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Ribe VikingCenter (Ribe VikingeCenter)Ribe VikingeCenter was established in 1992, and is one of the World's leading centers for living history and experiencing the Viking past. It consists…
Information Board outside the reconstructed farmhouse (Herjólfsbær) at Herjólfsdalur, HeimaeyThe valley of Herjólfsdalur was excavated in the 1970s, with the oldest remains dated to the ninth century: a century older than the first inhabitant…
Interior of the Reconstructed Farmhouse (Herjólfsbær) at Herjólfsdalur, HeimaeyThe valley of Herjólfsdalur was excavated in the 1970s, with the oldest remains dated to the ninth century: a century older than the first inhabitant…
Reconstructed Farmhouse (Herjólfsbær) at Herjólfsdalur, HeimaeyThe valley of Herjólfsdalur was excavated in the 1970s, with the oldest remains dated to the ninth century: a century older than the first inhabitant…
House in Kirkwall, Orkney named AsgardIt is quite common to find house names with references to Norse myth in areas with a strong connection to Norse heritage - this example is from…
View inside the Round Tower of St Magnus Church, EgilsaySt Magnus Church, founded at the site of the killing of Saint Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney by an axe-blow to the head in ca. 1116 at the orders…
Information Board outside St Magnus Church, OrkneyInformation board outside the Norse St Magnus Church on Egilsay, Orkney.
Harald Hardrade Window in St Magnus CathedralThis window in St Magnus Cathedral depicts Harald Hardrada (Haraldr Sigurðarson), King of Norway from 1046 until his death in the Battle of Stamford…
Detail from the Rose Window in Lerwick Town Hall, Depicting the Lerwick Coat of ArmsThe Rose Window features a version of the coat of arms of Lerwick, with several elements of Norse heritage incorporated: the Viking ship with dragon…
Rognvald Eysteinsson on the Zetland Window in Lerwick Town HallRognvald Eysteinsson was jarl of Møre in Norway, and was offered the earldom of Orkney after its conquest by Harald fairhair, though he declined in…
Rögnvald Kali Kolsson on the Hakon and Rognvald Window in Lerwick Town HallRognvald Kali Kolsson (d. 1158), also known as Rognvald the Crusader, is one of the most important and colourful Earls of Orkney, and his exploits are…
Haakon Haakonsson on the Hakon and Rognvald Window in Lerwick Town HallHaakon Haakonsson (Hákon Hákonarson, Håkon Håkonsson, Haakon the Old) was King of Norway from 1217 to 1263, and died in Orkney and is buried in St…
The Hakon and Rognvald Window in Lerwick Town HallThis window in Lerwick Town Hall in Shetland depicts the early tirteenth-century King of Norway, Haakon Haakonsson (Hákon Hákonarson, Håkon Håkonsson,…
Rögnvald Brusason on the Oriel Window of Lerwick Town HallRögnvald Brusason shared the Earldom of Orkney with Thorfinn Sigurdsson from c. 1037 until his death in conflict with Thorfinn in 1046, and his…
Harald Hardrada on the Magnus and Harald Window in Lerwick Town HallHarald Sigurdsson (Haraldr Sigurðarson) more commonly known as Harald Hardrada (Haraldr harðráði) was King of Norway from 1046 until 1066 and led an…
St Magnus depicted on the Magnus and Harald Window in Lerwick Town HallMagnus Erlendsson (later Saint Magnus) ruled Orkney and Shetland from c. 1106 to 1115. The Cathedral in Kirkwall was dedicated to him after his death…
The Magnus and Harald Window in Lerwick Town HallThis window in Lerwick Town Hall depicts Magnus Erlendsson (later Saint Magnus) who ruled Orkney and Shetland from c. 1106 to 1115. On the right is…
Thyra of Denmark depicted on the Olaf and Thyra Window in Lerwick Town HallThyra of Denmark (Tyri Haraldsdatter) was daughter of Harald Bluetooth of Denmark, and final wife of Olaf Tryggvason, who she married against the will…
Olaf Tryggvason on the Olaf and Thyra Window in Lerwick Town HallThe Olaf and Thyra Window in Lerwick Town Hall depicts the Norwegian King Olaf Tryggvason (Óláfr Tryggvason) who officially brought Christianity to…
Depiction of the Founding of St Magnus Cathedral on the Thoms Window in Lerwick Town HallDetail of the Founding of St Magnus Cathedral by William the Old, on the Thoms Window in Lerwick Town Hall, Shetland.