Orkney Viking Heritage Project
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The Orkney Viking Heritage Project (website)Website showcasing work produced by PhDs on the AHRC-funded Orkney Viking Heritage Project.
The Orkney Viking Heritage Project was a training…
The Lord's Prayer in Orcadian Norn (poster)A poster produced by ECRs on the Orkney Viking Heritage Project, demonstrating the language of Viking Age Orkney through the Lord's Prayer.
Poster advertising the Orkney Viking Heritage ProjectA poster created by ECRs on the Orkney Viking Heritage Project. Designed and produced by Annelies Stern.
Information banners about Viking Heritage in OrkneyThe banners were created by the ECRs Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough, Tom Birkett, Brittany Schorn and Marjolein Stern using images and material…
Reading of skaldic verse by David Baker and Orri TomassonReadings of skaldic verse produced for the Orkney Project. Orri Tomasson reads the Old Norse, and David Baker reads the translations of the following…
Children's Activity Sheet on Vikings in OrkneyAn activity sheet for primary school children on the topic of Viking and Norse culture in Orkney, produced by PhD Researcher Nela Scholma-Mason for…
An interview with Prof. Donna Heddle, Director of the University of the Highlands and Islands interdisciplinary Centre for Nordic Studies based in…
Runic donation box, Orkneyinga saga Centre, OrphirA donation box in the Orkneyinga saga Centre in Orphir, Orkney, featuring an open-mouthed face (viking?) with accompanying runic inscription.
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View from the Gallery of St. Magnus Cathedral, KirkwallImage taken on the Orkney Viking Heritage Project Field Trip of the interior of St. Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall. The Cathedral was founded by Earl…
Photo of Maeshowe (Orkhaugr) in OrkneyMaeshowe is a neolithic burial mound and chambered cairn on the mainland island of Orkney. Its connection to the Vikings (or Norse in Orkney) is the…
Round Church at Orphir, OrkneyThe round 'Kirk' at Orphir was built in the late eleventh or early twelfth century, possibly by Earl Hakon. It was dedicated to Saint Nicholas and its…
St Magnus Church, OrkneySt Magnus Church, founded at the site of the killing of Saint Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney by an axe-blow to the head in ca. 1116 at the orders…
Photo of St Olaf's Wynd Street Sign in OrkneyPhoto of the street sign 'Olaf's Wynd' in Kirkwall, Orkney. Wynd is a placename element from the Norse verb venda, meaning 'to turn' or 'to wind'. St…
Information Board outside St Magnus Church, OrkneyInformation board outside the Norse St Magnus Church on Egilsay, Orkney.
View inside the Round Tower of St Magnus Church, EgilsaySt Magnus Church, founded at the site of the killing of Saint Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney by an axe-blow to the head in ca. 1116 at the orders…
Souvenir Runic Mugs from OrkneyRunic mugs with the inscription 'Orkney'. Seen in a tourist shop in Kirkwall.
Runic patterned socks from OrkneySocks with runic pattern, seen in a tourist shop in Kirkwall
Scapa Whisky with Viking BrandingScapa Orkney Single Malt Whisky, 2001. A Viking ship is used in the branding of this product.
Runic Pins from OrkneyRunic pins reading 'Orkney', on sale in a tourist shop in Kirkwall.
Orkneyinga saga trail information board, KirkwallCollection Tree
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