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Iron Key from Fishamble Street on display in the National Museum of Ireland
Iron key from Fishamble Street, Dublin. E172: 1856
Two knives on display in the National Museum of Ireland
Iron knives from Christchurch Place and High Street, Dublin. E71: 9406; E122: 1890
'Princess of Birka' display at Swedish History Museum, Stockholm
'Princess of Birka' display at Swedish History Museum, Stockholm
'Save Wood Quay' placards in Dublinia
Replicas of placards used during the demonstrations against the development of the Wood Quay site in Dublin in the 1970s. Dublin City Council's Civic Offices were built on the site of Viking Dublin, after some of the most important excavations of a…
'Truso – the legend of the Baltic Sea' exhibition in the Museum of Archaeology and History in Elbląg
''Truso – the legend of the Baltic Sea' is the title of a new exhibition presented in the Museum of Archaeology and History in Elbląg. Until recently we knew Truso only from its name, which was written down by an Anglo-Saxon sailor Wulfstan. In…
'Vinkler på vikingetiden' ('Angles on the Viking Age') Publication from the National Museum of Denmark
This fantastic publication covers everything from politics and belief in Viking Age Denmark, to experimental archaeology and the journey of the Sea Stallion. It also includes two chapters on the use of Viking branding in the past and in Denmark today…
8th Century 'Odin' with raven 'horns' found Funen, Denmark
DR (Danish state broadcaster) news story 7th October 2016- 5cm 8th century Odin figure found August 2016 by amateur at Mesinge, Hindsholm, Funen, Denmark. Østfyn Museum: What looks like horns appears to be ravens Huginn og Muninn,
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A Chair or Bench End in the National Museum of Ireland
A carved wooden bench or chair end.
A Chest from the Oseberg Ship Burial
A simple wooden chest in Vikingskipshuset. This chest would originally have held a sailor's possessions as well as being their seat while rowing. This chest contained grain and wild apples when it was found.
A comb in the Kulturhistorisk museum
A comb on display at the Kulturhistorisk museum in Oslo
A Decorated Wooden Plank in the National Museum of Ireland
A carved wooden plank from Christchurch Place in Dublin
A Ladle and Handle from the Oseberg Ship Burial
A wooden ladle and a carved wooden handle from the Oseberg ship burial.
A Lamp from the Oseberg Burial
A lamp. It would have been filled with oil and a wick placed in it to provide light.
A Mould and its Associated Brooch in the National Museum of Ireland
This mould was almost certainly used to make the star-shaped kite brooch that is displayed beside it. Both were found on the same site.
A parrel and rope tighteners from the Oseberg burial
The parrel (left) was used to fix the sail to the mast on the ship. The rope tighteners would have been used wherever needed in the rigging.
A pitchfork from the Oseberg burial
A wooden pitchfork from the Oseberg burial
A reconstructed longhouse at Fyrkat
Reconstruction of a longhouse at the Viking Age ring fort of Fyrkat
A Viking Dog Collar
This Viking Age dog collar was found in the Oseberg ship burial. It is made of leather with metal fittings.
A Viking Landscape - Full length
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This video is about Jesse Byock's interdisciplinary research in Iceland. The material discuss the use of sagas, history and archaeology in the Mosfell Valley in Iceland. The Mosfell Archaeological Project is an international…
This video is about Jesse Byock's interdisciplinary research in Iceland. The material discuss the use of sagas, history and archaeology in the Mosfell Valley in Iceland. The Mosfell Archaeological Project is an international…
Advertising for kulturhistorisk museum in Oslo
Advertising outside kulturhistorisk museum in Oslo. The posters feature the Gjermundbu helmet, treasure and a sword, thus evoking the Viking Age very strongly. The Viking Age exhibits within the museum are diverse, but the advertising focuses only on…