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Viking-Age Anchor on display in Museet Ribes VikingerAn anchor from one of Ribe's Viking ships, the most important means of trade with this important market town. Details about the exhibition can be…
Diagram of the Development of Ribe on display in Museet Ribes VikingerA diagram showing how Ribe developed as a settlement between 705 and 865. Details about the exhibition can be found at http://www.ribesvikinger.dk/en/
Model of Viking Age Ribe on display in Museet Ribes VikingerA model representing the important trading settlement of Ribe in the Viking Age. Details about the exhibition can be found at…
Silver sceattas from Ribe on display in Museet Ribes VikingerSeveral of the over 200 silver coins (sceattas) found in excavations at Ribe. Most were minted locally. Details about the exhibition can be found at…
Remains of the ship from Gredstedbro on display in Museet Ribes VikingerPart of the keel, rib and stern from a 20-25m ocean-going vessel from around the year 600AD. Found in a river west of Gredstedbro, Denmark. Details…
Viking Tours in HeimaeyPhoto of a Viking Tour bus in Heimaey in the Westman Islands. The company runs tours by boat and bus. The branding of the business draws on the Viking…
Reconstructed Viking longhouse at the Lofotr Viking MuseumPhoto of the large reconstructed longhouse at the Lofotr Viking Museum in Borg, based on the Chieftain's House discovered close to the reconstruction…
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…
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…
CattleAn image of Auðumla the legendary cow that licked Odin's grandfather Buri from the ice and from whose udders milk flowed in streams. This milk…
Small objects from Hviding on display in Museet Ribes VikingerSmall items from Hviding Viking settlement, including keys, beads and brooches, demonstrating a wealthy population. Details about the exhibition can…
Horse bones found in a heathen grave on display in Museet Ribes VikingerFoot bones from a horse found in a pit in a heathen grave in Ribe. Probably a pagan offering. Details about the exhibition can be found at…
Silver bars, wires and ingots from White Horse Road, London, in the Ashmolean MuseumBars, wires and ingots (silver bullion), 800-900. White Horse Road in London. AN1909.556
Oval Brooch from Gotland in the Ashmolean MuseumOval brooch, gilt copper alloy. 800-900. Gotland, Sweden. AN1909.121
Gold ring from Ixworth in the Ashmolean MuseumAnglo-Scandinavian gold ring from Ixworth in Suffolk. 900-1050.
Silver ring from Thetford in the Ashmolean MuseumAnglo-Scandinavian silver finger ring from Thetford, Norfolk. 900-1050.
Anglo-Scandinavian Silver Bracelet in the Ashmolean MuseumSilver bracelet, Anglo-Scandinavian. 900-1050. Long Wittenham, Oxfordshire.
Pair of Anglo-Scandinavian Stirrups from the Ashmolean MuseumPair of non-matching stirrups, iron and brass, excavated near Magdalen Bridge in Oxford. Anglo-Scandinavian, 950-1050.
Anglo-Scandinavian Spur in the Ashmolean MuseumSpur, tinned iron. Anglo-Scandinavian, 900-1150. York, Yorkshire. AN 1961.423
Gold finger ring from Skåne in the Ashmolean MuseumFinger ring, gold, 600-800, Skåne, Sweden.