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A Viking ShopA tent opened up to become a shop at Tønsberg Viking Festival. It sells a variety of reproduction goods, including pendants, wooden plaques, beads and…
About the art of rigging a Viking ship with hemp.Woody Wiest talks about rigging the Draken Harald Hårfagre using hemp ropes.
Adelsö by Justin Quinn: a poem in The New YorkerThis is a link to a the poem Adelsö, by Justin Quinn, which was printed in the 22 August 2016 edition of The New Yorker magazine. It uses Norse…
Advertising for kulturhistorisk museum in OsloAdvertising outside kulturhistorisk museum in Oslo. The posters feature the Gjermundbu helmet, treasure and a sword, thus evoking the Viking Age very…
Advertising for Tonsberg Viking FestivalAdvertising poster for the Tonsberg Viking Festival. The Norseness of the festival is reinforced by the use of a rune-like font.
Adze, Auger and Tethering Pegs from the Gokstad BurialAn adze (left), a spoon-shaped auger with a looped handle (centre) and some wooden tethering pegs.
Aerial photograph of the Skuldelev excavations in the Roskilde Viking Ship MuseumAn aerial photograph taken in 1962, showing the barrier in the Roskilde Fjord constructed to excavate the five Skuldelev ships. These ships are now on…
Afskærmning af runestenene i JellingProject website describing the protection of the Jelling runestones
Agder VikinglagAgder Vikinglag is a reenactment and living history group that runs many activities related to Viking culture
Aker i Viken Viking Reenactment GroupAker i Viken is a small living history group based in Oslo that focuses on Viking-Age handicrafts.
Alaric's Magic Sheet of Old Norse Paradigms (Hyperlink)A two page sheet giving students a handy reference to paradigms and the essentials of Old Norse grammar. Available to download from…
Album from best-selling Swedish dance band Vikingarna1988 LP album Kramgoa Låtar 16 [Lit. 'Cuddly Tracks 16'] seen in second-hand shop, Frederikshavn, Denmark 2016. Artists: Vikingarna. Swedish dance…
Ale Bowl from the Oseberg Ship BurialA possible ale bowl made of beech.
Allez Savoir No. 58 VikingsAn interview with Dr Sarah Baccianti about the Vikings and their portrayal on the series 'Vikings'
Always be a Viking Plaque in IcelandA Viking variation on the common 'Always be yourself unless...' statement, seen in an Icelandic souvenir shop.
Amber Beads in the National Museum of IrelandThis display shows pieces of amber and beads made from amber that were found in Fishamble Street, Dublin
Katt i bärnstenThis amber cat was found at Birka in Sweden. It is about 3cm long and looks like a sitting cat.
Amber Thor's hammerAmber Thor's hammer from Hedeby. It is currently exhibited in the Viking Museum Haithabu.
AmuletAmulet on display in kulturhistorisk museum
Amulets from ÁrósOn the photo are iron Thor's hammer and small, bronze axehead.
These amulets have been found in Århus (Árós in the Viking Age). Currently they…