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Viking Beads in the National Museum of Ireland
These photographs show a selection of beads on display in the museum in Dublin.
Amber Beads in the National Museum of Ireland
This display shows pieces of amber and beads made from amber that were found in Fishamble Street, Dublin
A Mould and its Associated Brooch in the National Museum of Ireland
This mould was almost certainly used to make the star-shaped kite brooch that is displayed beside it. Both were found on the same site.
Woollen Cap in the National Museum of Ireland
This is a woollen cap from Fishamble Street in Dublin.
Wooden and Bone Weaving Tablets in the National Museum of Ireland
These tablets would have been used for tablet or card weaving. This is a technique for making narrow decorative bands of the sort that would have decorated the hems of Vikings' clothes.
Runestone: Öl 1 (Karlevi stone)
This stone reads:
§A + s-a... --(s)- i(a)s · satr · aiftir · si(b)(a) · kuþa · sun · fultars · in hons ·· liþi · sati · at · u · -ausa-þ-... +: fulkin : likr : hins : fulkþu : flaistr (:)· uisi · þat · maistar · taiþir :…
§A + s-a... --(s)- i(a)s · satr · aiftir · si(b)(a) · kuþa · sun · fultars · in hons ·· liþi · sati · at · u · -ausa-þ-... +: fulkin : likr : hins : fulkþu : flaistr (:)· uisi · þat · maistar · taiþir :…
Silver ring with Thor's hammer in the Hedeby Viking Museum
Thor's hammer was made from silver and it is ornamented with circles (on both sites) and with cross (on one side). It was discovered in settlement in Hedeby/Haithabu.
Runestone, Sm 167
Inscription (Samnordisk runtextdatabas):
...-ri * li... ...
... lé[t] ...
... le[t] ...
The inscription occurs on a grave-slab fragment.
...-ri * li... ...
... lé[t] ...
... le[t] ...
The inscription occurs on a grave-slab fragment.
Runestone, Sm 163
Inscription (Samnordisk runtextdatabas):
...- × r--sa × kuml × iftiR × bofa × ...
... r[ei]sa kuml eptir Bófa ...
... r[æi]sa kuml æftiR Bofa ...
...- × r--sa × kuml × iftiR × bofa × ...
... r[ei]sa kuml eptir Bófa ...
... r[æi]sa kuml æftiR Bofa ...
Det vikingatida bågskyttet i Birka – ett exempel på en framstående stridskonst med främmande inslag
'This paper deals with archery in the Viking Age settlement of Birka and in particular the presence of Euro Asiatic, steppe nomadic archery equipment at the Birka Garrison and one Birka grave.'
Birkaportalen
Birkaportalen gathers together a range of resources about Viking Age Birka and Hovgården.
Katt i bärnsten
This amber cat was found at Birka in Sweden. It is about 3cm long and looks like a sitting cat.
Whalebone plaque on display in the National Museum of Ireland
A whalebone plaque, possibly for smoothing linen. Discovered in excavations at Cherrywood, Co. Dublin, and dating to the ninth or tenth century. Similar plaques have been discovered elsewhere in the Viking World and are associated with high-status…