Can you help us identify this Statue / Sculpture in Ísafjörður, Iceland?
Sculpture
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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World-Tree Project
2016
Anne-Kathrin Schoerner
Public Domain
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http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/613
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Iceland
God of War - E3 2016 Gameplay Trailer | PS4
God of War gameplay trailer, which premiered at E3 2016.
This new release is set in the world of Old Norse mythology
Sony
http://YouTube.com
PlayStation<br />published via YouTube.com
2016-06-14T01:06:31.000Z
Emmet Ó hInnéirghe
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YouTube Video
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https://youtu.be/CJ_GCPaKywg
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Viking (Vybz Is King) Album
Popular music
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.
Vybz Kartel
J Records/Adidjahiem Records/Short Boss Muzik
2015
Anonymous contributor
(c) Vybz Kartel
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English
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Jamaica
Modern
Poster for Grettir theatreplay based on the Icelandic saga
Theatre
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.
The Word-Tree Project
2016
Tom Birkett
Image Public Domain
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English
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Iceland
Modern
Grettir Theatre-Play Trailer (English)
Theatre
The Comedytheatre in the Westfjords of Iceland will perform in English the powerful play Grettir every Wednesday this summer in Isafjordur. Shows will be in Edinborg Cultural Centre Isafjordur and starts at 20.00 every Wednesday. Tickets avalible at West Tours in Edinborg Isafjordur and also in the theatre on performance night. Ticket price is only 2.900. – ISK or 20 EUR.
Grettir is a theatreplay based on one of the most famous Icelandic sagas. The story of the famous Icelandic outlaw and trouble maker, Grettir Asmundarson, wich comes finaly on the stage as a strong and powerful solo play. Grettir, nicknamed the strong, was rebellious in his childhood, bell both in words and deed but fair of face. Great warrior on the field and so strong that he carried a big bull on his shoulders. He fell both bear and berserks and even a ghost. He was finally outlawed. Author and actor is Elfar Logi Hannesson.
Shows in june: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Shows in july: 6, 13, 20, 27
Every show starts at 20.00
Author/Actor: Elfar Logi Hannesson
Set: Marsibil G. Kristjánsdóttir
Music: Guðmundur Hjaltason
Director: Víkingur Kristjánsson
Video: Baldur Páll Hólmgeirsson
Baldur Páll Hólmgeirsson
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Baldur Páll Hólmgeirsson<br />published via YouTube.com
2016-06-02T21:50:16.000Z
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YouTube Video
English
Moving Image
https://youtu.be/dsxtH1T3vz8
Iceland
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Too Human Video Game for the Xbox 360
Video games
(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."
Silicon Knights
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Too_Human.jpg
Wikipedia
2008
Emmet Ó hInnéirghe
Public Domain (Fair Use low-resolution image)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Too_Human.jpg
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English
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Viking: Battle for Asgard for Sega
Video Games
(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."
Sega
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking:_Battle_for_Asgard#/media/File:VikingBFAcover.jpg
Wikipedia
2011
Emmet Ó hInnéirghe
Public Domain (Fair Use low-resolution image)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking:_Battle_for_Asgard
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English
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Modern
Wickie und die starken Männer T-Shirt, Heidelberg
Souvenir
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 Heidelberg.
Souvenir shop, Heidelberg
The World-Tree Project
2016
Michael Waldron
Image (c) Michel Waldron
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German
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http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/809
Germany
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The Banner Saga and Banner Saga 2 (Video Game)
Video game
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"
Stoic LLC
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Banner_Saga
Wikipedia
2012
Emmet Ó hInnéirghe
CC BY-SA 3.0
http://www.bannersaga2.com/
website
English
hyperlink
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Banner_Saga
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Valhala Hidromel, Brazil
Branding
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 hammer, ravens, helmets and interlace artwork. More information on the products at http://valhalahidromel.com.br/
Valhala Hidromel
valhalahidromel.com.br
Twitter user Michael T. Denham @MTDenham
Unknown
Twitter user Michael T. Denham @MTDenham
(c) Valhala Hidromel
website
Portuguese
Hyperlink
http://valhalahidromel.com.br/
Brazil
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Norse Corp threat intelligence network
Branding
Norse Corp describes itself as "the world's largest dedicated threat intelligence network". The link to the Vikings and the use of a bind-rune as a logo may be linked to the company ethos: "We believe in taking the hits so our customers don’t have to. That’s why we wander the worst neighborhoods of the Internet, looking for trouble, just asking to be attacked." More information on the Official Website at http://www.norse-corp.com/
Norse Corporation
http://www.norse-corp.com/
Norse Corporation
2012
Admin
(c) Norse Corporation. Low resolution logo used for illustration under fair use.
http://www.norse-corp.com/
website
English
Hyperlink
http://www.norse-corp.com/
United States
Modern
Representation of the Norns at the entrance to Ribe VikingCenter
Norse Mythology
Representation of the Norns (Urðr, Verðandi and Skuld)<span> </span>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 <a href="http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/1007" target="_blank">#1007</a> and the official <a href="http://www.ribevikingecenter.dk/en/home.aspx" target="_blank">website</a>
Ribe VikingCenter
The World-Tree Project
2016
Administrator
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http://www.ribevikingecenter.dk/en/home.aspx
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Denmark
Ribe
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Reconstruction of a vǫlva's dwelling at Ribe VikingCenter
Reconstruction
This is an interpretative reconstruction of vǫlva (or seeresse's) dwelling at Ribe VikingCenter. This building is inhabited by a re-enactor who holds pagan (or Ásatrú) beliefs, to add to the authenticity of the setting ant the rituals performed. The vǫlva (or 'wand carrier') was held in high regard, and practiced sorcery and prophecy. They are widely depicted in Norse literature including the poem <em>Vǫluspá</em> ('Prophecy of the Seeress'). <span>For more information about the Center, see item </span><a href="http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/1007" target="_blank">#1007</a><span> and the official </span><a href="http://www.ribevikingecenter.dk/en/home.aspx" target="_blank">website</a>
Ribe VikingCenter
The World-Tree Project
2016
Administrator
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http://www.ribevikingecenter.dk/en/home.aspx
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Denmark
Ribe
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Níðstang (nīþing pole) Reconstruction at Ribe VikingCenter
Reconstruction
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 the níð had to be responded to (by killing the challenger), or it would remain as a deep insult to the target. <br /><br />For more information about the Center, see item <a href="http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/1007" target="_blank">#1007</a> and the official <a href="http://www.ribevikingecenter.dk/en/home.aspx" target="_blank">website</a>
Ribe VikingCenter
The World-Tree Project
2016
Administrator
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http://www.ribevikingecenter.dk/en/home.aspx
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Denmark
Ribe
Modern
Reconstructed Viking Garden at Ribe VikingCenter
Gardening
<span>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. <br /><br />For more information about the Center, see item </span><a href="http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/1007" target="_blank">#1007</a><span> and the official </span><a href="http://www.ribevikingecenter.dk/en/home.aspx" target="_blank">website</a>, including a <a href="http://www.ribevikingecenter.dk/en/learn-more/manor-farm-garden.aspx" target="_blank">list of herbs</a> grown in the gardens
Ribe VikingCenter
The World-Tree Project
2016
Administrator
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<a href="http://www.ribevikingecenter.dk/en/home.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.ribevikingecenter.dk/en/home.aspx</a>
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Denmark
Ribe
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Blacksmith at Ribe VikingCenter
Living History
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 the legendary smiths Völundr and Regin. There is a blacksmith in residence at the Ribe VikingCenter, who carries out experiments with extracting iron from ore, and producing different items needed in the centre.<br /><br /><span>For more information about the Center, see item </span><a href="http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/1007" target="_blank">#1007</a><span> and the section on Blacksmithing on the Center's </span><a href="http://www.ribevikingecenter.dk/en/learn-more/the-blacksmith.aspx" target="_blank">website</a>
Ribe VikingCenter
The World-Tree Project
2016
Administrator
CC NC BY
<a href="http://www.ribevikingecenter.dk/media/10493/Artikel_om_Jernudvinding.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.ribevikingecenter.dk/media/10493/Artikel_om_Jernudvinding.pdf</a>
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http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/1013
Denmark
Ribe
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Bead-Making at Ribe VikingCenter
Living History
<span>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.<br /><br />For more information about the Center, see item </span><a href="http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/1007" target="_blank">#1007</a><span> and the section on Bead-Making on the Center's </span><a href="http://www.ribevikingecenter.dk/en/learn-more/the-glass-beadmaker.aspx" target="_blank">website</a>
Ribe VikingCenter
The World-Tree Project
July 2016
Administrator
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http://www.ribevikingecenter.dk/en/learn-more/the-glass-beadmaker.aspx
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http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/1014
Denmark
Ribe
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Silversmith at Ribe VikingCenter
Living History
<span>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 throughout the Viking World, and the crafting of silver jewellery for both sexes was an important trade.<br /><br />For more information about the Center, see item </span><a href="http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/1007" target="_blank">#1007</a><span> and the section on Silversmithing on the Center's </span><a href="http://www.ribevikingecenter.dk/en/learn-more/the-silversmith.aspx" target="_blank">website</a>
Ribe VikingCenter
The World-Tree Project
July 2016
Administrator
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http://www.ribevikingecenter.dk/en/learn-more/the-silversmith.aspx
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http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/1015
Denmark
Ribe
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Woodworking at Ribe VikingCenter
Living History
<span>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.<br /><br />For more information about the Center, see item </span><a href="http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/1007" target="_blank">#1007</a><span> and the section on the Carpenter on the Center's </span><a href="http://www.ribevikingecenter.dk/en/learn-more/the-carpenter.aspx" target="_blank">website</a>
Ribe VikingCenter
The World-Tree Project
July 2016
Administrator
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http://www.ribevikingecenter.dk/en/learn-more/the-carpenter.aspx
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http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/1016
Denmark
Ribe
Modern
Game: Vikings - Wolves of Midgard
Video games
An article about the forthcoming Playstation game Vikings: Wolves of Midgard. The game uses Norse mythology and players take on the role of a Viking or Shieldmaiden trying to defend Midgard.
PlayStationLifeStyle.net
PlayStationLifeStyle.net
PlayStationLifeStyle.net
03/08/2016
Joseph Koivisto
PlayStationLifeStyle.net
http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/
Hyperlink
English
Hyperlink
http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2016/08/03/vikings-wolves-of-midgard-trailer-shows-off-action-rpg-gameplay/
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