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Viking whistle in the Hunt MuseumA bone whistle with three perforations, listed as possibly ninth or tenth century.
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Viking-Age Knife Handle in the Hunt MuseumA decorated bone knife-handle from the ninth or tenth century, possibly Viking.
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Viking sword in the Hunt MuseumAn iron Viking sword with a short blade and a T-shape hilt, 9th or 10th century.
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Fountain depicting Thor in Torshälla, SwedenThis fountain depicting Thor riding his chariot pulled by his goats Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr, is located in the centre of the Swedish town…
Photograph of the Lilleberge BroochThe Lilleberge Brooch was discovered in 2014 by the British Museum, in organic material from the Lilleberge excavations, conducted in the nineteenth…
The Vinland MapThe Vinland Map is a mappa mundi that depicts Vinland, the Viking name for America. It first came to light in 1957 when it was offered for sale by an…
Viking House Sign in Lindfield, SussexSign adorning 'Viking Cottage', a Grade II listed building on Lindfield High Street dating to the seventeenth century
Detail of Yggrasill from the Överhogdal tapestriesDetail of Yggdrasill from the Överhogdal tapestries, produced during the Viking Age and re-discovered in 1909 in Överhogdal Church.
Illustration of Yggdrasill from AM 738 4toDetail from an illustration of Yggdrasil on fol. 43r of the 17th century Icelandic manuscript AM 738 4to (the Edda oblongata), housed in The…
UVic Vikes (The University of Victoria Vikings)The sports teams of the University of Victoria (British Columbia, Canada) are called Vikings, more commonly now 'Vikes'. Their mascot is a blond…
Blog: St Olaf - our other saintA blog post about St Olaf and discussion of which church may have given Kirkwall its name.
The Orkney Viking Heritage Project (website)Website showcasing work produced by PhDs on the AHRC-funded Orkney Viking Heritage Project.
The Orkney Viking Heritage Project was a training…
The Viking Trade Board GameIllustration for board game for 8-12 year old children, based around Viking trade routes and networks. You can print this game out to play it.
Viking and Medieval Norse Studies ProgrammeViking and Medieval Norse Studies is a two-year (120 ECTS credits) Nordic Master's Programme run by the University of Iceland in cooperation with…
Viking Age Sword from HaukeliDuring a fishing trip in 2012, Gøran Olsen discovered something between stones at Haukeli. The find is now at the University Museum, and appeared to…
University Museum of BergenThe University Museum of Bergen houses a Viking Age exhibition based on excavations at Ytre Moa in Årdal, Sogn, Norway
Photographs of Viking Age Artefacts and SitesUniversitetsmuseenes fotoportal is an online collection of photographs from six Norwegian universities. The link takes you to all Viking Age items
Nytt om runerMeldingsblad om runeforskning som kan lastes ned fra lenken.
Ungmennafélagið Fjölnir multi-sports club in IcelandThis club in Grafarvogur, Reykjavík takes the name of Fjölnir, a legendary Norse king mentioned in Grottasöngr and Ynglinga saga (where he is said to…
Ullr VikinglagUllr Vikinglag is a Viking reenactment and living history group with an emphasis on blunt-weapon training.