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Detail from the Rose Window in Lerwick Town Hall, Depicting the Lerwick Coat of Arms
The Rose Window features a version of the coat of arms of Lerwick, with several elements of Norse heritage incorporated: the Viking ship with dragon prows, the battle-axe and the raven (the latter associated with Odin and an important symbol in Norse…
Detail of the clinker-built construction of the Sea Stallion reconstructed Viking ship
Viking ships were clinker built, with the strakes overlapping and joined by clinch (or clinker) nails allowing for a degree of flexibility in the hull. For more information see…
Detail of the sail on the reconstructed Viking ship 'Sea Stallion from Glendalough'
Detail of the weaving on Havhingten's sail. For more information see http://www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/en/visit-the-museum/exhibitions/the-five-reconstructions/the-sea-stallion-from-glendalough-skuldelev-2/
Distinctive Unit Insignia of the 147 Finance Battalion
The insignia of the 147th Finance Battalion of the US Army features a horned viking helmet, referencing their linear connection to the 47th infantry division. Minnesota is an area of the US with high levels of historic immigration from Scandinavia.…
Distinctive Unit Insignia of the 2nd Infantry Battalion
The insignia of this US Army infantry battalion, featuring a Viking ship and two knives. According to the official website "The Viking ship symbolizes the activation in Iceland as part of the 2nd Battalion Combat Team."
Distributing the oars on board the Sea Stallion from Glendalough
Great co-ordination is needed to distribute the oars used on the Sea Stallion, particularly when they need to be deployed quickly. For more information see…
Dragon Harald Fairhair Under Construction
Dragon Harald Fairhair. May 2011 Working with 17th strake. The ship, an imaginative reconstruction of a large ocean-going ship based on saga accounts, rather than following the model of a ship find. It was built in Hagesund, Norway, between 2010 and…
Draken Harald Hårfagre in New York
The ship, an imaginative reconstruction of a large ocean-going ship based on saga accounts, rather than following the model of a ship find. It was built in Hagesund, Norway, between 2010 and 2012 and funded by Sigurd Aase. It recently completed a…
Draken Harald Hårfagre Sailing into New York City 2016
The largest Viking ship sailing in modern times, Draken Harald Hårfagre, sailed into New York City harbor September 17 2016. She left Haugesund, Norway, April 26 2016 and sailed across the North Atlantic Ocean to America just like the Vikings did a…
Educational Image of the Danish 'Iron Age' by Gyldendal
To download the full-sized image, visit http://samlinger.natmus.dk/DO/743
Fra utgravningen av Oseberg 1904 / Historical Photo of the Oseberg Ship Excavation
The Oseberg ship during excavation in 1904. For a full sized image, see here
Full view of the sail on the reconstructed Viking ship 'Sea Stallion from Glendalough'
The windward side of the sail, shrouds, mast. The sails are made from densely woven sheeps' wool dyed with ochre and treated with horse main fat. For more information see…
Gilt bronze horse from a wind vane of a ship in Nationalmuseet, Danmark
An animal figurine found in Lolland, originally from a wind-vane (or prow ornament) on a ship. Dating to c. 1000 AD. For a higher-resolution image see http://samlinger.natmus.dk/DMR/167919
Havhingstens Rejse (The Sea Stallion's Journey) video clip from the Viking Ship Museum
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.
Hemp rope used to secure the sail of the reconstructed Viking ship 'Sea Stallion from Glendalough'
Ropes used on the Sea Stallion are hemp ropes made in a traditional manner - hemp ropes dating to the Viking Age do survive, though horse hair and seal-skin ropes were also used. For more information see…
Holger Danske Pipe Tobacco
Holger Danske is a blended pipe tobacco which refers to the figure of Holger Danske (the legendary Danish hero) and includes a Viking ship logo.
Icelandic T-Shirt, dragon-head prow
T-Shirt from a tourist shop in Iceland with a depiction of a stylised dragon head from the prow of a Viking ship. If you know the original or reconstruction which is the basis of this design, please let us know.
Icelandic T-Shirt, Viking Ship
T-Shirt from an Icelanic Tourist shop depicting a Viking ship.
Incinerator on the Isle of Man, designed to evoke a Viking ship
An Incinerator at Richmond Hill, near Douglas, designed by architects Savage & Chadwick to reference the sails of Viking ships, and the Norse heritage of the Island.
Insignia of D. H. Conley High School, Greenville, NC
Shoulder sleeve and shoulder loop insignia of the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) of D. H. Conley High School, Greenville, NC. It features a gold head of a Viking warrior wearing a gold helmet augmented with two white horns, and two…