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Canmore - Scottish Heritage DatabaseCanmore is a database of heritage sites in Scotland that is compiled and maintained by Historic Environment Scotland. This link is a search for all…
Norse settlement, Sandwick, UnstA Norse settlement at Unst is recorded in Canmore. The website includes photographs of the site and some detail about it. Finds from the site include…
Information Board outside St Magnus Church, OrkneyInformation board outside the Norse St Magnus Church on Egilsay, Orkney.
Hjemkomst - A DreamThe story tells about the construction and sailing of a replica longship by Robert Asp of Moorhead, Minnesota. The replica was based on the Gokstad…
The Stora Hammars I image stoneOne of four early Viking-Age picture stones from Stora Hammars in Gotland, featuring scenes of battle, and imagery interpreted as having a mythical or…
Katt i bärnstenThis amber cat was found at Birka in Sweden. It is about 3cm long and looks like a sitting cat.
BirkaportalenBirkaportalen gathers together a range of resources about Viking Age Birka and Hovgården.
Board Gaming With Historians: VikingsIn the first episode of our new video series, we play 'Vikings', a tile-placement strategy game designed by Michael Kiesling in 2007, in which Dr.…
The Vikings ("Personal Jesus" by Depeche Mode)Viking history to the tune of Personal Jesus by Depeche Mode. We used clips from documentaries to make this one. The song is very Viking-ish anyway.
Craft: How to Make a Viking LongboatInstructions for how to make a Viking longship from cardboard.
Hoen VikinglagHoen Vikinglag is a living history group that researches and mediates Viking Age culture and crafts.
Holger Danske Pipe TobaccoHolger Danske is a blended pipe tobacco which refers to the figure of Holger Danske (the legendary Danish hero) and includes a Viking ship logo.
Holger Danske FlytteforretningHolger Danske is ubiquitous in Denmark, even in the name of a removals company.
MS SigynMS Sigyn was a Swedish ship that transported spent nuclear waste from Swedish nuclear power plants. She was named for Loki's wife, who held a bowl…
IHTA: Towns of Viking OriginThe Irish Historic Towns Atlas is now online with a series of pages on towns of Viking origin.
Online Version of Zoëga, 'A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic' (Hyperlink)An digitised, online, searchable version of the Geir T. Zoëga, 'A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic' (1910) by http://norse.ulver.com/
Map of the Viking World with Norse placenamesA map of the Viking world as named by (or as known to) the Norse peoples. Whilst the names are not entirely accurate (and include a few not recorded…
Website referring to Viking raids in The NetherlandsWebsite in Dutch, which includes a section on Vikings in de lage landen (Vikings in the Low Countries). The raids during a time period of 900 AD till…
Netvike.com: A Viking compendiumA website about Vikings with the author's views on a range of topics related to them.
Up Helly Aa WebsiteOfficial Website of the Up Helly Aa Festival in Shetland.
The Up Helly A' is a festival celebrated on the 24th day after Christmas in Shetland. The…