Freya of Göteborg - expedition ship
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Freya af Göteborg [Freya of Gothenburg]. Charter expedition ship with highest ice class for Arctic/Antarctic sea ice. Owner: Rederi AB Origo/Origo Shipping Company. Home port: Göteborg Hamn [Gothenburg Harbour], Sweden. Built 1981, named Fyrbjörn. Renamed upon conversion to expedition ship in 2015: Freya of Göteborg. Photo taken Skagen Harbour, Denmark, January 2017.
http://www.expeditionorigo.se/en/expedition-ms-freya/
Photo: Ciara Ní Riain
The World-Tree Project
Freya of Göteborg. Built 1981, named Fyrbjörn. Converted to expedition ship 2015, renamed Freya of Göteborg. Photo taken Skagen Harbour, Denmark, January 2017.
Ciara Ní Riain
Photo: Ciara Ní Riain
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http://www.worldtreeproject.org/items/show/2901
Sweden
Modern
Canal boat named Viking
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A boat with the name 'Viking' and an image of a horned helmet. Seen on Regent's Canal in Hackney. The name Viking is a popular one for boats, particularly in the UK.
Katie Strange
The World-Tree Project
August 2016
Katie Strange
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English
Still Image
http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/1343
England
London
Modern
Ship named 'Viking Astrild' in Dresden
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A ship from the Viking River Cruises line seen in dock in Dresden. Photographed by Angelika Schoerner.
Angelika Schoerner
The World-Tree Project
August 2016
Angelika Schoerner
CC NC BY
http://www.vikingrivercruises.com/
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English
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http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/1342
Germany
Modern
M/S "HOLGER DANSKE" på Oslo Havn / The Danish Ship 'Holger Danske' in Oslo Harbour
Ship Names
Ship named after the legendary Danish hero Holger Danske, and photographed here in port in Olso.
Harstad 1459 A2
http://digitaltmuseum.no/011012642510
Oslo byarkiv / DigitaltMuseum
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CC BY-SA
http://digitaltmuseum.no/011012642510
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Norwegian
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Postcard
A-70091/Ua/0005/043
Denmark
Modern
Kayaks with Names from Norse Myth at Vordingborg Ro- og Kajakklub
Boat names
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.
Vordingborg Ro- og Kajakklub
www.vo-roklub.dk
The World-Tree Project
2016
Tom Birkett
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Danish
Still Images
Denmark
Modern
Tug Boat named Svitzer Mjölnir
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Tug boat registered to Copenhagen and named Svitzer Mjölnir after Thor's famous hammer. Another tug is named 'Trym' after the giant who stole Thor's hammer. The comic account of the recovery of the hammer is told in the eddic poem 'Þrymskviða'
The World-Tree Project
July 2016
Tom Birkett
Public Domain
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Danish
Still Image
http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/938
Denmark
Modern
Tug Boat named Svitzer Trym
Ship names
Tug boat registered to Copenhagen and named Svitzer Trym after the Norse giant Þrymr, who stole Thor's hammer. The comic account of the recovery of the hammer is told in the eddic poem 'Þrymskviða'
The World-Tree Project
July 2016
Tom Birkett
Public Domain
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Danish
Still Image
http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/936
Denmark
Modern