Avaldsnes: Noregs eldste kongesete (Website)
Museum / Information
Website for Avaldsnes: Noregs eldste kongesete (Norway's Oldest Royal Seat), which includes information about the Avaldsnes History Centre, Viking Farm, and background information about the Vikings, illustrated with images of re-enactors.
http://avaldsnes.info/
Administrator
http://avaldsnes.info/
Website
Norwegian
English
Hyperlink
http://avaldsnes.info/
Norway
Viking Age
King Erik Street in Lerwick, Shetland
Street sign
Many streets in central Lerwick are named after Scandinavian Kings, Queens and Saints, particularly from the medieval period. This sign probably refers to the thirteenth century Norwegian king Eiríkr Magnússon, who married princess Margaret of Scotland.
Tom Birkett
World-Tree Project
2016
Tom Birkett
Public Domain
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English
Still Image
http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/591
Scotland
Shetland
Modern
St Magnus Street in Lerwick, Shetland
Place Names
This sign refers to the early twelfth century Earl of Orkney, Magnus Erlendsson, who was martyred in 1115 according to Orkneyinga saga. Many streets in central Lerwick are named after Scandinavian Kings, Queens and Saints, particularly from the medieval period. This name demonstrates the connection with the Orkney isles.
Tom Birkett
World-Tree Project
2016
Tom Birkett
Public Domain
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English
Still Image
http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/592
Scotland
Shetland
Modern
King Haakon Street in Lerwick, Shetland
Place Name
This street sign probably refers to Hákon Hákonarson, King of Norway from 1217 to 1263. Many streets in central Lerwick are named after Scandinavian Kings, Queens and Saints, particularly from the medieval period.
Tom Birkett
World-Tree Project
2016
Tom Birkett
Public Domain
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English
Still Image
http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/593
Scotland
Shetland
Modern
King Harald Street in Lerwick, Shetland
Place Name
This street sign probably refers to Haraldr Hárfagri (Harald Fairhair), ruler of Norway from c. 872 to 930, who recaptured Shetland and Orkney from his rivals in c. 875. Many streets in central Lerwick are named after Scandinavian Kings, Queens and Saints, particularly from the medieval period.
Tom Birkett
World-Tree Project
2016
Tom Birkett
Public Domain
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English
Still Image
http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/594
Scotland
Shetland
Modern
The Zetland Window in Lerwick Town Hall
Stained glass windows
The Zetland Window depicts Haraldr Hárfagri (Harald Fairhair), first King of Norway, who conquered Shetland in around 870, and Rognvald Eysteinsson, who was offered the first Earldom of Shetland but declined in favour of his brother Sigurd. For more information, see http://www.shetland.gov.uk/lerwick-town-hall/Zetland-Window.asp
Lerwick Town Hall
World-Tree Project
2016
Tom Birkett
Image Public Domain
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English
Still Image
Shetland
Scotland
Modern
Depiction of Harald Fairhair (Haraldr Hárfagri) on the Zetland Window in Lerwick Town Hall
Stained glass windows
Harald Fairhair (Haraldr Hárfagri / Harald Hårfagre), who rained in Norway c. 872 to 930, and conquered Shetland around c. 870. More information at http://www.shetland.gov.uk/lerwick-town-hall/Zetland-Window.asp
Lerwick Town Hall
The World-Tree Project
2016
Tom Birkett
Image Public Domain
http://www.shetland.gov.uk/lerwick-town-hall/Zetland-Window.asp
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Still Image
Scotland
Shetland
Norway
Modern
The Arrival of Harald Fairhair in Shetland on the Zetland Window in Lerwick Town Hall
Stained glass windows
Depiction of Harald Fairhair (Haraldr Hárfagri / Harald Hårfagre) arriving in Shetland. He rained in Norway c. 872 to 930, and conquered Shetland around c. 870. More information at http://www.shetland.gov.uk/lerwick-town-hall/Zetland-Window.asp
Lerwick Town Hall
The World-Tree Project
2016
Tom Birkett
Image Public Domain
http://www.shetland.gov.uk/lerwick-town-hall/Zetland-Window.asp
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Still Image
Scotland
Shetland
Norway
Modern
The Coronation of King Magnus Erlingsson of Norway on the Thoms Window in Lerwick Town Hall
Stained glass windows
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
Lerwick Town Hall
The World-Tree Project
2016
Tom Birkett
Image Public Domain
http://www.shetland.gov.uk/lerwick-town-hall/Thoms-Window.asp
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Still Image
Shetland
Scotland
Norway
Modern
Olaf Tryggvason on the Olaf and Thyra Window in Lerwick Town Hall
Stained glass window
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 http://www.shetland.gov.uk/lerwick-town-hall/Olaf-Thyra-Window.asp for more information
Lerwick Town Hall
The World-Tree Project
2016
Tom Birkett
Image Public Domain
http://www.shetland.gov.uk/lerwick-town-hall/Olaf-Thyra-Window.asp
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Still Image
Scotland
Shetland
Norway
Modern
Thyra of Denmark depicted on the Olaf and Thyra Window in Lerwick Town Hall
Stained glass windows
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 http://www.shetland.gov.uk/lerwick-town-hall/Olaf-Thyra-Window.asp
Lerwick Town Hall
The World-Tree Project
2016
Tom Birkett
Image Public Domain
http://www.shetland.gov.uk/lerwick-town-hall/Olaf-Thyra-Window.asp
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Still Image
Scotland
Shetland
Norway
Denmark
Modern
The Magnus and Harald Window in Lerwick Town Hall
Stained glass windows
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), who led an invasion of England in 1066 and was killed at the battle of Stamford Bridge. More information about the windows at http://www.shetland.gov.uk/lerwick-town-hall/Magnus-Harald-Window.asp
Lerwick Town Hall
The World-Tree Projecct
2016
Tom Birkett
Image Public Domain
http://www.shetland.gov.uk/lerwick-town-hall/Magnus-Harald-Window.asp
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Still Image
Scotland
Shetland
Norway
Modern
St Magnus depicted on the Magnus and Harald Window in Lerwick Town Hall
Stained glass windows
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.
Lerwick Town Hall
The World-Tree Project
2016
Image Public Domain
http://www.shetland.gov.uk/lerwick-town-hall/Magnus-Harald-Window.asp
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Still Image
Scotland
Shetland
Orkney
Modern
Harald Hardrada on the Magnus and Harald Window in Lerwick Town Hall
Stained glass windows
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 failed invasion is sometimes considered as a convenient date for the end of the Viking Age.
Lerwick Town Hall
The World-Tree Project
2016
Tom Birkett
Image Public Domain
http://www.shetland.gov.uk/lerwick-town-hall/Magnus-Harald-Window.asp
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Still Image
Scotland
Shetland
Norway
Modern
The Hakon and Rognvald Window in Lerwick Town Hall
Stained glass windows
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 individual depicted is Rognvald Kali Kolsson (d. 1158), also known as Rognvald the Crusader. He invaded Orkney in 1135, and promoted the cult of St Magnus with the building of the Cathedral in Kirkwall. He joined a crusade to the Holy Land in 1150. More information about the window at http://www.shetland.gov.uk/lerwick-town-hall/Hakon-Rognvald-Window.asp
Lerwick Town Hall
The World-Tree Project
2016
Tom Birkett
Image Public Domain
http://www.shetland.gov.uk/lerwick-town-hall/Hakon-Rognvald-Window.asp
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Still Image
Scotland
Shetland
Orkney
Modern
Haakon Haakonsson on the Hakon and Rognvald Window in Lerwick Town Hall
Stained glass windows
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.
Lerwick Town Hall
The World-Tree Project
2016
Tom Birkett
Image Public Domain
http://www.shetland.gov.uk/lerwick-town-hall/Hakon-Rognvald-Window.asp
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Still Image
Scotland
Shetland
Norway
Orkney
Modern
Rognvald Eysteinsson on the Zetland Window in Lerwick Town Hall
Stained glass windows
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 http://www.shetland.gov.uk/lerwick-town-hall/Zetland-Window.asp
Lerwick Town Hall
The World-Tree Project
2016
Tom Birkett
Image Public Domain
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Still Image
Scotland
Shetland
Orkney
Norway
Modern
Harald Hardrade Window in St Magnus Cathedral
Stained glass windows
This window in St Magnus Cathedral depicts Harald Hardrada (Haraldr Sigurðarson), King of Norway from 1046 until his death in the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066. Orkney was under Norwegian rule during his reign.
David Baker
The Orkney Project
The World-Tree Project
2016
The Orkney Project
(c) David Baker. CC NC BY
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English
Still Image
Scotland
Orkney
Modern
Skull and Bust of Svend Estridsen from Denmark's National Museum
Artefact
The skull of King Svend Estridsen (Sveinn Ástríðarson), who ruled Denmark from 1047 until his death in 1074 and is popularly regarded as the country's last 'Viking' king. His remains were excavated from his grave in Roskilde Cathedral and used to reconstruct this bust. To download the full-size image, visit<a href="http://samlinger.natmus.dk/DMR/168212" target="_blank"> http://samlinger.natmus.dk/DMR/168212</a>
John Lee
National Museum Collections Online
Nationalmuseet
Admin
CC-BY-SA
<a href="http://samlinger.natmus.dk/" target="_blank">http://samlinger.natmus.dk/</a>
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Still Image
http://samlinger.natmus.dk/DMR/168212
Denmark
Viking Age
King Sitric ring produced by Ogham Designs
Souvenirs
King Sitric, 'Silkbeard', Norse King of Dublin, who 'had an Irish mother and he married a daughter of Brian Boru', features as one of ten 'Impressions of Ireland' symbols on a ring produced by Ogham Designs. Sitric (or Sigtrygg II Silkbeard Olafsson) was the Hiberno-Norse King of Dublin from 989–994 and 995-1036.
Ogham Designs
The World-Tree Project
Ring from a 1990s collection.
Photo taken 2016.
Ciara Ní Riain
Photo credits Ciara Ní Riain
<a href="http://www.oghamdesign.ie" target="_blank">www.oghamdesign.ie</a>
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English
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http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/1866
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Ireland