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Victorian Memorial to Alfred the Great Naval Battle, Swanage Bay
Memorial plaque reads: "In Commemoration of a Great Naval Battle fought with the Danes in Swanage Bay by Alfred the Great D877". For more information see here
Viking reenactors at Battle of Clontarf Festival 2014
This is a group of reenactors dressed as Viking reenactors at the massive Battle of Clontarf Festival in April 2014. This item may be useful for anyone with an interest in how Vikings are portrayed at Living History and Reenactment events.
Salme Ship Burials
Two Viking boat burials dating to c.750 AD were found in Salme, Estonia, when workmen were laying electric cable for a cycle path. The ships contained men who had died in battle together with some of their possessions.
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Research and Training in the Combat Methods of the Viking Era
Hurstwic, LLC provides training services and related merchandise related to the research and practice of Viking-age combat as embodied in the innovative Hurstwic® Viking Combat Training system
Blog: Two-handed axes
A discussion about two-handed (Dane) axes, looking at typologies, and the evidence for their use.
De Re Militari: The Society for Medieval Military History
A search for articles relating to Vikings on the Society for Medieval Military History. Keyword: Viking
News: Hiker finds Viking sword
A hiker found a Viking sword when he sat down to rest after a short fishing trip.
The Battlefields Trust - Battle of Fulford 20th September 1066
The Battlefields Trust website provides information about the Battle of Fulford, including modern maps with conjectural battlefield deployments marked on them.
Viking Age shield from Gokstad
A preserved wooden shield with boss from the Gokstad burial.
Axe Heads in the National Museum of Ireland
Viking axe heads from Fishamble Street in Dublin.
The Gilling Sword
The Gilling Sword was found in a stream in Gilling West in 1976. It is on display at The Yorkshire Museum, York.
The New Inn, Stamford Bridge
The New Inn at Stamford Bridge features a traditional Viking in horned helmet on its sign. The view in the photograph encompasses the modern bridge, but this is probably not the same location as the bridge described in stories of the battle.
The Vikings attraction at Puy du Fou Theme Park
The Vikings is one of several medieval attractions at Puy du Fou Theme Park in Les Epesses in the west of France. The attraction features a Viking ship emerging from the water and an attack on a fortified village with pyrotechnics.
Berserkers! The facts and the fictions
This one has been a long time coming, but now I'm glad that I've said it. It may disappoint many die-easy fans of unnecessary carnage, but the truth about berserkers is that they may have been a great deal more sensible and human than the…
Viking Battle Formations
A discussion of the probable reality of Viking battle formations and a comparison of that reality with depictions in film and on television.
Vendel and Valsgärde Helmets on Pinterest
A Pinterest page for photographs of the Vendel and Valsgärde helmets.
Viking Swords in Kulturhistorisk museum in Oslo
A selection of Viking Age swords on display at the Kulturhistorisk museum in Oslo, Norway.
Forged Vlfberht Swords
An account in The Guardian (27 December 2008) discusses how a modern collector had taken a sword thought to be made by the famous smith Ulfberht to the Wallace Collection, where it was found to be a fake. The sword was not of the same high quality as…
Performance of the Battle of Maldon by Leofwin
A Viking Army under Olaf Trygvasson had been raiding the eastern and southern coast of England in the summer of 991AD unmolested until Byrhtnoth, with the men of Essex, cornered it on Northey Island, near Maldon in August. The two armies faced each…
Video - kopiering av Langeidøksa
A video that shows the process of making a reconstruction of the Langeid axe. A shorter videos shows the same but in English.