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Souvenir Drinking Horn from Iceland
Pottery drinking horn souvenir featuring a bearded Viking with a horned helmet and the label 'Iceland'.
Souvenir replica of Leifr Eiríksson Statue in Reykjavík
Replica of the Leifr Eiríksson (Leif Erikson) statue outside the Hallgrímskirkja in Reykjavík. Leifr led the expedition to Vinland in North America.
The Up Helly Aa Proclamation, 2016
Proclamation and Artwork produced for the 2016 Up Helly A', and on public display in Lerwick, Shetland. The proclamations typically poke fun at the establishment.
The Up Helly A' is a festival celebrated on the 24th day after Christmas in…
The Up Helly A' is a festival celebrated on the 24th day after Christmas in…
Viking Danablu Cheese
Danish Blue Cheese (danablu) produced for an international market by The Dairy Viking. Producer unknown. Please contact us if you have information about this image.
Detail from the Rose Window in Lerwick Town Hall, Depicting the Lerwick Coat of Arms
The Rose Window features a version of the coat of arms of Lerwick, with several elements of Norse heritage incorporated: the Viking ship with dragon prows, the battle-axe and the raven (the latter associated with Odin and an important symbol in Norse…
Rognvald Eysteinsson on the Zetland Window in Lerwick Town Hall
Rognvald Eysteinsson was jarl of Møre in Norway, and was offered the earldom of Orkney after its conquest by Harald fairhair, though he declined in favour of his brother Sigurd. For more information on the window, see…
Rögnvald Kali Kolsson on the Hakon and Rognvald Window in Lerwick Town Hall
Rognvald Kali Kolsson (d. 1158), also known as Rognvald the Crusader, is one of the most important and colourful Earls of Orkney, and his exploits are depicted in Orkneyinga saga. He invaded Orkney in 1135, and promoted the cult of St Magnus with the…
Haakon Haakonsson on the Hakon and Rognvald Window in Lerwick Town Hall
Haakon Haakonsson (Hákon Hákonarson, Håkon Håkonsson, Haakon the Old) was King of Norway from 1217 to 1263, and died in Orkney and is buried in St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall.
The Hakon and Rognvald Window in Lerwick Town Hall
This window in Lerwick Town Hall in Shetland depicts the early tirteenth-century King of Norway, Haakon Haakonsson (Hákon Hákonarson, Håkon Håkonsson, Haakon the Old), who died in Orkney and is buried in St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall. The other…
Danish souvenir magnet featuring a horned helmet
A souvenir from Copenhagen drawing on the misconception of horned helmets as a recognisable symbol of Denmark
Rögnvald Brusason on the Oriel Window of Lerwick Town Hall
Rögnvald Brusason shared the Earldom of Orkney with Thorfinn Sigurdsson from c. 1037 until his death in conflict with Thorfinn in 1046, and his eventful life is recorded in some detail in Orkneyinga saga. More information about the Oriel Window can…
Harald Hardrada on the Magnus and Harald Window in Lerwick Town Hall
Harald Sigurdsson (Haraldr Sigurðarson) more commonly known as Harald Hardrada (Haraldr harðráði) was King of Norway from 1046 until 1066 and led an unsucessful invasion of England in 1066. He was killed at the battle of Stamford Bridge. This…
St Magnus depicted on the Magnus and Harald Window in Lerwick Town Hall
Magnus Erlendsson (later Saint Magnus) ruled Orkney and Shetland from c. 1106 to 1115. The Cathedral in Kirkwall was dedicated to him after his death at the hands of Hákon Pálsson.
The Magnus and Harald Window in Lerwick Town Hall
This window in Lerwick Town Hall depicts Magnus Erlendsson (later Saint Magnus) who ruled Orkney and Shetland from c. 1106 to 1115. On the right is Harald Sigurdsson (Haraldr Sigurðarson) more commonly known as Harald Hardrada (Haraldr harðráði),…
Thyra of Denmark depicted on the Olaf and Thyra Window in Lerwick Town Hall
Thyra of Denmark (Tyri Haraldsdatter) was daughter of Harald Bluetooth of Denmark, and final wife of Olaf Tryggvason, who she married against the will of the Danish King. More information about the window can be found at…
Olaf Tryggvason on the Olaf and Thyra Window in Lerwick Town Hall
The Olaf and Thyra Window in Lerwick Town Hall depicts the Norwegian King Olaf Tryggvason (Óláfr Tryggvason) who officially brought Christianity to Shetland in 995. See item 624 for Thyra and…
Depiction of the Founding of St Magnus Cathedral on the Thoms Window in Lerwick Town Hall
Detail of the Founding of St Magnus Cathedral by William the Old, on the Thoms Window in Lerwick Town Hall, Shetland.
The Coronation of King Magnus Erlingsson of Norway on the Thoms Window in Lerwick Town Hall
Detail from the Thoms Window, depicting the coronation of King Magnus Erlingsson of Norway in 1162. More information at http://www.shetland.gov.uk/lerwick-town-hall/Thoms-Window.asp
The Thoms Window in Lerwick Town Hall, Shetland
Stained glass window depicting the third Bishop of Trondheim, Eysteinn Erlendsson and the first bishop of Ornkey and Shetland, William the Old, who probably acceded to the Bishopric around 1102. He is pictured here with a model of St Magnus…