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Photo of the Northern Burial Mound at JellingThere are two large burial mounds at Jelling in Denmark. The North Mound is known as Thyra's Mound, and was most likely the original burial place of…
Photos of the Southern Burial Mound at JellingThere are two large burial mounds at Jelling in Denmark. The South Mound is known as Gorm's Mound, and is empty. It was probably constructed in the…
Photos of Jelling Kirke in DenmarkToday’s Jelling Church is a Romanesque masonry church, built around 1100 on the site of Harald Bluetooth’s original church from the 900s AD. In 2000,…
Photos of Rune stone DR 41 at JellingPhoto of the older of the two Jelling stones, raised by King Gorm the Old in memory of his wife Thyra. The English translation on the Samnordisk…
Photo of Side A of Rune stone DR 42 at JellingPhoto of the younger of the two Jelling rune stones (DR 42), raised by Harald Bluetooth (who died in 985 or 986) in memory of his father and mother,…
Reconstruction of Side A of Rune stone DR 42 at JellingA reconstruction of Side A of Rune stone DR 42 at Jelling. See item #278 for a photo of the original
Photo of Side B of Rune stone DR 42 at JellingPhoto of Side B of the younger of the two Jelling rune stones (DR 42), raised by Harald Bluetooth (who died in 985 or 986) in memory of his father and…
Reconstruction of Side B of Rune stone DR 42 at JellingA reconstruction of Side B of Rune stone DR 42 at Jelling. See item #280 for a photo of the original
Photo of Side C of Rune stone DR 42 at JellingPhoto of Side C of the younger of the two Jelling rune stones (DR 42), raised by Harald Bluetooth (who died in 985 or 986) in memory of his father and…
Items from the North Mound in the Kongernes Jelling MuseumItems, including gilded bronze mounts for harness straps, and a reconstruction of a bird strap end discovered in excavations of the North mound in…
Viking Age gold neck-rings and finger ring in the Historisk museum, OsloFour gold neck-rings from Vulum, Malvik, Sør-Trøndelag on display in the Historisk museum, Oslo. Tenth or eleventh century.
Penannular Brooch and Silver neck rings in the Historisk museum, OsloPenannular Brooch and Silver neck rings from Vulum, Malvik, Sør-Trøndelag on display in the Historisk museum, Oslo. Tenth or eleventh century.
Elaborate 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
Gold shield grip in the Historisk museum, OsloShield grip from Åker, Vang in Hedemark dating to around the year 600. On display in the Historisk museum, Oslo
Thesis: Berserkr in Old Norse and Icelandic LiteratureBreen's PhD thesis on the Old Norse berserkr. The thesis itself is not available to view online but the link provides details of how to view…
Germanic Mythology: Texts, Translations, ScholarshipA website with translations and texts relating to Old Norse literature and Norse mythology. The website primarily links to other websites, but it does…
Gersum Project: The Scandinavian Influence on English VocabularyThe Gersum Project, funded by the AHRC, aims to understand Scandinavian influence on English vocabulary by examining the origins of up to 1,600 words…
Runic stone (FR 2 M) from Sandavágur Church in the FaroesThirteenth century runic stone from Sandavágur Church in the Faroes. The inscription reads 'Þorkell Ônundar sonr, austmaðr af Rogalandi, bygði þenna…
Gjallarstadir Vikinglag og RavneklanenA living history group that is interested in recreating and mediating all aspects of Viking Age culture and daily life.
Isle Of Man Railway, Diesel No. 17 "Viking"The Isle of Man Railway named one of its diesel engines 'Viking'