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Anglo-Scandinavian Spur in the Ashmolean Museum
Spur, tinned iron. Anglo-Scandinavian, 900-1150. York, Yorkshire. AN 1961.423
Gold finger ring from Skåne in the Ashmolean Museum
Finger ring, gold, 600-800, Skåne, Sweden.
Viking-Age Plate Brooch in the Ashmolean Museum
Plate brooch, copper alloy, 800-1000, Denmark. AN1909.107
Viking-Age Box Brooch in the Ashmolean Museum
Box brooch, copper alloy, 750-1100, Gotland, Sweden.
Late Viking-Age Brooch in the Ashmolean Museum
Fire steel, copper alloy and iron. 1050-1150. Gotland, Sweden. AN1909.97.
Viking-Age Oval Brooch in the Ashmolean Museum
Oval brooch, copper alloy, 900-1000. Denmark.
Edition: Hrafnagaldur Óðins (Forspjallsljóð) Annette Lassen (2011)
A scholarly edition of the late Eddic (or Eddic-style) poem 'Hrafnagaldur Óðins' (Odin's Raven Spell) by Annette Lassen, for the Viking Society for Norther Research (2011). The edition is available to download as a PDF.
Twelfth-century dog collar from Waterford
A decorative dog collar from excavations carried out in Waterford City. It dates from the twelfth century, and is an extremely rare example of a collar used for hunting or racing dogs in the late Viking Age. The Waterford Treasures websitepoints out…
Illustration of short-twigged (Norwegisn-Swedish) runes
An illustration of the typical forms of the so-called 'short-twigged' or Norwegian-Swedish runes.
Artist's impression of a woman wearing Viking dress, based on the Lilleberge burial
An illustration by Annemari Ferreira of a Viking woman with oval brooches, based on items found in the Lilleberge Ship Burial at Lilleberge in Namdalen, Norway. This burial mound produced several important finds including a whalebone plaque and…
Illustration of twelfth-century 'Smalls Reef' sword guard
An illustration of a sword-guard recovered by a diver near Smalls Reef near Skomer island in Wales, and dating to c. 1100-1125. It is decorated with typical Insular Urnes style motifs.
Illustration of a brooch from the Lilleberge burial
An illustration of the Lilleberge Brooch. The burial mound was excavated in the late nineteenth century, but the brooch only came to light in 2014 when it was discovered in material from the excavation held by the British Museum. The brooch is Celtic…
Illustration of detail from bone trial piece, Waterford
This intricately decorated item, discovered in an excavation in Waterford City, was a trial piece, perhaps intended to be made into a comb. It is currently on display in Reginald's Tower Museum, Waterford.
Poster advertising the Orkney Viking Heritage Project
A poster created by ECRs on the Orkney Viking Heritage Project. Designed and produced by Annelies Stern.
Upplev Vendeltidens Gamla Uppsala med ny interaktiv app
A new app is coming that will permit visitors to Gamla Uppsala to see the environment as it used to be on an iPad that they can borrow from the museum.
Poster for 'Rediscovering the Vikings' Conference in Cork (Ship and Bird)
A poster produced by Anne-Kathrin Schoerner for the Conference 'Rediscovering the Vikings: Reception, Recovery, Englagement' at University College Cork, 25-26 November 2016 (Organised by the World-Tree Project). The ship and bird designs are based on…
House named Valhalla in Cork
We are not sure why this house in Cork is named after the great hall in Asgard ruled by Odin, but we are sure there is an interesting story behind it! It is fairly common for buildings in areas of Norse settlement to be named after figures from Norse…
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Logo of the World-Tree Project
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Poster for 'Rediscovering the Vikings' Conference in Cork (Hnefatafl Players)
A poster produced by Anne-Kathrin Schoerner for the Conference 'Rediscovering the Vikings: Reception, Recovery, Englagement' at University College Cork, 25-26 November 2016 (Organised by the World-Tree Project). The hnefatafl players are based on an…