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Viking whistle in the Hunt MuseumA bone whistle with three perforations, listed as possibly ninth or tenth century.
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Viking-Age Knife Handle in the Hunt MuseumA decorated bone knife-handle from the ninth or tenth century, possibly Viking.
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Viking sword in the Hunt MuseumAn iron Viking sword with a short blade and a T-shape hilt, 9th or 10th century.
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An Post stamp featuring the Waterford Kite BroochAn Post stamp issued in 2014 to celebrate the Battle of Clontarf anniversary, and featuring the Waterford Kite Brooch (c.1090) overlaid on a map of…
An Post stamp featuring a Viking swordAn Post stamp issued in 2014 to celebrate the Battle of Clontarf anniversary, and depicting a tenth-century Viking sword from Christchurch Place,…
Model of Freydís Eiríksdóttir in the Saga Museum, ReykjavíkA diorama in the Saga Museum, Reykjavík, depicting a pregnant Freydís Eiríksdóttir bearing her breast and striking it with a sword to scare off an…
Viking ship stage in BergenA Viking-ship-themed stage at the National Day celebrations in Bergen, Norway, 2015.
Fountain depicting Thor in Torshälla, SwedenThis fountain depicting Thor riding his chariot pulled by his goats Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr, is located in the centre of the Swedish town…
Sun Voyager (Sólfar) sculpture by Jón Gunnar ÁrnasonPhoto of the Sun Voyager, a sculpture by Jón Gunnar Árnason, and unveiled in 1990 near Sæbraut in Reykjavík, Iceland.…
Photo of the Royal Mounds at Gamla UppsalaThe three barrows at Gamla Uppsala in Sweden, known as the Royal Mounds. This was the site of Sweden's 'thing' (general assembly) during the Viking…
Photo of Reginald's Tower in WaterfordPhotograph of Reginald's Tower in Waterford, built in the thirteenth-century on the site of the existing Viking-Age wooden tower, and taking its name…
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…
Eirik the Red's House ReconstructedA photograph of the reconstructed Viking longhouse at Brattahlid (Norse Brattahlíð) in Greenland.
Sigurd on the Ramsund rock carvingThis is Sigurd pictured slaying the dragon Fáfnir on the Ramsund carving (Sö 101), carved in the mid eleventh century. The runic inscription which the…
Statue of Ingólfr Arnarson in Arnarhóll in ReykjavíkStatue by Einar Jónsson erected in 1924 at Arnarhóll in the centre of Reykjavík. It depicts Ingólfr Arnarson, who is named in Landnámabók ('The Book…
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