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Silver plated teaspoon with Viking torso
A silver plated teaspoon: the handle ends in a viking figure, complete with horned helmet. Produced by Tradition. Date unknown.
Postcard depicting a modern commemorative "runestone" in the Jardin des Plantes, Rouen.
Postcard depicting a modern commemorative "runestone" in the Jardin des Plantes, Rouen – a gift from the Kingdom of Norway. "In 1911 the city of Rouen celebrated the millenium of the founding of the Duchy of Normandy and the baptism of the…
Vikingen (Photo of Icelander in Viking costume from 1930)
"Vikingen" - Isländsk man i vikingadräkt vid Ármannsfell, Þingvellir, Island
("The Viking" - Icelandic man in Viking costume at Ármann Fell, Thingvellir , Iceland.)
Note the lack of horns on the helmet, but outlandish spear and belt buckle.
("The Viking" - Icelandic man in Viking costume at Ármann Fell, Thingvellir , Iceland.)
Note the lack of horns on the helmet, but outlandish spear and belt buckle.
Riders of Asgard BMX Game
A game produced by South African Independent Games Development company, Gobbo Games. The game describes itself as "much more than your average, run-of-the-mill, Viking BMX Game." The game plays on stereotypes such as horned helmets, and is playfully…
Riders of Asgard - Official Trailer
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Viking Splash Tours, Dublin
An interactive Viking-themed tour in Dublin. Photographed in Dublin, August 2016.The amphibious vehicles are named after Norse gods.As described on the Viking Splashwebsite: "Let the Vikings show you the sites and scenes of the capital city from a…
Vintage Viking Aftershave
Vintage Viking aftershave for men, featuring a horned helmet as its logo. Seen in Arthur Mayne's Bar in Cork.
Logo of Armour All screwdriver set
Armour All is a company producing automotive care technologies. Their logo is a Viking with horned helmet, as photographed here in a store in Cork, Ireland. You can see the development of the logo on the history section of their website:…
News Item: Soldiers of Odin, dubbed 'extreme anti-refugee group,' patrol Edmonton streets
This is a news article from the CBC website about the activities of an extreme anti-refugee group dubbed the 'soldiers of Odin'. Their logo is a viking (with horned helmet) with a Canadian flag as a beard. Organisations such as this are a reminder…
Runica Nordica Souvenir, Spain
This souvenir was seen in Vigo, Galicia, with the label 'Runica Nordica'. There are several designs, which all seem to be a combination of runes with geometric shapes, and an accompanying value (such as 'love'). There is little discernible connection…
"Viking" promotion seen in Temple Bar, Dublin
A promoter in Viking dress (with horned helmet) directing customers to Leo Burdock fish and chips in Temple Bar. The restaurant appears to be capitalising on the Viking heritage of Dublin.
Einstök Icelandic ales with Viking branding
Ales produced by Einstök ölgerð, and featuring a viking with beard and horned helmet on the label (the Einstök logo).
Map of the Viking World with Norse placenames
A map of the Viking world as named by (or as known to) the Norse peoples. Whilst the names are not entirely accurate (and include a few not recorded in Norse sources), it does illustrate the extent of Norse activity.
Information about Sólfar / Sun Voyager sculpture
Sólfar / Sun Voyager by artist Jón Gunnar Árnason is often described as a Viking ship, when in fact the inspiration is more complex, as this information put together by the artist's daughter, Thorbjörg Jónsdóttir, explains. The document…
Leaflet about the Sólfar / Sun Voyager sculpture in Reykjavík
Information leaflet about the Sólfar sculpture, often described as a 'Viking ship' and the artist Jón Gunnar Árnason.
Monty Python - Spam (featuring Vikings!)
The origin of SPAM.
A clip from Monty Python's Flying Circus involving spam-loving vikings with horned helmets!
A clip from Monty Python's Flying Circus involving spam-loving vikings with horned helmets!
The Newport Tower
This stone tower in Touro Park on Rhode Island has been thought to be a Viking construction. This is not the case, and the arguments for it have been shown to be wrong in every regard. The earliest references to it describe it as a stone windmill,…
Pink Ireland Supporter's Hat
A 'Viking' style Irish horned hat from Landsdowne Kid's Hats, seen in Dublin airport. One of the few examples of appropriation of Viking and Norse culture at a national level.
Billboard featuring a Viking Hertha supporter's hat in Berlin
A billboard for the new Underground line in Berlin, featuring a Hertha (Berlin football team) supporter with a Viking style supporter's hat.
'Cervecería O Vikingo' in Lestedo, Spain
Bar named after the Vikings in this small town in A Coruña, near Santiago de Compostela. The Vikings did reach this part of Galicia, first raiding the coast in the mid ninth century, but the connection to the Vikings in this specific town is not…