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Kaupang, VikingbyenKaupang in Skiringssal was a Viking Age town and market. It is the first known trading outpost in Norway. The town was founded c.800 and was abandoned…
Odin creates the worldA short cartoon about how Odin created the world. Not entirely accurate but introduces some basic concepts. This video is part of a series by…
Viking Sprinkler AlarmA sprinkler alarm by a company called Viking.
Conference Presentation: Kendra Wilson, “Saga Style in a Finnish Beijing Opera”Kendra Wilson (University of Turku), Kendra Wilson (University of Turku), “Saga Style in a Finnish Beijing Opera”. Chaired by Eleanor Rosamund…
Myklebust Round Barrows and ShipThe largest of five mounds at Myklebust, Nordfjordeid, Sogn og Fjordane in Norway contained the remains of the largest Viking Age ship found in…
Blog: Viking Settlement in CorkA blog post about Norse and Danish settlement in Cork
King Sitric Fish Restaurant in Howth, DublinA restaurant and accommodation in Howth, Co. Dublin named after the Hiberno-Norse King of Dublin, King Sitric (Sigtryggr). They use a horned helmet in…
Kirkwall Thorfinn FCKirkwall Thorfinn FC is Orkney's oldest football club. The team's badge features a Viking longship, and their name references Orkney's famous earls,…
News: Exploring Iceland through its Viking sagasNews article about Kári Gislason and Richard Fidler travelling to Iceland to discover the Old Norse sagas.
Blog post: Past to Paper: The VikingsA blog post about different ways in which Vikings might be used in fiction.
Trade with Norway display at Jorvik: Home and AbroadA display including some of the items brought from Norway to trade in York during the Viking Age, including dried fish, animal skins, antlers and…
Examples of Horn working at Jorvik: Home and Abroad ExhibitionA display demonstrating some of the objects made from horn in York during the Viking Age, including spoons, jewellery and drinking horns. Part of the…
Model of a beggar in Jorvik: Home and Abroad Exhibition in St Mary’s, CoppergateA model of a beggar on the streets of Viking Jorvik. Part of the temporary exhibit Jorvik: Home and Abroad in St Mary’s, Coppergate. Photo taken by…
Model of a child in Jorvik: Home and Abroad Exhibition in St Mary’s, CoppergateA model of a child in Viking Jorvik. Part of the temporary exhibit Jorvik: Home and Abroad in St Mary’s, Coppergate. Photo taken by Kisha G. Tracy.
Models of traders in Jorvik: Home and Abroad Exhibition in St Mary’s, CoppergateModels of Norse townspeople on the streets of Viking Jorvik. Part of the temporary exhibit Jorvik: Home and Abroad in St Mary’s, Coppergate. Photos…
Reconstructed Viking pots in Jorvik: Home and Abroad Exhibition in St Mary’s, CoppergateReconstructed Viking pots in a market stall in Viking Jorvik. Part of the temporary exhibit Jorvik: Home and Abroad in St Mary’s, Coppergate. Photo…
Display of artefacts from Viking York in the temporary Jorvik: Home and Abroad Exhibition in St Mary’s, CoppergateViking Age artefacts from excavations in York, including beads, finger rings, pottery and whetstones on display in the temporary Jorvik: Home and…
Display of artefacts in the temporary Jorvik: Home and Abroad Exhibition in St Mary’s, CoppergateAssorted Viking-Age artefacts from excavations in York, including bone needles, loom weights and wooden objects on display in the temporary Jorvik:…
Reconstructed Viking shields in the temporary Jorvik: Home and Abroad Exhibition in St Mary’s, CoppergateBrightly pained reproductions of Viking shields on display in the temporary Jorvik: Home and Abroad Exhibition in St Mary’s, Coppergate. Photo taken…
Jorvik: Home and Abroad (Temporary Exhibition in St Mary’s, Coppergate)From the official website:
"Working in partnership with York Museums Trust, The JORVIK Group invites you to discover the hustle and bustle of…