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Blog post: Vikings galore!A blog post with photographs of Viking reenactors in Sweden.
Lancaster City MuseumLancaster City Museum holds a collection of various Viking Age finds including combs and spearheads, as well as other objects found at Heysham.
Pink Ireland Supporter's HatA 'Viking' style Irish horned hat from Landsdowne Kid's Hats, seen in Dublin airport. One of the few examples of appropriation of Viking and Norse…
Dublin Castle WallsThe walls of Dublin Castle were built on the original defensive banks of the Viking settlement. In the undercroft of the powder tower the foundations…
Viking SchnapsViking Schnaps is an alcoholic drink available in various flavours that are named for the Norse gods. Its tagline is 'Pure natural drink for real…
Viking Snack: harðfiskur / stockfishHarðfiskur (English 'stockfish') is a delicious snack of naturally dried fish that is commonly eaten with butter on it. This brand is marketed as…
Nyheter: Kan ha funnet Olav den helliges kirkeArchaeologists digging in Trondheim have found human remains and the remains of a church that may date to the early 11th century. The site, behind the…
News: Vikings abused and beheaded their slavesAn article interviewing Anna Kjellström and Elise Naumann about the treatment of Viking slaves in burials.
Vikingene tålte ikke fornærmelserAn article about honour and law in the Viking Age.
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…
Viking Lands Map from Layers of Learning InitiativeA print out and colour in map of the Viking World from the Layers of Learning initiative, which is a homeschool curriculum company and produces…
Unfinished comb plates on display in the National Museum of IrelandUnfinished comb plates from Fishamble Street, Dublin. E172:11280; E172:9574
Two knives on display in the National Museum of IrelandIron knives from Christchurch Place and High Street, Dublin. E71: 9406; E122: 1890
Viking Age PodcastA (mostly) weekly podcast devoted to telling a (mostly) narrative history of the Viking Age. Currently covering the early Viking Age in Ireland and…
Ragnarök manhwaRagnarök is a Korean manhwa that follows the story of the warrior Chaos. It is a fantasy action adventure that draws on Norse mythology.
Legends & Chronicles: The VikingsShort descriptions of various aspects of Viking life explained with only occasional inaccuracies (such as stating that the Viking Age began c. 700 AD…
Anders Baasmo Christensen as OlafAnders Baasmo Christensen as King Olav in the 2003 production of The Saint Olav Drama.
Placemat depicting Odin riding SleipnirA textile placemat in a series by Leif Thesen (Oslo), depicting Odin riding Sleipnir
Placemat depicting Viking shipsA textile placemat in a series by Leif Thesen (Oslo), depicting a fleet of Viking ships
Placemat replicating a motif of the month of April from the Baldishol TapestryA textile placemat in a series by Leif Thesen (Oslo), depicting a motif of the month of April based on the eleventh-century tapestry found in…