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Frieze: EmblaEmbla' is a frieze by Dagfin Werenskiold that is displayed outside Oslo City Hall together with eleven other friezes of his. The friezes are made of…
Frieze: Odin on SleipnirOdin on Sleipnir' is a frieze by Dagfin Werenskiold that is displayed outside Oslo City Hall together with eleven other friezes of his. The friezes…
Frieze: Vidar defeats the Wolf FenrirVidar defeats the wolf Fenrir' is a frieze by Dagfin Werenskiold that is displayed outside Oslo City Hall together with eleven other friezes of his.…
Frieze: Deer grazing on YggdrasillDeer grazing on Yggdrasill' is a frieze by Dagfin Werenskiold that is displayed outside Oslo City Hall together with eleven other friezes of his. The…
Frieze: The Warning about RagnarokThe Warning about Ragnarok' is a frieze by Dagfin Werenskiold that is displayed outside Oslo City Hall together with eleven other friezes of his. The…
Frieze: The Eagle in YggdrasillThe Eagle in Yggdrasill' is a frieze by Dagfin Werenskiold that is displayed outside Oslo City Hall together with eleven other friezes of his. The…
Frieze: Volund the Smith has Thoughts of RevengeVolund has thoughts of revenge' is a frieze by Dagfin Werenskiold that is displayed outside Oslo City Hall together with eleven other friezes of his.…
Frieze: The Swan MaidensThe Swan Maidens' is a frieze by Dagfin Werenskiold that is displayed outside Oslo City Hall together with eleven other friezes of his. The friezes…
Replica of Church Portal from Hylestad Stave ChurchReplica of the carvings of the portal to Hylestad stave church. The carvings show scenes from the Sigurd legend.
Gol Stave ChurchGol Stave Church was moved to the Folkemuseum in the late 19th century. Only about one third of the surviving church was used (those parts that were…
The "Devil of Oslo"This relief is in the wall of Oslo cathedral. It depicts a man beset by beasts or devils, and was originally in St Hallvard's Cathedral.…
Wooden Fridge Magnet with Viking Ship DesignA wooden fridge magnet featuring Viking ships and a Viking. Seen in the ticket booth at Oslo Harbour.
Gjermundbu Helmet KeyringsKeyrings decorated with the Gjermundbu helmet spotted at the ticket booth in Oslo harbour.
Norrøna Shop, OsloNorrøna uses a logo of a Viking's head that immediately reminds of Knud Bergslien's painting 'Birkebeinerne'. The head is positioned as if the Viking…
Iduns gate, OsloIdun was the goddess who tended the golden apples that kept the gods young.
St Olavs gate, OsloSt Olavs gate (St Olav's Road) in Oslo is named for Olav Haraldsson who died at the battle of Stiklestad in 1030. He is largely credited with…
Vølund SmedA statue of Vølund / Wayland / Völundr the smith. It was made in 1873 by Stephan Sinding. Völundr is the protagonist of Völundarkviða in the Poetic…
Medieval OsloThe layout of part of medieval Oslo is shown with log walls one or two layers high and the cord roads in between them. This gives a sense of how…
Viking-themed Souvenirs in a Shop in OsloA selection of Viking-themed souvenirs in a shop window in Oslo. They include Viking longship tea-light holder, Viking trolls, a horned helmet,…
Freia ChocolatesFreia began as a brand in Oslo in 1889 when the factory was first founded to produce chocolate. The reason for the name of the company is not known,…