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A table laden with Viking food at Stamford Bridge
A table at Stamford bridge with food and vessels laid out to show the types of food available to Vikings
Anglo-Scandinavian Knife from Yorkshire Museum
Knife blade with bone handle with incised ring and dot ornament and two bands of cross-hatching. More detail can be found at http://www.yorkmuseumstrust.org.uk/
Battle of Stamford Bridge fields & memorial stone
A historical memorial stone set supposedly overlooking the lands where the Battle of Stamford Bridge took place between Harold Godwinson and Harald Hardrada 1066.
Battle of Stamford Bridge Memorial
Memorial stone and plaque for the Battle of Stamford Bridge in the centre of Stamford Bridge village
Battle of Stamford Bridge Memorial
The Memorial stone and plaque to commemorate the Battle of Stamford Bridge 1066, at Stamford Bridge.
Battle of Stamford Bridge Re-enactment 2013
A photograph of the re-enactment of the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 2013
Blog: Horns-of-Odin: origins of the design
A description of the inspiration behind bod's Horns-of-Odin plaque. The plaque features three horns in a valknut-style design.
Chape with Jellinge style decoration
Openwork chape with Jellinge style decoration found at Coppergate, York. Now in The Yorkshire Museum. More information can be found at http://www.yorkmuseumstrust.org.uk/
Commercial: Thor's Tipi Bar
Thor's Tipi Bar is a pop-up Christmas bar that can be found in Sheffield, York and Leeds. It advertises itself as a friendly Viking bar where little Vikings are welcome, and uses the tagline 'Drink Feast Conquer Repeat'.
Gold Viking Arm-ring from York
A gold Viking arm-ring in The Yorkshire Museum, York. It was found among the possessions of a local builder after his death.
Harald hardrada holds court in York
Harald hardrada (Haraldr harðráði in Old Norse) holds court after defeating the local army at York. Reenactment at Stamford Bridge in 2013.
Heritage Learning: Saxons and Vikings
Heritage Learning offers a two hour KS2 course on the Saxons and Vikings for primary schools
Jorvik Viking Centre, York, England
The Jorvik Viking Centre recreates and displays Viking Age York as excavated on the site between 1976 and 1981.
Jorvik Vikingr Re-enactment Group at Jorvik Viking Festival 2010
The Jorvik Vikingr Re-enactment group showing an offensive shieldwall at Jorvik Viking Festival 2010.
Little Vikings
Little Vikings is a print and online magazine that provides ideas for things to do with children in York and surrounding areas. Other than the branding and the York connection, the site has little to do with Vikings
Podcast - In Our Time: The Battle of Stamford Bridge
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b011jvlt
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Battle of Stamford Bridge.In the first week of 1066 the English king, Edward the Confessor, died. A young nobleman, Harold Godwinson, claimed that Edward had…
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Battle of Stamford Bridge.In the first week of 1066 the English king, Edward the Confessor, died. A young nobleman, Harold Godwinson, claimed that Edward had…
Road sign, Stamford Bridge
Stamford Bridge's Viking past is commemorated in the local road signs, such as this one for Viking Road
Runic Code
A pseudo-runic code in Leeds is part of a mystery event where participants have to solve the clues
Shieldwall at Stamford Bridge
The Saxon shieldwall at a reenactment of the battle of Stamford Bridge in 2013
Stamford Bridge heraldry
Stamford Bridge heraldry on notice board honouring the battle of Stamford Bridge that took place in 1066 between Harald Hardrada & Harold Godwinson.