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Borre Vikinglag
Borre Vikinglag is a group of Viking reenactors in Vestfold, Norway.
Vikinggarden og Nordvegen Historiesenter
The Viking Village is a living history museum. It is open to tourists in the summer and is used as a school activities centre the rest of the year. Nordvegen History Centre is open all year round, but with reduced opening hours in the low season. It…
Article: The Modern Vikings
A short article about the heritage of the Norsemen, emphasising that there is more to them than plundering and pillaging.
Kaupang, Vikingbyen
Kaupang in Skiringssal was a Viking Age town and market. It is the first known trading outpost in Norway. The town was founded c.800 and was abandoned in the early 10th century. The site is open to visitors each summer, and offers activities as well…
Egdehirden at Bronseplassen viking market 2014
A performance event at the Bronseplassen Viking Market in 2014
Viking Bloot 2014
From this years Blot at Agder Vikinglags marked at Bronseplassen, Norway
Blog: Seven days in the Viking Age - a summary of The Viking Way
This blog post describes an event put on by Trondheim Vikinglag and has many good photos.
Blog post: Rain stopped play
David is a photographer in Norway, who posts black and white images that include local Viking markets on the blog. This item links to one of those images, from which it is possible to find many more.
Statue of Egill Skallagrímsson by Gustav Vigeland
'Egil Skallagrimson reiser nidstang'. A sculpture of the warrior-poet Egill Skallagrímsson (tenth-century hero of Egils saga) raising a nithing pole to his Norwegian enemies, by renowned Norwegian sculpture Gustav Vigeland. It is located in a park…
Blog: For the Archbishop's Sins - a healing miracle of St Olaf concerning Archbishop Eystein Erlendsson
A blog post about a miracle aassociated with St Olaf
Blog: Hymn for St Olaf
A blog post about the hymn for St Olav written in 1896 by Norwegian poet and playwright Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson.
Blog: The Day of St Olaf
A blog post about an immigrant's first experience of St Olaf's Day in Norway
Logo of Norrøna Sport on Swimwear
The logo of the Norwegian outdoor clothing and sportsware brand Norrøna, which features a stylised viking head with helmet.The logo may be based on the skiiers in the famous painting 'Birkebeinerne på Ski over Fjeldet med Kongsbarnet'…
Sven Nordin as Olaf II at Stiklestad
Sven Nordin as Olaf II in The Saint Olav Drama at Stiklestad, Norway
Anders Baasmo Christensen as Olaf
Anders Baasmo Christensen as King Olav in the 2003 production of The Saint Olav Drama.
St Olaf of Norway
St Olaf of Norway, patron saint of carvers, difficult marriages, kings, the Faroe Islands and Norway. The article provides a biography of St Olaf.
Gulatinget: Tusenårsstad for Sogn og Fjordane og Gulen kommune
The website for the Gulating project, which aims to mediate and promote the history of Gulating. The site includes information about Gulating's history, as well as material for schools to use in teaching about it.
Thing Sites: Discover the Viking Cradle of Democracy
The Thing Project is a project dedicated to promoting tourism by engaging with the various thing sites in northern Europe.
The Old Norse word þing, meaning assembly, was used of a place where people met to make political decisions and decide law…
The Old Norse word þing, meaning assembly, was used of a place where people met to make political decisions and decide law…
King Olav II Haraldsson - St Olav
A short article about Olav Haraldsson who was canonised in 1031. He died at the Battle of Stiklestad in 1030, and is credited with bringing Christianity to Norway.
Stiklestad Nasjonale Kultursenter
The Culture Centre at Stiklestad was built to mark commemorate the Battle of Stiklestad which is usually taken to mark the coming of Christianity to Norway in 1030.