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Princes Street Gardens Runestone
This Swedish runestone (U 1173) was brought to Edinburgh in the 18th century.
Souvenir Viking Ship Key-ring with Swedish Flag
Key-ring photographed in Copenhagen airport. Swedish flag with stylised Viking ship
Souvenir Swedish Fridge Magnet
Photographed in Copenhagen airport. Swedish souvenir with stylised Viking ship.
Swedish Troll Souvenir with Shield and Flag
Trolls with horned helmets and either a shield with Swedish flag or flag. Seen in Copenhagen airport.
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.
Blog post: Vikings galore!
A blog post with photographs of Viking reenactors in Sweden.
Viking-Age 'Birka Crucifix' in the Swedish History Museum
A silver crucifix from Björkö in Sweden discovered in the late nineteenth century and housed in The Swedish History Museum (Historiska). Often considered the oldest crucifix in Sweden. For more images and higher resolution, see hereA very…
Silver Valkyrie Ear-Scoop from Birka in the Swedish History Museum
This beautiful ear scoop was discovered in excavations on the island of Birka (Björkö) in the late nineteenth century. It features a figure which has been interpreted as a valkyrie, and was probably a very high-status item.For higher…
Katt i bärnsten
This amber cat was found at Birka in Sweden. It is about 3cm long and looks like a sitting cat.
Bronze ear scoop from Birka in the Swedish History Museum
A bronze ear scoop (c. 800-1099) from Birka discovered in excavations on the island of Birka (Björkö) in the late nineteenth century. For higher resolution and more images, see the historiska.se website here
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.
Birkaportalen
Birkaportalen gathers together a range of resources about Viking Age Birka and Hovgården.
Anundshög runestone (Vs 13), Sweden
Rune stone next to the burial mounds and ship setting at Anundshög, c. 1000–1050. The rune stone was raised at the culmination of a row of standing stones, which may have marked the route of the 'Eriksgata', a royal procession route…
Viking Line Ferry, Stockholm
Swedish ferry line with Viking branding. Operates between Sweden, Finland and Estonia. Photographed in Stockholm.
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…
Runestone (DR 359) in the Swedish History Museum
Rune stone DR 359, with an inscription in runes from the older futhark. Originally from Istaby, Blekinge, and now housed in the Historiska museet.It has been dated to the period 520-570, and is one of the few runestones from this early period.…
Brooch inscribed with runes (G98) on display in the Swedish History Museum
Brooch from Etelhem in Gotland (now in Historiska museet) inscribed with older futhark runes and dating to the period 400-500AD. According to Rundata one reading is as follows: mk mrla wrt(a)a Ek, erilaz, worta. I, the eril, wrought.
The Kylver Stone (G 88)
Photos of the Kylver stone (G 88), one of the few older futhark rune stone inscriptions, dating from c. 400 AD. It consists of a complete older futhark rune row followed by a tree-like rune (probably a repeating Tiwaz rune) and a palindrome 'SUEUS'.…
Re-Painted Runestone (Öl Fv1911;274B) in the Swedish History Museum
Ölands runinskrifter Fv1911;274B, originally from Resmo Church in Öland, and now on display in the Swedish History Museum (Historiska museet). Viking Age. According to Rundata the inscription reads: ...ina ' eftiʀ ' sueinu ' boanta ' sin '…
Anundshög Official Website
The official home page for Anundshög, Sweden’s largest prehistoric burial mound, and Viking Age ship setting.