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Medieval LyreA medieval lyre from c.1300. It has the same form as the lyre featured on the Hylestad church portal.
Replica of Church Portal from Hylestad Stave ChurchReplica of the carvings of the portal to Hylestad stave church. The carvings show scenes from the Sigurd legend.
PrimstavA primstav is a calendar stick that uses pictures to indicate the major non-moving religious holidays. The pictures on this one are rune-like. The…
Gol Stave ChurchGol Stave Church was moved to the Folkemuseum in the late 19th century. Only about one third of the surviving church was used (those parts that were…
The "Devil of Oslo"This relief is in the wall of Oslo cathedral. It depicts a man beset by beasts or devils, and was originally in St Hallvard's Cathedral.…
Medieval OsloThe layout of part of medieval Oslo is shown with log walls one or two layers high and the cord roads in between them. This gives a sense of how…
Monument to Bishop Absalon at Højerup KirkeA monument to the twelfth-century Danish Bishop (and Archbishop) Absalon, who played a key role in Danish territorial expansion and crusades against…
Anders och Måns - Runstensfrossa!Varsågod, Malin. ;)
Måns gör ett granskande reportage om en fin runsten. I'm a honky tonk man.
Digitala Sveriges RuninskrifterDigital copies of the series "Sveriges runinskrifter", the standard corpus work for Swedish runic inscriptions.
The Swedish National Heritage Board's Flickr set of runic inscriptions and picture stonesPhotographs of runic inscriptions and picture stones from the archives of the Swedish National Heritage Board
Online Learning website from DubliniaThe Online Learning Website from Dublinia features interactive maps of Viking and medieval Dublin, and nine audio visual animations on historical…
Interactive Map of Dublin from DubliniaAn interactive map of Dublin with a slider allowing a view of the city development through the Viking and Medieval periods. Produced by Dublinia as…
Walks through medieval Dublin with maps, from Dublincity.ieThree walking tours of medieval Dublin with maps, produced by Dublincity.ie. The third tour is named 'Dublinia', starting from this Viking…
Viking and Medieval Walk from Dublinlinks.comA short walking tour of Dublin's Viking and Medieval sites from the website http://www.dublinks.com/
Blog: Everyday MonstrosityA blog that is primarily about monsters, but with reference to the author's research into monsters in the Icelandic sagas.
Rune stone (U 370)Rune stone in Herresta,Uppland (U 370). According to theSamnordisk runtextdatabasthis stone carries a nonsense inscription. It may be medieval rather…
The Chaucer StudioThe Chaucer Studio is a non-profit organisation that recordings of medieval literature. The catalogue includes readings of Old Norse literature.
Cultural Tour of Northern Shetland MapA map that has been tagged with historical events and mentions, including events from the sagas
Guide to the classics: the Icelandic sagaA brief introduction to the Icelandic sagas.
An Atlas of Medieval Combs from Northern EuropeThis website provides a general synthesis of data about early medieval combs, including Viking and Viking Age combs.
Cite this as: S. Ashby 2011…