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BroochesA selection of oval brooches and trefoil brooches on display at kulturhistorisk museum.
AmuletAmulet on display in kulturhistorisk museum
Viking Age beadsViking age glass beads displayed among cremated bones
Iron rattleAn iron rattle like those found with the Oseberg ship.
Oil lampsViking Age oil lamps.
Oval brooches and beadsA display of oval brooches and beads showing how the beads might have been worn between the brooches.
Advertising for kulturhistorisk museum in OsloAdvertising outside kulturhistorisk museum in Oslo. The posters feature the Gjermundbu helmet, treasure and a sword, thus evoking the Viking Age very…
Ship's weather vaneA weather vane from a Viking Age ship. This, like other weather vanes, was eventually placed on Heggum Church. It is currently on display in…
BBC Bitesize: Vikings for KS2The BBC website provides a range of resources for KS2 teachers and learners. This link takes you to the material on the Vikings.
Rowlocks with Mammen mask carvingTwo rowlocks from Gokstad carved with a mask. They date to the ninth century.
Remains of the Roskilde 6 Ship on display in the Viking Exhibition in the NationamuseetRoskilde 6 was discovered in 1997 during work to extend the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde. The 37 meter Viking warship is the largest yet discovered,…
Remains of the Roskilde 6 ship on display at the British MuseumRoskilde 6 was discovered in 1997 during work to extend the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde. The 37 meter Viking warship is the largest yet discovered,…
The Viking Age boat burial at Balladoole, Isle of Man.Stones marking the rough outline of the Viking Age boat burial at Balladoole, Isle of Man, a double burial of a man and a woman. See also item #2783
Plaque at Balladoole, Isle of ManPlaque marking the site of the Viking Age boat burial at Balladoole in the Isle of Man, which was a double burial of a man and a woman.See also…
Site of Viking Age boat burial at Scar, Sanday, OrkneyA small sign marking the location of the Viking Age boat burial near Scar, on the north coast of Sanday, Orkney. Excavated in November/December 1991…
Depiction of the Ships from HedebyThese ships were carved on polished red deer antler.
This find is a part of the permanent exhibition in the Hedeby Viking Museum / Wikinger…
Varangian Guardsmen from the Skylitzes ManuscriptOne section of the Skylitzes manuscript illustrates how the Varangian Guard, an elite mercenary unit mainly consisting of Scandinavians in Byzantine…
Blog post: Women - Key figures in medieval SwedenIn one section of the Swedish History Museum in Stockholm representing the Viking period, Swedish women are represented in one individual display case…
Gaming pieces in kulturhistorisk museum, OsloA selection of gaming pieces on display in the Museum of Cultural History, Oslo. These pieces were probably used for hnefatafl. The photographs…
Review: 'Cold Counsel: Women in Old Norse Literature and Mythology. A Collection of Essays' ed. by Sarah Anderson and Karen SwensonReview of Anderson, S. and Swenson, K. (eds), 2002 'Cold Counsel: Women in Old Norse Literature and Mythology. A Collection of Essays' (London and New…