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Anders och Måns - Runstensfrossa! [Comedy documentary about the Krogsta rune stone]
[Swedish comedy documentary / interview from theseriesAnders and Månsabout the sixth-century Krogsta rune stone and its human figure. Created by Anders Johansson, Måns Nilsson, Marit Åhlén, Krogstamannen.Originally aired on…
Ändersta Rune Stone (U 1160) in the Ashmolean Museum (Front View)
Rune stone in the Ashmolean Museum, originally from Uppland in Sweden and dating the the late Viking Age. It was donated to the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford byKing Karl XI of Swedenin 1687. The runes read: Liðsmaðr lét hôggva stein…
Ändersta Rune Stone (U 1160) in the Ashmolean Museum (Front, full length)
Rune stone in the Ashmolean Museum, originally from Uppland in Sweden and dating the the late Viking Age. It was donated to the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford byKing Karl XI of Swedenin 1687.The runes read:Liðsmaðr lét hôggva stein…
Ändersta Rune Stone (U 1160) in the Ashmolean Museum (Left Side)
Rune stone in the Ashmolean Museum, originally from Uppland in Sweden and dating the the late Viking Age. It was donated to the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford by King Karl XI of Sweden in 1687. The runes read: Liðsmaðr lét hôggva…
Article about 'Understanding the Heysham Hogback' by Thor Ewing
Online article hosted on the website of writer and historian Thor Ewing giving his take on the tenth-century hogback from Heysham in Lancashire. Hogbacks - seemingly a distinctively Anglo-Norse style of grave marker - are some of the most discussed…
Bronze-Age rock carvings of ships from Solbakk, Norway
Bonze-Age depictions of ships from Solbakk, Rogaland, Norway. For a higher resolution image, see http://www.unimus.no/foto/imageviewer.html#/?id=14105910&type=jpeg
Carved stone
A stone carved with two boats and cup marks in Slottsfjellsmuseet.
Copy of 'Hørningstenen' (DR 58) Vikingemuseet Århus Denmark
Copy of Hørningstenen runestone at Vikingemuseet (Viking Museum) Århus Denmark www.vikingemuseet.dk. Original at Moesgård Museum Århus www.moesgaardmuseum.dk. Original discovered 1849 by a farmer on his land between Jelling…
Detail from the Ändersta Rune Stone (U 1160) in the Ashmolean Museum
Rune stone in the Ashmolean Museum, originally from Uppland in Sweden and dating the the late Viking Age. It was donated to the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford byKing Karl XI of Swedenin 1687.The runes read:Liðsmaðr lét hôggva stein…
Display of artefacts from Viking York in the temporary Jorvik: Home and Abroad Exhibition in St Mary’s, Coppergate
Viking Age artefacts from excavations in York, including beads, finger rings, pottery and whetstones on display in the temporary Jorvik: Home and Abroad Exhibition in St Mary’s, Coppergate. Photo taken by Kisha G. Tracy.
Display of artefacts in the temporary Jorvik: Home and Abroad Exhibition in St Mary’s, Coppergate
Assorted Viking-Age artefacts from excavations in York, including bone needles, loom weights and wooden objects on display in the temporary Jorvik: Home and Abroad Exhibition in St Mary’s, Coppergate. Photo taken by Kisha G. Tracy.
Double ship-setting at Anundshög, Sweden
A double ship setting at the prehistoric burial mound atAnundshög in Sweden, the largest of 5 ship settings on the site. Many ship settings pre-date the Viking Age, but also occur up to the year 1000AD, and are associated with pre-Christian…
Faroese stamp 059 Featuring the Rune Stone in Sandavágur
Faroese Stamp from 1981 featuring the Sandavágur Rune Stone (FR 2 M) which memorializes the first settler in Sandavágur. See item #649
Hanging Lamp on display in Shetland Museum
Hanging lamp, made from stone and of a type known throughout the early medieval world. Unknown parish. Donated by Lerwick Town Council.
Historical Photograph of Krogsta Rune stone (U 1125)
The Krogsta rune stone dates from the 6th Century, and is famous for its depiction of a human figure as well as being the only older futhark rune stone from Uppland still in situ. According to the Samnordisk Runtextdatabas, the inscription on the…
Photos of Peel Castle in the Isle of Man
Peel Castle in the Isle of Man was originally constructed by the Norse King Magnus Barefoot, who reigned in the eleventh century. It incorporated an earlier celtic round-tower into the defences. Several important Viking Age finds have been recovered…
Postcard depicting a modern commemorative "runestone" in the Jardin des Plantes, Rouen.
Postcard depicting a modern commemorative "runestone" in the Jardin des Plantes, Rouen – a gift from the Kingdom of Norway. "In 1911 the city of Rouen celebrated the millenium of the founding of the Duchy of Normandy and the baptism of the…
Ramsund Carving (Sö 101) (A)
The Ramsund Rock Carving (Ramsundsberget), one of the most famous runic inscriptions in Sweden, depicting recognisable scenes from the Sigurd legend alongside a memorial inscription referring to the building of a bridge.According to the Samnordisk…
Ramsund Carving (Sö 101) (B)
The Ramsund Rock Carving (Ramsundsberget), one of the most famous runic inscriptions in Sweden, depicting recognisable scenes from the Sigurd legend alongside a memorial inscription referring to the building of a bridge.According to theSamnordisk…
Ramsund Carving (Sö 101) (C)
The Ramsund Rock Carving (Ramsundsberget), one of the most famous runic inscriptions in Sweden, depicting recognisable scenes from the Sigurd legend alongside a memorial inscription referring to the building of a bridge.According to theSamnordisk…