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Conference Presentation: Rebecca Boyd, ‘ Opening a Door to the Past: Accessing the Knowledge Base of Historical Re-enactors’
Rebecca Boyd (Independent), Rebecca Boyd (Independent), ‘ Opening a Door to the Past: Accessing the Knowledge Base of Historical Re-enactors’. Chaired by Deise Medieval. Presentation at the IRC-Funded Conference ''Rediscovering the Vikings', UCC,…
Conference Programme for 'Rediscovering the Vikings'
This is the final programme and conference booklet for 'Rediscovering the Vikings: Reception, Recovery, Engagement' at University College Cork on 25 and 26 November.
Copper Alloy bowl on display in the National Museum of Ireland
Copper alloy bowl from Laheen Lough, Co. Leitrim. Viking Age.
Copper alloy cross-guard of a sword on display in the National Museum of Ireland
Copper alloy cross-guard of a Viking-Age sword. No locality. X. 2805
Copper Alloy sword pommel on display in the National Museum of Ireland
Sword pommel. Viking Age. No locality. W.25
Dalkey Island near Dublin
Dalkey island, on the southern point of Dublin Bay, carries a Norse name (dálkr-ey, dress-pin island) which was a corruption of the Irish name Delginis, or 'thorn island'). It played a role in the Dublin slave trade in the tenth century, and an…
Decorated bone and Antler plaques on display in the National Museum of Ireland
Decorated bone and antler plaques from Fishamble Street and Christchurch Place.
Decorated Bone Cylinder in the National Museum of Ireland
A decorated bone cylinder from Christchurch Place in Dublin
Decorated bone pins on display in the National Museum of Ireland
Three bone pins from Fishamble Street. Viking Age.
Dublin Castle Walls
The walls of Dublin Castle were built on the original defensive banks of the Viking settlement. In the undercroft of the powder tower the foundations of these defensive banks and revetments can be seen.
Dublinia - Experience Viking and Medieval Dublin
Dublinia is a not-for-profit heritage centre based at the crossroads of the medieval city at Christchurch, Dublin. It promotes learning about Viking and medieval Dublin both through the exhibitions in the centre itself and as part of an online…
Enamelled copper-alloy hook for a bowl on display in the National Museum of Ireland
Copper alloy hook for a bowl, enamelled, from Clonmacnoise, Co. Offaly. Viking Age. Irish Manufacture - one of three original hooks. 1941: 1157
Exhibition on the Norse Gods and Religion in Dublinia
A photograph of an installation on the Norse gods and goddesses and pagan worship in Dublinia, one of many in the Viking section of the center. For more information, and to plan your visit, see http://www.dublinia.ie/
Fishamble Street, Dublin
Fishamble street is one of the oldest streets in Dublin, and dates back to the Viking longphort, which was established as a permanent settlement by 841. Fishamble street was in the eastern side of the settlement, with Winetavern Street marking the…
Gilt copper alloy sword pommel on display in the National Museum of Ireland
Gilt copper alloy sword pommel. No locality. X. 2807
Gold Rings in the National Museum of Ireland
Gold arm and finger rings.
Handmade cushion with John Bauer Norse mythology images
This is a handmade cushion received by the contributor Alison Killilea. It is decorated with several images of Norse mythology by Swedish artist John Bauer (1882-1918)
History of Cork Art Mural in Grattan Street Carpark
History of Cork Art Mural in Grattan Street Carpark, painted by pupils from Cork Educate Together National School (Installation by O’Shea Builders Ltd & PJ Hegarty & Sons Ltd, sponsored by KBC Bank.)
The mural includes a lively section on the…
The mural includes a lively section on the…
Horn spoon on display in the National Museum of Ireland
Horn spoon from Fishamble Street. Viking Age. E172:7914
House named Valhalla in Cork
We are not sure why this house in Cork is named after the great hall in Asgard ruled by Odin, but we are sure there is an interesting story behind it! It is fairly common for buildings in areas of Norse settlement to be named after figures from Norse…