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Wickie und die starken Männer (or Vicky the Viking) is German-Austrian-Japanese animated television series with the main character Wickie, a small Viking boy who uses his wits to help and outwit the starken Männer. This T-Shirt was photographed in…

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Billed as 'A theatreplay based on one of the most famous Icelandic sagas', written and produced by Elfar Logi Hannesson for Comedytheatre. Poster seen in the Westfjords.

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Album released in 2015 by Jamaican reggae dancehall recording artist Vybz Kartel, entitled Viking (Vybz Is King). The album artwork features Vybz with horned helmet and sword. The artist was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2014 for murder.

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Valhala Hidromel is a company that produces mead in a traditional way, but far from its origins in Northern Europe. The company is based in Campos do Jordão in Brazil, and its products and website feature plentiful Norse imagery, including Thor's…

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Sculpture in front of a house in Ísafjörður, which may be a representation of a high-seat pillar. Any information gratefully received!

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Outlander is a 2008 big-budget fantasy / science fiction film set in pre-Viking Scandinavia, directed by Howard McCain. It is loosely based on the Old English poem Beowulf, and though set in the Vendel Period, the fictionalized culture is more…

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From Wikipedia: "The Banner Saga is a Viking-themed tactical role-playing video game developed by Stoic... The game takes place in a Viking legend-inspired world, stuck in a perpetual twilight since the sun disappeared"

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[The influence of Norse Myth is readily apparent in this new release, with Niflhelm described as "a military empire of vast machinery".]

Description from YouTube:

The magical kingdom of Lucis is home to the sacred Crystal, and the menacing…

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God of War gameplay trailer, which premiered at E3 2016.

This new release is set in the world of Old Norse mythology

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In Extremo song 'Merseburger Zaubersprüche II' is included on the third band album 'Sünder ohne Zügel'. Song lyrics is Second Merseburg Charm - magic spell from early Middle Ages written in the Old High German. Both Merseburg Charms were…

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(From Wikipedia) "a science-fictional futuristic retelling of Norse mythology that portrays the Æsir, the Norse gods, as cybernetically enhanced humans, tasked with protecting mankind from the onslaught of Loki's army of machines."

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(From Wikipedia) "The game is based on Norse mythology, where the war between the gods has sparked further conflict in the mortal realm of Midgard, where Freya's champion Skarin must lead Viking forces against that of the Goddess Hel."

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Representation of the Norns (Urðr, Verðandi and Skuld)at the entrance to the Ribe VikingCentre, where visitors can learn about the Viking Past through reconstruction, re-enactment and living history. For more information, see item #1007 and…

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Bronze and silver jewellery based on Viking-Age designs are produced using traditional methods and sold at the Viking Market in the Ribe VikingCenter, Denmark. Silver (rather than gold) was the main precious metal traded throughout the Viking World.…

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Wood was the primary building material throughout Scandinavia, and woodworking was a vital craft in rural areas, and probably a more specialised trade in towns such as this reconstructed area of the Ribe VikingCenter.For more information about the…

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Silversmith at the Viking Market at Ribe VikingCenter. Silver jewellery based on Viking-Age designs are produced using traditional methods and sold at the Viking Market in the Ribe VikingCenter. Silver (rather than gold) was used as the main currency…

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Glass bead-making is one of the traditional Viking-Age crafts carried out at the Viking Marketplace in the Ribe Viking-Center. Colourful beads have been found throughout the Viking World, and were an important luxury item.For more information about…

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Blacksmithing was a vital trade in the Viking Age, producing everything from the tools for working the land, to the clinch-nails of Viking ships and expensive swords and mail. The blacksmith may also have been a revered figure, and associated with…

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Reconstructed garden from the ninth century, tended by volunteers at the Ribe VikingCenter. Plants are grown in a traditional manner, and only varieties known to the Vikings are grown - including beans, leeks, garlic and herbs. For more information…

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Reconstruction of a Níðstang outside the vǫlva's dwelling in Ribe VikingCenter. The Níðstang was a deeply insulting public act of scorn, and is represented in the sagas as a carved pole covered with a horse's head. The scorn of…
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