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Blog Post: UCD School of Archaeology Builds Viking HouseA description of building a Viking house based on the archaeological evidence from Dublin.
Norstead Viking VillageNorstead Viking Village is a living history museum near L'Anse-aux-Meadows.
Vikingar! ExperienceVikingar! is an interactive experience about the Vikings, offering educational tours as well as general visits.
Þjóðveldisbærinn Reconstructed FarmA reconstructed farm based on the excavated remains found at Stöng. It is open to visit in the summer.
Öland Silver 'Valkyrie' Pendant from the Statens historiska museumDiscovered in Öland, Köping in Sweden and dating to the Viking Age. It depicts a female figure in elaborate dress holding a cup or horn, and…
News: Time running short to save Viking ship in IllinoisA news article about the threat to a replica Viking ship in Good Templar Park, Geneva, Illinois
Video clip of Goðafoss Waterfall in Northern IcelandGoðafoss is a prominent landmark in Iceland, and also an important site in the Viking Age history of Iceland, most well-known as the place where…
Photo of Goðafoss Waterfall from the Western BankGoðafoss ('Waterfall of the Gods') is a prominent landmark in Iceland, and also an important site in the Viking Age history of Iceland, most…
Photos of Goðafoss Waterfall from the Eastern BankDescription
Goðafoss ('Waterfall of the Gods') is a prominent landmark in Iceland, and also an important site in the Viking Age history of Iceland,…
Information Board at Goðafoss Waterfall in IcelandGoðafoss ('Waterfall of the Gods') is a prominent landmark in Iceland, and also an important site in the Viking Age history of Iceland, most…
Representation of the High Seat Pillars Thrown into GoðafossModern representations of the high seat pillars or idols of the Norse gods cast into Goðafoss waterfall by Lawspeaker Þorgeir Ljósvetningagoði…
FjörukráinThe Viking Village in Iceland is a Viking-themed restaurant and hotel that has an annual Viking festival.
Viking Figurine outside the 50 Degrees North shop, HeimaeyA colourful figurine (including horned helmet) outside a shop in Heimaey in the Westman Islands
News: Hiker finds Viking swordA hiker found a Viking sword when he sat down to rest after a short fishing trip.
Photos of Peel Castle in the Isle of ManPeel Castle in the Isle of Man was originally constructed by the Norse King Magnus Barefoot, who reigned in the eleventh century. It incorporated an…
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…
Old Norse Lesson 1: Introducing the LanguageWhat is Old Norse? How old is it? How is it related to English and the other languages of Northern Europe?
In this first video of a planned series,…
Statue by Niels Christian Frandsen Entitled Hús GuðannaA statue standing outside the Norwegian Church in Heimaey, Westman Islands. The statue was erected in 1999 and is named Hús Guðanna, 'House of the…
Völuspá: Introduction and Readings (Old Norse & English)Völuspá is one of the most important poems in the Poetic Edda, and the most well-known account of the beginning and end of the world (Ragnarok) in…
Völuspá by Sveinbjörn BeinteinssonThis is the opening poem of the Poetic Edda, chanted in a style influenced by rímur tradition by Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson, allsherjargoði (very roughly…