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Website: 'Norse Mythology for Smart People'
This popular website, run by writer Dan McCoy, intends to provide "reliable, well-documented information on the fascinating mythology and religion of the Norse/Germanic peoples." It has a section on learning Old Norse.
View inside the Round Tower of St Magnus Church, Egilsay
St Magnus Church, founded at the site of the killing of Saint Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney by an axe-blow to the head in ca. 1116 at the orders of his cousin Hákon Pálsson. This episode, referred to in Orkneyinga saga, is possibly corroborated…
Video clip of Goðafoss Waterfall in Northern Iceland
Goðafoss is a prominent landmark in Iceland, and also an important site in the Viking Age history of Iceland, most well-known as the place where Lawspeaker Þorgeir Ljósvetningagoði, responsible for the decision to adopt Christianity at the…
Uppsala online: Berserkergang
An essay about berserksgangr from the perspective of a modern Asatru follower and priest of Odin.
Two grave urns on display in Museet Ribes Vikinger
Two grave urns from Ribe, one with comb and knife. Details about the exhibition can be found at http://www.ribesvikinger.dk/en/
The Viking Answer Lady
The Viking Answer Lady is a popular website that began life as a series of articles for the newsletter of the Barony of Bjornsborg, a branch of the Society for Creative Anachronism. It includes articles on many aspects of the Vikings.
The Stora Hammars I image stone
One of four early Viking-Age picture stones from Stora Hammars in Gotland, featuring scenes of battle, and imagery interpreted as having a mythical or religious referent. Dated to c. 550 - 799AD.For a series of high res images, see…
The Lord's Prayer in Orcadian Norn (poster)
A poster produced by ECRs on the Orkney Viking Heritage Project, demonstrating the language of Viking Age Orkney through the Lord's Prayer.
Statue of Ansgar outside Ribe Cathedral
Satue of Ansgar by artist Hein Heinsen, outside Ribe Cathedral. Ansgar (801-65) was a German missionary (later Archbishop of Hamburg, and later canonised) who was given permission to build the first church in Ribe by King Horik. He is known as the…
Statue by Niels Christian Frandsen Entitled Hús Guðanna
A statue standing outside the Norwegian Church in Heimaey, Westman Islands. The statue was erected in 1999 and is named Hús Guðanna, 'House of the Gods', the plural suggesting a reference to the Norse gods.
St Sunniva Street in Lerwick, Scotland
This street sign in Lerwick refers to the tenth-century Norwegian Saint Sunniva (ON Sunnifa), who is associated with Selja on the West Coast of Norway, and according to legend fled from Ireland and was persecuted by the pagan Jarl Hákon…
St Magnus Church, Orkney
St Magnus Church, founded at the site of the killing of Saint Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney by an axe-blow to the head in ca. 1116 at the orders of his cousin Hákon Pálsson. This episode, referred to in Orkneyinga saga, is possibly corroborated…
Runic stone (FR 2 M) from Sandavágur Church in the Faroes
Thirteenth century runic stone from Sandavágur Church in the Faroes. The inscription reads 'Þorkell Ônundar sonr, austmaðr af Rogalandi, bygði þenna stað fyrst.' Þorkell Ônundr's son, man of the east from Rogaland, lived in this place first…
Runic inscriptions from St. Olaf's church in Bø, Norway.
Runic graffiti on wood from St. Olaf's church in Bø, Norway. (1150-1200 AD)
Runic inscription from St. Olaf's church in Bø, Norway.
Runic graffiti on wood from St. Olaf's church in Bø, Norway. (Unspecified date)
Runic inscription from Heddal stave church dating from the 13th century.
This runic inscription can be found in the covered exterior passage, on the fourth wall-board to the right of the south portal. The inscription consists of five runes, two of which, according to Professor Magnus Olsen, may be disregarded as mere…
Representation of the High Seat Pillars Thrown into Goðafoss
Modern representations of the high seat pillars or idols of the Norse gods cast into Goðafoss waterfall by Lawspeaker Þorgeir Ljósvetningagoði following the conversion of Iceland. These statues seemingly represent Thor and Iðunn, and are located…
Report on the Pre-Christian Religions of the North Project
A report by Dr Leszek Gardeła on an ongoing international collaborative project, 'The Pre-Christian Religions of the North Project and its Archaeological Sources Database'. Published in FASCICULI ARCHAEOLOGIAE HISTORICAE XXVIII. Submitted to…
Replica of the Calf of Man Crucifixion Stone
A cast of the Crucifixion Stone found on the Calf of Man in 1773 in he Sound Café & Visitor Centre. The original is held in the Manx Museum, Douglas. The stone has been dated to the Viking Age, most likely the 11th century. The portion of the stone…
Replica of Church Portal from Hylestad Stave Church
Replica of the carvings of the portal to Hylestad stave church. The carvings show scenes from the Sigurd legend.