Clip of a documenrary broadcast on RTÉ 1 in 1989 about the Wood Quay excavations, and made available in theRTÉ Archives.See http://www.rte.ie/archives/exhibitions/2012-wood-quay/2015-discoveries-and-legacy/612187-hearth-and-home/ for a…
A performance of the Eddic poem 'Skírnismál' by postgraduates of the Faculty of English at the University of Oxford, during the Old Norse Poetry in Performance (ONPIP) Conference at Somerville College, Friday 24 June. These are the opening lines.
A performance of the Eddic poem 'Skírnismál' by postgraduates of the Faculty of English at the University of Oxford, during the Old Norse Poetry in Performance (ONPIP) Conference at Somerville College, Friday 24 June. This extract is from the curse…
Et sammendrag af filmen "Havhingstens rejse. En forsøgsrejse i film og musik", som kan ses på Vikingeskibsmuseet i forbindelse med den udstilling, der er bygget op om skibets rejse.
An introduction to Old Icelandic/Old Norse grammar via a tour of Alaric's Magic Sheet of Old Norse Inflections (available via http://www.alarichall.org.uk). This video is mainly on asking what Old Icelandic is.
The Online Learning Website from Dublinia features interactive maps of Viking and medieval Dublin, and nine audio visual animations on historical sites in the city, available via a free online platform at http://dublinia.ie/online-learning/
A short extract from a performance of the Eddic poemAtlakviða (sts. 15, 16 and 18)by Hanna Marti and Benjamin Bagby of Sequentia, at the 'Old Norse Poetry in Performance' Conference in Oxford, Friday, 24 June organised byAnnemari Ferreira…
The opening stanza of a performance of the Eddic poem Vǫluspá by Hanna Marti of Sequentia, at the 'Old Norse Poetry in Performance' Conference in Oxford, Friday, 24 June organised by Annemari Ferreira andBrian John McMahon. For more…
Documentary about the replica of the Gokstad ship that crossed the Atlantic in the late nineteenth century. For more information, see http://www.vikingship.us/bps_documentary.htm
The history of three Viking kings (Harald Bluetooth, Sweyn Forkbeard, Cnut the Great) told using sound and video projection mapping as a Son et Lumiere for Illuminating York 2013.
For detailed notes on the history used in this work follow these…
Goðafoss is a prominent landmark in Iceland, and also an important site in the Viking Age history of Iceland, most well-known as the place where Lawspeaker Þorgeir Ljósvetningagoði, responsible for the decision to adopt Christianity at the…
The rousing chant used by Icelandic football fans has been widely commented on in the media following their success against England. The chant is most often referred to as a Viking war cry, but in fact it has nothing to do with the Vikings and is…
An activity sheet for primary school students intended to follow up a visit to Dublinia: Experience Viking and Medieval Dublin. The activity sheet can be freely downloaded…
An activity sheet for primary school students teaching about the vikings and preparing the class for a visit to Dublinia: Experience Viking and Medieval Dublin. The activity sheet can be freely downloaded at…