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Runic donation box, Orkneyinga saga Centre, Orphir
A donation box in the Orkneyinga saga Centre in Orphir, Orkney, featuring an open-mouthed face (viking?) with accompanying runic inscription.
'The Orkneyinga saga Centre, Orphir, tells the story of the Norse Earls of Orkney using The Orkneyinga…
'The Orkneyinga saga Centre, Orphir, tells the story of the Norse Earls of Orkney using The Orkneyinga…
Viking House Sign in Lindfield, Sussex
Sign adorning 'Viking Cottage', a Grade II listed building on Lindfield High Street dating to the seventeenth century
Viking ship discovered in Tennessee
The World Daily News Report produced a story on August 13th 2014 that a Viking longship had been found in Tennessee. This was a spoof report that was quickly picked up by people and passed around as if true.
Blog Post about Season 4 Vikings: Yol
Discussion of Season 4 Vikings: Yol
Blog Post about Vikings season 4: Promised
Discussion of Vikings season 4 Promised
Blog Post about Vikings season 4: Portage
Discussion of Vikings season 4: Portage
Blog Post about Mythology in The Profit and The Loss Vikings Season 4
Essay about mythology in The Profit and The Loss, Vikings season 4
Blog Post about Season 4 Vikings Mercy
Discussion of Season 4 Vikings: Mercy
Statue of Ingólfr Arnarson in Arnarhóll in Reykjavík
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…
Sun Voyager (Sólfar) sculpture by Jón Gunnar Árnason
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…
Fountain depicting Thor in Torshälla, Sweden
This fountain depicting Thor riding his chariot pulled by his goats Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr, is located in the centre of the Swedish town Torshälla, whose etymology derives from the elements Tor- (Thor) and -harg (stone alter / place of…
Viking ship stage in Bergen
A Viking-ship-themed stage at the National Day celebrations in Bergen, Norway, 2015.
Model of Freydís Eiríksdóttir in the Saga Museum, Reykjavík
A diorama in the Saga Museum, Reykjavík, depicting a pregnant Freydís Eiríksdóttir bearing her breast and striking it with a sword to scare off an attack by the Skrælingjar (native peoples) in Vinland, an episode depicted in Eiríks saga rauða.
Blog Post about Vikings season 4: Death all round
Discussion of Vikings season 4: Death all round
Blog Post about Vikings: New Cast
New cast announced: The grown-up versions of Ragnar's sons, Ubbe, Hvitserk, Ivar, Sigurd. Discussion of the new cast for Vikings
Blog Post about Light in the Dark Ages
Discussion of how metal fittings would have made their owners more noticeable in the dim light of a Viking Age house.
The interior of the reconstruction of Erik the Red's house
Photographs of the interior of the reconstructed Viking longhouse at Brattahlid (Norse Brattahlíð) in Greenland. The photographs show a number of reconstructions of everyday items. These include an upright loom, a drum, shoes, and clothes.
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’).
Reconstruction of Side A of Rune stone DR 42 at Jelling
A reconstruction of Side A of Rune stone DR 42 at Jelling. See item #278 for a photo of the original
Reconstruction of Side B of Rune stone DR 42 at Jelling
A reconstruction of Side B of Rune stone DR 42 at Jelling. See item #280 for a photo of the original