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Photo of the Sun Voyager, a sculpture by Jón Gunnar Árnason, and unveiled in 1990 near Sæbraut in Reykjavík, Iceland. Though many people assume it to represent a Viking Ship and refer to Norse heritage, the artist's…

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Video documenting the 2015 Viking Festival in Sheringham, Norfolk, uploaded by Marc Peirson to Vimeo.

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An Incinerator at Richmond Hill, near Douglas, designed by architects Savage & Chadwick to reference the sails of Viking ships, and the Norse heritage of the Island.

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Poster from the 1930s advertising Scandinavia as a travel destination with the slogan 'See the Lands of the Vikings'. A. Bortzells TR. AB. STMLN

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A recipe for Viking-style salmon.

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Discussion of how metal fittings would have made their owners more noticeable in the dim light of a Viking Age house.

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Statue by Einar Jónsson erected in 1924 at Arnarhóll in the centre of Reykjavík. It depicts Ingólfr Arnarson, who is named in Landnámabók ('The Book of Settlements') as the first Scandinavian settler in Iceland. He is said to have named…

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A Viking-ship-themed stage at the National Day celebrations in Bergen, Norway, 2015.

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Vélaverkstæðið Thor is a metalworking workshop in Heimaey in the Westman Islands. It uses the image of the Norse god Thor in its branding.

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In addition to many streets bearing Norse names, some buildings also have Norse roots. This example of a house named 'Seagate' (or sea street) may reference a road that has changed its name.

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Surtsey is an island that was formed during an eruption in 1963-67. It was named Surtsey (Surt's Island) after the fire giant (or jötunn) Surtr, who will engulf the world with his flaming sword at Ragnarök.

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Cáit age 3 on Viking boat at Ferrycarrig Irish Heritage Park Wexford

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The website gives the following information about Asgardia: 'Asgardia - named in honour of
an ancient mythological city in the skies - will offer an independent platform
free from the constraint of a land-based country’s laws.
It will become…

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Agder Vikinglag is a reenactment and living history group that runs many activities related to Viking culture

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A shot menu in Uppsala includes this runic drink.

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A review of the film Berseker: Hell's Warrior. The film is about a Viking cursed to be reborn whenever he dies, and features vampiric Valkyries whose bite turns a man into a berserker.

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A dark seeded loaf from France, that claims Nordic inspiration.

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Tattoo of the Ægishjálmur or Helm of Awe/Terror. Ægishjálmr is known from Fáfnismál, stanza 16, although it is not described there. The form of the tattoo comes from later Icelandic books of sorcery. This is just one form that the Ægishjálmur…

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A tattoo of Thor's hammer

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A blog by Irish archaeologist Alva Mac Gowan, documenting this year's summer voyage with the reconstructed Viking ship Havhingsten (the Sea Stallion from Glendalough) as it takes part in the Kongens Togt (King's Journey) commemorating Cnut's conquest…
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