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A wooden ladle and a carved wooden handle from the Oseberg ship burial.

A lamp. It would have been filled with oil and a wick placed in it to provide light.

A loom in the lobby of Quality Hotel Tonsberg. This loom is being used to weave sails for the replica of the Klastad ship that is being constructed…

Photograph of a reconstructed rune stone by Mads Pihl - Visit Greenland

This mould was almost certainly used to make the star-shaped kite brooch that is displayed beside it. Both were found on the same site.

The New Introduction to Old Norse Series includes a Grammar, Reader and Glossary. Barnes, Michael. 2008.A New Introduction to Old Norse: Part 1 -…

The parrel (left) was used to fix the sail to the mast on the ship. The rope tighteners would have been used wherever needed in the rigging.

A wooden pitchfork from the Oseberg burial

Nancy Marie Brown tells the story of the lives of women in the Viking age

Reconstruction of a longhouse at the Viking Age ring fort of Fyrkat

A photograph of a turf-built house in Iceland of a style that would have been common in the Viking Age

A replica Viking ship on display outside Reginalds Tower Viking Museum.

Wooden rule with the younger futhark burnt into it, updated to include additional modern letters. Made by Sofie Louise Jensen.

An appropriately themed bench in Slottsfjellsmuseet, next to the remains of the Klastad ship.

A table at Stamford bridge with food and vessels laid out to show the types of food available to Vikings

A troll and an elk in a Viking ship.

A small boat of approximately 37cm in length has been interpreted as a child's toy. This one was found at Winetavern Street during excavations by the…

This Viking Age dog collar was found in the Oseberg ship burial. It is made of leather with metal fittings.

A blog by Irish archaeologist Alva Mac Gowan, documenting this year's summer voyage with the reconstructed Viking ship Havhingsten (the Sea Stallion…

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This video is about Jesse Byock's interdisciplinary research in Iceland. The material discuss the use of sagas, history and…

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