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3 fridge magnets
3 fridge magnets, 2 from Sweden and 1 from Norway. The two magnets to the left are probably from recent years, ( since 2010), while the one to far right is probably from 1980's. The magnets are classic examples of the stereotypical Viking with…
'Princess of Birka' display at Swedish History Museum, Stockholm
'Princess of Birka' display at Swedish History Museum, Stockholm
Album from best-selling Swedish dance band Vikingarna
1988 LP album Kramgoa Låtar 16 [Lit. 'Cuddly Tracks 16'] seen in second-hand shop, Frederikshavn, Denmark 2016. Artists: Vikingarna. Swedish dance band formed 1958, dissolved 2004, comeback 2016. (Different members along the way.) 11 million records…
Anders och Måns - Runstensfrossa!
Varsågod, Malin. ;)
Måns gör ett granskande reportage om en fin runsten. I'm a honky tonk man.
Måns gör ett granskande reportage om en fin runsten. I'm a honky tonk man.
Anundshög Runestone and Burial Mound
Anundshög Runestone and Burial Mound
Birkaportalen
Birkaportalen gathers together a range of resources about Viking Age Birka and Hovgården.
Blog post: Women - Key figures in medieval Sweden
In one section of the Swedish History Museum in Stockholm representing the Viking period, Swedish women are represented in one individual display case by a great number of keys found in various archaeological digs. Keys are everyday and familiar…
Tags: Birka, Dress and Accessories, Female, Iceland, Islands, Keys, Köpingsvik, Kvinner, Power, Status, Sverige, Sweden, Viking Age, Vikingatida, Vikingetiden, Vikingtiden, Women
Blot at Gamla Uppsala
This blot was held at the ancient pagan burial mounds of Uppsala and was organised by Samfundet Forn Sed Sverige.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzqHPnECXWQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzqHPnECXWQ
Tags: Documentary, Gamla Uppsala, Modern, Neopagan, Sverige, Sweden
Det vikingatida bågskyttet i Birka – ett exempel på en framstående stridskonst med främmande inslag
'This paper deals with archery in the Viking Age settlement of Birka and in particular the presence of Euro Asiatic, steppe nomadic archery equipment at the Birka Garrison and one Birka grave.'
Tags: Archery, Birka, Björkö, Ekerö, Sverige, Sweden, Viking Age, Vikingatida, Vikingtiden, Warfare, Weapons
Detail of Runestone
Detail of a runestone by the women's toilets in Arlanda Airport. "Brother."
Finds from a Priestess' Grave
Finds from a vǫlva's grave in Köpingsvik, Öland. There is an 82 cm long wand of iron with bronze details and a unique model of a house on the top. There is also a pitcher from Persia or Central Asia, and a West European bronze bowl. Dressed in a…
Tags: Bowls, Bronze, Copper, Iron, Jugs, Köpingsvik, Öland, Sverige, Sweden, Viking Age, Vikingatida, Vikingetiden, Vikingtiden, Vǫlva, Wands
Jamtli
Jamtli is the museum for the Jämtland and Härjedalen regions. It is an open-air museum, and also houses the Överhogdal tapestries.
Tags: Härjedalen, Jämtland, Museums, Östersund, Överhogdal, Sverige, Sweden
News: The Spillings Hoard
The Spillings hoard is the largest Viking-Age silver treasure hoard ever found. It was discovered in 1999 while the finders were filming a programme on looting of sites by metal detectorists.
Tags: Arm Rings, Coins, Gotland, Hacksilver, Hoards, Ingots, Silver, Slite, Sverige, Sweden, Viking Age, Vikingtiden
Nordiskt runnamnslexikon by Lena Peterson
Institutet för språk og folkminnen has Lena Peterson's Nordiskt Runnamnslexikon available for pdf download or to buy as a physical book. The book is a dictionary of personal names found in runic inscriptions.
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…