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Detail of the Stem and Stern of Saga OsebergDetail shot showing the carving at the stem of Saga Oseberg at the Tønsberg Viking Festival.
Reconstructed Viking ShipsVarious views of the reconstructed Viking ships at the Tonsberg Viking festival.
Tønsberg Viking FestivalA view over the area of the Viking festival with Viking-style tents pitched around the site.
Reconstructed Viking ShipsReconstructed Viking ships at the Tønsberg Viking Festival. The ship closest to the foreground is Saga Oseberg, a reconstruction of the Oseberg ship.…
Advertising for Tonsberg Viking FestivalAdvertising poster for the Tonsberg Viking Festival. The Norseness of the festival is reinforced by the use of a rune-like font.
Oseberg BryggA shop in Tønsberg selling brewing kits and offering courses in how to brew beer. It uses a stylised version of the Oseberg ship as its logo. The shop…
Ice and Longboats: EMAP Volume 2Ancient Music of Scandinavia - European Music Archaeology Project (EMAP) Volume 2. This is a video related to the CD Ice and Longboats, volume 2 of a…
Translation of Völundarkviða into Spanish by Josefina TroncosoA translation into Spanish of the Old Norse poem Völundarkviða from the Poetic Edda by Josefina Troncoso (@kriemhildsrache on Twitter), a 3rd year…
Translation of Völundarkviða by Josefina TroncosoA translation of the Old Norse poem Völundarkviða from the Poetic Edda by Josefina Troncoso (@kriemhildsrache on Twitter), a 3rd year English student…
Translation of Hamðismál by Josefina TroncosoA translation of Hamðismál by Josefina Troncoso (@kriemhildsrache on Twitter), a 3rd year English student at Durham University. Hamðismál is a heroic…
Dan Dry Hand DryerA hand dryer in the Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen. The company uses a Viking warrior in the colours of the Danish flag as their logo. Naturally, the…
'Gods in Geography' Poster at Kongernes Jelling (Royal Jelling) Experience CentreA map of some of the Danish place names with connections to the Norse gods,on display in an exhibition on legacy at Kongernes Jelling (Royal Jelling)…
Poster of Days of the Week derived from Norse Gods at Kongernes Jelling (Royal Jelling) Experience CentreA poster the days of the week with roots in the names of Norse gods, on display in an exhibition on legacy at Kongernes Jelling (Royal Jelling)…
Poster of Baby Names derived from Norse Gods at Kongernes Jelling (Royal Jelling) Experience CentreA poster with some of the modern Danish names with roots in the names of Norse gods and goddesses, on display in an exhibition on legacy at Kongernes…
Entrance to Kongernes Jelling (Royal Jelling) Experience CentreThe entrance to the new Kongernes Jelling Experience Centre in Jelling, Denmark. According to the website "The visitor and experience center at…
Viking Age PodcastA (mostly) weekly podcast devoted to telling a (mostly) narrative history of the Viking Age. Currently covering the early Viking Age in Ireland and…
Course Syllabus: Religion and Mythology in the Viking AgeThis is the syllabus for a course on pre-Christian religion/s in the Viking Age, which I taught in the spring of 2014. It was part of a two-semester…
Lecture notes on Gísla saga SúrssonarNotes produced by Rebecca Merkelbach for an introductory lecture at Cambridge on Gísla saga Súrssonar (one of the Sagas of Icelanders dealing with the…
Handout on Gísla saga SúrssonarA handout produced by Rebecca Merkelbach to accompany an introductory lecture at Cambridge on Gísla saga Súrssonar (one of the Sagas of Icelanders…
"Gjallarhorn" from the Video game DestinyNorse myth has become a staple influence of gaming, to the extent that it often features in minor ways in games with no plot-line linking it to the…