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Wooden Spoons and Bowls
Carved wooden spoons and bowls from Taberna Vagantis at Tønsberg Viking Festival.
Wooden Knives
Toy wooden knives, including one with a runic inscription in the younger futhark.
Wooden Combs
Wooden combs with designed based on the various bone plaques that have been found.
Wooden Chopping Boards and Bone Combs
Wooden chopping boards with Viking-style decoration and decorated bone combs in cases.
Wooden Carving
A wooden carving in the shape of the stern decoration of the Oseberg ship for use as an ornament. Seen on a stall at the Tonsberg Viking Festival
Wooden Boxes with Various Designs
Wooden boxes with various designs carved into them, seen at Tonsberg Viking Festival. Some of the designs are Viking-style, while others (e.g. the aegishjalmr) are more modern.
Wax Candles
Assorted wax candles at Tønsberg Viking Festival.
Viking Sausages and Oseberg Cured Salmon Sandwiches
A snack van at the Tønsberg Viking Festival trading on the Viking theme by selling Viking sausages and Oseberg cured salmon sandwiches.
Tunsberghus Fortress
Tunsberghus fortress was a royal castle and palace on top of Slottsfjellet in Tonsberg. The present remains are medieval, but there may have been a fortification in the Viking Age too. The castle is mentioned in Sverris saga. It was expanded by…
Tønsbergkjolen
A medieval style dress in a shop in Tønsberg. It has a belt clasp with a stylised Oseberg ship on it.
Tønsberg Vikingfestival
Tønsberg Vikingfestival is a Viking festival aimed at raising awareness of Tønsberg's Viking heritage.
Tønsberg Viking Festival
A view over the area of the Viking festival with Viking-style tents pitched around the site.
Tooth/Claw Pendants
These pendants are made with teeth/claws.
The Klåstad ship
Photographs of the remains of the Klåstad ship in Slottsfjellsmuseet.
The Abbey of St Olav in Tønsberg
The Abbey of St Olaf, the Viking saint, in Tønsberg. The photographs show the remains of the church attached to the abbey, and a bronze model of it. The church is circular, being the only round church in Vestfold.
Street sign: Farmannsveien
Street in Tønsberg named for Bjørn 'Farmann' Haraldsson (Old Norse 'farmaðr'; English 'tradesman') who was one of the sons of Harald Fairhair. He became king of Vestfold on his father's death, but was killed by his brother Eirik Blood-axe. His…
Street sign: Baglergaten
This street in Tønsberg is named for the Baglere who were opponents of King Sverre Hakonsson in the civil wars in late twelfth- and early thirteenth-century Norway.
Street Name: Urdsvei
Urdsvei (Urd's Way) is named for Urd, one of the three norns who determine the fates of people. Her name means 'fate'.
Street Name: Trymsvei
Trymsvei (Thrym's Way) is named for the giant Thrym, who stole Thor's hammer. Thor had to dress up as Freyja to recover it.
Street Name: Tors vei
Tors vei (Thor's Way), named for the god of thunder and smiter of giants.