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Postcard depicting a modern commemorative "runestone" in the Jardin des Plantes, Rouen.Postcard depicting a modern commemorative "runestone" in the Jardin des Plantes, Rouen – a gift from the Kingdom of Norway. "In 1911 the city of…
Anundshög runestone (Vs 13), SwedenRune stone next to the burial mounds and ship setting at Anundshög, c. 1000–1050. The rune stone was raised at the culmination of a row of…
Fotevikens MuseumFoteviken Museum is a living history museum with a recreated Viking town.
Fra kongens åkerInvestigations at Avaldsnes on Karmøy have provided new insights into grain cultivation. Avaldsnes was a royal estate from the time of Harald Fairhair…
Woman in traditional Norse dress outside Tjodhilde's Church in QassiarsukPhoto of a woman in traditional Norse dress outside the reconstruction of Tjodhilde's Church in Qassiarsuk, Southern Greenland by Franziska Mahler -…
Det vikingatida bågskyttet i Birka – ett exempel på en framstående stridskonst med främmande inslag'This paper deals with archery in the Viking Age settlement of Birka and in particular the presence of Euro Asiatic, steppe nomadic archery equipment…
Illustration of Yggdrasill by Friedrich Wilhelm HeineIllustration of 'The Ash Yggdrasill' by Friedrich Wilhelm Heine, printed in Wilhelm Wägner's Asgard and the Gods (1886)
Logo of Friends of the Viking ShipThe logo of 'Friends of the Viking Ship' which aims to "to facilitate the preservation of the 1893 Viking Ship as an important artifact from the…
News: Viking-era artefacts set for display at National MuseumThe Llandwrog hoard is going on display at the National Museum of Wales together with remains from Llanbedrgoch on Anglesey.
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…
The Viking Age CompendiumA compendium of the material culture of Viking Age Britain
Lofotr Viking Festival 2009 - Rowing the Lofotr and Vargfotr viking shipsFrom a visit of Lofotr Viking Museum during the Viking Festival in August 2009. Rowing the Viking ships Lofotr and Vargfotr.
Reconstruction of Side C of Rune stone DR 42 at JellingA reconstruction of Side C of Rune stone DR 42 at Jelling. See item #280 for a photo of the original
Modern rune stone by Erik the Red Sandquist at JellingPhotos of a brightly painted modern rune stone outside the Kongernes Jelling Museum. It was carved by Erik the Red Sandquist, a professional rune…
Sixth-century buckle plate in the Historisk museum, OsloBuckle plate from Åker, Vang in Hedemark dating to around the year 600. On display in the Historisk museum, Oslo
Sixth-century pommel with ring in the Historisk museum, OsloSixth-century pommel with ring from Åker, Vang in Hedemark dating to around the year 600. On display in the Historisk museum, Oslo
Sixth-century buckle in the Historisk museum, OsloBuckle from Åker, Vang in Hedemark dating to around the year 600. On display in the Historisk museum, Oslo
Sixth-century buckle plate in the Historisk museum, OsloBuckle plate from Åker, Vang in Hedemark dating to around the year 600. On display in the Historisk museum, Oslo
Sixth-century shield boss button in the Historisk museum, OsloShield boss button from Åker, Vang in Hedemark dating to around the year 600. On display in the Historisk museum, Oslo
Viking swords on display in the Historisk museum, OsloSwords on display at the Historisk museum, Oslo. Various dates (from the eighth to the tenth century) and various locations in Norway.