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Kitterland Island in the Calf Sound
Photo of Kitterland, a small island in the sound between the main Island of Man and the Calf of Man. The second element of the name probably derives from Norse eyland: the first element is unclear. There are several stories linking the island both…
Photos of Surtsey in the Westman Islands
Surtsey is an island that was formed during an eruption in 1963-67. It was named Surtsey (Surt's Island) after the fire giant (or jötunn) Surtr, who will engulf the world with his flaming sword at Ragnarök.
Honda Valkyrie Rune Motorcycle
Honda Rune seen at Aust Services, Bristol, England. Capacity: 1832cc. Top speed approx 121 mph. Uses a Flat Six engine from the Honda Goldwing. Built in Ohio, USA.
Taken by Adrian Pingstone in October 2004.
The Honda Valkyrie Rune was a variant…
Taken by Adrian Pingstone in October 2004.
The Honda Valkyrie Rune was a variant…
Viking Dragon Trainer
Viking Dragon Trainer! Áine aged 8 ready for school Fun Walk. Dad made the helmet & sword for Áine's costume. Children's love of Viking lore & Cressida Cowell novels
National Heritage Park Wexford visiting the Vikings
Cáit age 3 on Viking boat at Ferrycarrig Irish Heritage Park Wexford
Asgardia: The Space Nation
The website gives the following information about Asgardia: 'Asgardia - named in honour of
an ancient mythological city in the skies - will offer an independent platform
free from the constraint of a land-based country’s laws.
It will become…
an ancient mythological city in the skies - will offer an independent platform
free from the constraint of a land-based country’s laws.
It will become…
Agder Vikinglag
Agder Vikinglag is a reenactment and living history group that runs many activities related to Viking culture
Bronze-Age rock carvings of ships from Solbakk, Norway
Bonze-Age depictions of ships from Solbakk, Rogaland, Norway. For a higher resolution image, see http://www.unimus.no/foto/imageviewer.html#/?id=14105910&type=jpeg
Runic shot menu - Shotluckan
A shot menu in Uppsala includes this runic drink.
Aker i Viken Viking Reenactment Group
Aker i Viken is a small living history group based in Oslo that focuses on Viking-Age handicrafts.
Alaric's Magic Sheet of Old Norse Paradigms (Hyperlink)
A two page sheet giving students a handy reference to paradigms and the essentials of Old Norse grammar. Available to download from http://alarichall.org.uk/teaching/Alaric's_magic_sheet.pdf
Review: Berserker: Hell's Warrior
A review of the film Berseker: Hell's Warrior. The film is about a Viking cursed to be reborn whenever he dies, and features vampiric Valkyries whose bite turns a man into a berserker.
Blog: The Viking Origins of the Red Hair Gene
A short article discussing the origins of the gene that controls red hair and relating it to the Vikings.
Banette Viking
A dark seeded loaf from France, that claims Nordic inspiration.
Heimskringla Volume II Óláfr Haraldsson (The Saint) translated by Alison Finlay and Anthony Faulkes
A modern translation of St Olaf's saga available as a freely downloadable pdf from the Viking Society for Northern Research
Highland Park - Svein Whisky
Svein, a good Viking name, is one of the Norse-themed brands of malt whisky from the Highland Park distillery. It is part of their Warrior series which also includes Harald and Ingvar. They also have a whisky named for Odin, and have had other…
Tattoo: Ægishjálmur - Helm of Awe/Terror
Tattoo of the Ægishjálmur or Helm of Awe/Terror. Ægishjálmr is known from Fáfnismál, stanza 16, although it is not described there. The form of the tattoo comes from later Icelandic books of sorcery. This is just one form that the Ægishjálmur…
Tattoo: Thor's Hammer
A tattoo of Thor's hammer
Runic banner
A banner at a festival with a rune on it.
Bar menus with runes on
Bar menus featuring runes as part of the branding.