Tjängvide (I) Picture Stone from Gotland
Photograph - Archaeological Remains
Tjängvide I (G 110) dates from c.700-800 AD and is now on display at <a href="http://historiska.se/home/" target="_blank">Statens historiska museum</a> in Stockholm. It is one of several Gotlandic picture stones with similar motifs; a ship under sail below and a scene that appears to be a welcome to Valhalla above. In the upper scene, a man rides the eight-legged horse Sleipnir. A woman appears to be offering him a horn to drink, while figures fight in the background, in front of a hall that may be Valhalla. An alternative interpretation is that it is Sigurd riding his horse Grani, itself an offspring of Sleipnir, and being greeted by Brynhildr or Grímhildr. The story of the Volsungs was very popular in Scandinavia in the Viking Age and features on other picture stones and runestones.<br /><br />There are two bands of runes on this stone. One on the left of the upper image is a rune row. The other, on the right side of the ship image reads:<br />
<ul>
<li><strong>B ... (r)aisti stainin aft iurulf bruþur sin ÷ sikuif(i)r(t)(u)(a)(n)k(i)sifil</strong></li>
<li>B ... raised the stone in memory of Hjôrulfr/Jórulfr, his brother ...</li>
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Berig
Wikimedia Commons
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01/03/2008
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English, Old Norse
PhysicalObject
700 AD, 800 AD, Viking Age, Sweden, Gotland
Viking Battle Formations
Essays
A discussion of the probable reality of Viking battle formations and a comparison of that reality with depictions in film and on television.
netvike.com
netvike.com
netvike.com
21/06/2016
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netvike.com
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English
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Viking Age
The Vendel XIV Helmet
Helmets
A helmet in the museum at Gamla Uppsala
Hannah Bailey
Hannah Bailey
Hannah Bailey
08/2009
Hannah Bailey
Hannah Bailey
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No linguistic content
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http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/1407
Uppsala, Vendel era, Late Iron Age, Sweden, Sverige
Souvenirs: Vikings with weapons in Museet Ribes Vikinger
Souvenirs
Vikings with weapons, seen in the gift shop of Museet Ribes Vikinger. If you know who produces these souvenirs, please let us know!
Museet Ribes Vikinger
The World-Tree Project
2016
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http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/2351
Denmark
Modern