Scar Boat Burial, excavated in 1991. The grave contained the remains of an adult man, an elderly woman, and a child along with grave goods. The artefacts date to c. 875…

Tags: Boat burials, Bone, Burials, Everyday Life, Orkney, Orkney Museum, Plaques, Viking

Interior of Viking long-house in Qassiarsuk (reconstruction)

Photograph of the interior of the reconstructed Viking long-house in Qassiarsuk by Camilla Hey - Visit Greenland

Tags: Brattahlíð, Buildings, Cooking, Everyday Life, Greenland, Longhouse, Reconstruction

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…

Bronze Caster and Market Stall at Ribe VikingCenter

Bronze casting is one of several traditional crafts carried out at the Viking Marketplace in Ribe VikingCenter, where visitors can interact with the craftspeople at work. For more information about the Center, see item#1007and the section on Bronze…

Reconstructed Danish Townhouses from c. 825 at Ribe VikingCenter

Ribe VikingCenter has reconstructed eight town-houses from the year 825 AD, inhabited by re-enactors and craftspeople, including the carpenter and shoe-maker. They are based on buildings excavated in Ribe town.For more information about the Center,…

Interior of a Viking Dwelling at Ribe VikingCenter

Ribe VikingCenter has reconstructed eight town-houses from the year 825 AD, inhabited by re-enactors and craftspeople, including the carpenter and shoe-maker. They are based on buildings excavated in Ribe town. This photo shows the interior of one of…

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…

Boat construction at Ribe VikingCenter

Boat-builder using traditional techniques and tools to reconstruct a small clinker-built boat at the wharf area of the Ribe VikingCenter. Ships were vital for local trade and transport as well as for raiding activities and exhibitions further…

The Wharf at Ribe VikingCenter

The reconstruction of a wharf at Ribe VikingCenter, including a boat constructed in collaboration with the Roskilde Viking Ship Museum. The wharf is part of the Market Place, an authentic reconstruction of a site from the eighth century. The unusual…

Viking Privy at Ribe VikingCenter

Ever wondered what a Viking-Age toilet looked like? Well, this is a reconstruction of a rather lavish outdoor privy in the reconstruction of townhouses from c. 825 at the Ribe VikingCenter.For more information about the Center, see item #1007 and the…

Tags: Buildings, Denmark, Education, Everyday Life, Experience, Experimental Archaeology, Heritage, Living History, Modern, Re-enactment, Reception, Reconstruction, Ribe, Sites, Toilets, Tourism, Tourist Attraction, Viking, Viking Age

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…

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…

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