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A photograph of a turf-built house in Iceland of a style that would have been common in the Viking Age

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The reconstruction of the hall at Borg shows how large the greatest Viking halls could be. Originally built in the 500s to a length of 67m, it was rebuilt and extended so that it was 83m long by the beginning of the Viking Age. This is the longest…

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The photograph shows part of the interior of a Viking house. The man is sitting on one of the 'benches' that ran down either side of the house. In most houses these would have provided both seating and beds with the whole household sleeping within…

Gokstadhaugen - The mound at Gokstad
This item links to a wesbite with a map showing a number of Viking-related sites in Norway that you can visit.http://vikingr.news/2016/03/17/1229/

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A textile placemat in a series by Leif Thesen (Oslo), depicting Odin riding Sleipnir

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A textile placemat in a series by Leif Thesen (Oslo), depicting a fleet of Viking ships

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A textile placemat in a series by Leif Thesen (Oslo), depicting a motif of the month of April based on the eleventh-century tapestry found in Baldishol church in Hedmark, Norway.

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A textile placemat in a series by Leif Thesen (Oslo), depicting a motif of the month of May based on the eleventh-century tapestry found in Baldishol church in Hedmark, Norway.

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Thjodhild (Þjóðhild) stands on the low wall surrounding the reconstructed Viking Age church at the Viking settlement of Brattahlíð (Qassiarsuk), Greenland. This was the settlement where Erik the Red lived. Although he was a pagan, his wife…

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A photograph of the reconstructed Viking longhouse at Brattahlid (Norse Brattahlíð) in Greenland.

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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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A reconstructed Viking tent stands between buildings at Bjørgvin Viking Market

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The view of Bjørgvin Viking Market from a reconstruction Viking ship

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Bjørgvin Viking Market takes place each year at Hordamuseet. It is an event for re-enactors and living history enthusiasts, as well as being a tourist event

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Thjodhild (Þjóðhild) had a church built in the Viking settlement of Brattahlíð (Qassiarsuk), Greenland. The reconstruction shows how the interior might have looked. It is small and would not have accommodated many people.
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