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A rattle, a pair of scissors, and a pottery jar from Tønsberg.
Finnr Arnason was an advisor to Olaf Haraldsson. His name is often spelled Arnesson now.
Fishamble street is one of the oldest streets in Dublin, and dates back to the Viking longphort, which was established as a permanent settlement by…
The Viking Village in Iceland is a Viking-themed restaurant and hotel that has an annual Viking festival.
A floating key ring shaped like the Gokstad ship under sail. Seen in Vikingskipshuset.
SarahRowsSolo explains why the sea is salty, including some Viking folklore about why they thought the sea was salty. Folklore begins about 7.10 into…
Watch the all-new For Honor gameplay walkthrough of a Viking story campaign mission. Join the Raider in his raid through the Myre, land of the Samurai…
An account in The Guardian (27 December 2008) discusses how a modern collector had taken a sword thought to be made by the famous smith Ulfberht to…
The following clip shows an attempt at reconstructing a Viking Age shield boss (type R564). The purpose of the forging was to better understand the…
Fornsalen in Visby has displays about the history of Gotland.
Foteviken Museum is a living history museum with a recreated Viking town.
This fountain depicting Thor riding his chariot pulled by his goats Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr, is located in the centre of the Swedish town…
Investigations at Avaldsnes on Karmøy have provided new insights into grain cultivation. Avaldsnes was a royal estate from the time of Harald Fairhair…
The Oseberg ship during excavation in 1904. For a full sized image, see here
A pre-Viking razor fragment from theLate Bronze Age, period V. FromStrærup, Sogn.For a higher resolution image see…
A Frankish glass goblet from the Borre mound burial. It is thought that the goblet must have been at least 100 years old when deposited in the Borre…
A silver goblet with Christian iconography of Frankish origins. Produced around the year 800, and possibly taken in a Viking raid. Found north of…
The peace bench is a carved tree with various places to sit. Included in the design are rune-like symbols and an interlaced snake pattern reminiscent…
Freia, the company named for the Norse goddess, produced baking powder as well as chocolate.
Freia began as a brand in Oslo in 1889 when the factory was first founded to produce chocolate. The reason for the name of the company is not known,…
