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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.
Viking ship at Bjørgvin Viking Market
A Viking ship prepares to unload tourists and take more on
News about Norway's Largest Viking Ship
Science and experience center called Sagastad is being built at Nordfjordeid, Norway, and will feature a full-size reconstruction of the Myklebust ship.
Icelandic T-Shirt, Viking Ship
T-Shirt from an Icelanic Tourist shop depicting a Viking ship.
About the art of rigging a Viking ship with hemp.
Woody Wiest talks about rigging the Draken Harald Hårfagre using hemp ropes.
Ship Detail from the Lärbro Tängelgårda I Image Stone in Statens historiska museum in Stockholm
Ship detail from the lower panel of the Lärbro Tängelgårda I Image Stone (SHM 4373 I), one of three related stones from Lärbro Parish in Sweden. This panel shows a ship with nine individuals with helmets, and what may be a row of…
Welcome to Shetland Sign, featuring a Viking ship and Norse motto
This 'Welcome to Shetland' sign features a version of the Shetland coat of arms, including a Viking ship, and Shetland's motto 'Með lögum skal land byggja'. This is a normalised version of an Old Norse phrase from the Danish Jyske Lov meaning 'with…
Viking Life-Saving Equipment company van
Viking Life-Saving Equipment company van. ”Viking Service Esbjerg. Når hvert liv tæller" ["When every life counts"]. Company founded 1960 as Nordisk Gummibådfabrik (Nordic Rubber Dinghy Factory), later renamed Viking Life-Saving Equipment.…
Blog Post: Viking Adventure in The Netherlands
A blog post from Tamara Bakx, about a visit to an exhibition on Dragons and the history of Limburg. The blog post is named 'Vikings adventure in The Netherlands'.
Great British Viking Quest: Episode 1: Journey to the Mainland
EPISODE 1 of the Great British Viking Quest #GBVQ.
I take a bumpy flight across the ocean to speak at 'The Viking World - Diversity and Change' international conference at the University of Nottingham's Centre for Viking Studies. The event 'marks…
I take a bumpy flight across the ocean to speak at 'The Viking World - Diversity and Change' international conference at the University of Nottingham's Centre for Viking Studies. The event 'marks…
Pre-Viking Dragon Head Stem Post in the Limburgs Museum
This distinctive dragon-head stem post probably came from a ship, and was recovered from the River Scheldt in the Netherlands. It has been carbon-dated to the Migration Period and demonstrates that elaborate carved figure-heads pre-dated the Vikings.…
Blog: A Viking Journey
An Irish woman's blog about going to Denmark to sail The Sea Stallion, a replica Viking ship.
Vordingborg Sailing Club Boat Names
The boats at Vordingborg Sailing Club are all named after Norse Gods, and there is even one named for Loki!
The Original Longships - Technology That Shaped a Culture
Delve into the past for a look into the art of Viking longship building. Meet a master boatbuilder and learn about the role these vessels played in advancing Viking society centuries ago.
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A Viking Journey (Blog)
A blog by Irish archaeologist Alva Mac Gowan, documenting this year's summer voyage with the reconstructed Viking ship Havhingsten (the Sea Stallion from Glendalough) as it takes part in the Kongens Togt (King's Journey) commemorating Cnut's conquest…
Kayaks with Names from Norse Myth at Vordingborg Ro- og Kajakklub
Since the founding of the club, kayaks at Vordingborg Ro- og Kajakklub (Rowing and Kayak Club) have traditionally been named after figures from Norse mythology, both well-known and more obscure.
Telemark Viking Team
Telemark Viking Team do team-building events and movie resources. They have a replica of the Oseberg ship that they sail and take people out on. They are related to Olavs Menn.
Oli Stewart Demonstrating Rowing Technique on-board Havhingsten
Oli Stewart, a member of the Sea Stallion crew, demonstrates good rowing technique on board the largest reconstructed Viking Ship - Havhingsten. Thirty of the crew row at any one time, achieving over 4.5 knots in good conditions.
Nidhug Replica Viking Touring Ship
The Nidhug is a 16 meter replica Viking ship, constructed in 1998 at Bramsnæs in the Roskilde Fjord by participants in an unemployment scheme, and is loosely based on the Gokstad ship in Norway. It is hired out as an excursion ship, and whilst it…
Model Viking Longship
A model Viking longship at the Danelaw Centre for Living History