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Blog: For the Archbishop's Sins - a healing miracle of St Olaf concerning Archbishop Eystein Erlendsson
A blog post about a miracle aassociated with St Olaf
The Song of the Vikings, Snorri and the Making of Norse Myths with Nancy Marie Brown
Nancy Marie Brown takes us back to medieval Iceland and introduces us to perhaps the greatest storyteller of the period, Snorri Sturluson. Part of the Art and Culture Series at the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum.
Blog post: Traces of Vikings in Northern-Ireland
A brief description of traces of Vikings in Northern Ireland along the Causeway Coastal route in County Antrim, Northern-Ireland. Archaeological finds, local legends and places such as Larne or Ulfreksfjord, Fair Head, Rathlin Island and Dunluce…
Blog post: A humble collection of books
Overview of a personal humble collection of books related to the topic of a current PhD-project, namely the Viking-age woman known as Unnr djúpúðga or Auðr djúpauðga (lit. Unn the ‘deep-minded’ or Aud the ‘deeply wealthy’).
Runic inscription from St. Olaf's church in Bø, Norway.
Runic graffiti on wood from St. Olaf's church in Bø, Norway. (Unspecified date)
Runic inscription from Heddal stave church dating from the 13th century.
This runic inscription can be found in the covered exterior passage, on the fourth wall-board to the right of the south portal. The inscription consists of five runes, two of which, according to Professor Magnus Olsen, may be disregarded as mere…
A bishop's chair from Heddal stave church dating from the 13th century.
The bishop's chair from Heddal stave church dating from the 13th century.
Exterior of Heddal stave church in Nottoden, Norway (early 13th Century).
Exterior of the triple Heddal stave church in Nottoden, Norway (early 13th Century), which is the largest stave church in Norway.
Original medieval forged chandelier from St. Olaf's church in Bø, Norway (ca. 1180).
The church in Bø was built around 1180 and was dedicated to St. Olaf. The semi-circle apse in the chancel was added at a later date. The forged iron chandelier is one of the elements in the church that remained from the middle ages.
Original medieval three-panel carved wood altar of St. Olaf's church in Bø, Norway (ca. 1180).
Interior of the church of St. Olaf in Bø (built around 1180). Original medieval three-panel carved wood altar, with the crowning of Mary featured in the middle panel.
The unfolding story of the Brough of Deerness
Excavations at the Brough of Deerness have found a high-status, Norse settlement.
Words on Words: The Viking Berserker
A blog post about the meaning of Old Norse 'berserkr'.
Hávamál: The Wisdom of Odin (Totally Awesome History)
In this episode we take a look at the "Hávamál": a text written as part of the Poetic Edda in late 13th Century Iceland. Hávamál means "the Words of the High One"; the High One being Odin, chief of the Norse gods. Dig it!
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Kulturminnesøk
A website for finding monuments in Norway
Horse-fights: The brutal entertainment of the Icelanders in the Middle Ages
Horse-fights are depicted in the Icelandic sagas as a form of entertainment. This article examines how horse-fights were conducted and what their cultural significance was.
In "Średniowiecze Polski i Powszechne" 5 (9), Katowice 2014, pp. 17-32
In "Średniowiecze Polski i Powszechne" 5 (9), Katowice 2014, pp. 17-32
Blog: Everyday Monstrosity
A blog that is primarily about monsters, but with reference to the author's research into monsters in the Icelandic sagas.
Article: Outlaws, trolls and berserkers: meet the hero-monsters of the Icelandic sagas
Rebecca Merkelbach on outlaws, trolls and berserkers in the Icelandic sagas. This article considers how different types of characters in the sagas are monstrous.
Ship St. Gate, Dublin Castle
View from inside the Ship St. gate in Dublin Castle, looking south towards Ship St. Barracks and the site of the church of St. Michael-le-Pole
Ship's weather vane
A medieval weather vane from a ship. This, like other weather vanes, was eventually placed on a church, in this case Tingelstad Church. It is currently on display in Kulturhistorisk museet in Oslo.
The Abbey of St Olav in Tønsberg
The Abbey of St Olaf, the Viking saint, in Tønsberg. The photographs show the remains of the church attached to the abbey, and a bronze model of it. The church is circular, being the only round church in Vestfold.