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Hagar the Horrible is known as Harald Hirmuinen (the Terrible) in Finland.

Beer steins featuring Hagar the Horrible (aka Harald Hirmuinen) in Finland. From left to right, they read 'That's it!', 'Searching for an equaliser',…

NASA's poster illustrating the landing sequence for the Viking 1 Mars landing.

A series of posters used to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Viking mission to Mars by NASA

The Kulturhistorisk museum in Oslo has six axes with bronze fittings on their shafts in its collections. The axes all date from the last part of the…

An article about honour and law in the Viking Age.

Sticker with logo of Jomsborg Vikingeklubben [Jomsborg Viking Club]. Winter bathing club, founded 1933. Bathe naked in the sea, then in to the sauna.…

Viking Direct is an office supplies company that uses the name Viking with no clear reason for doing so.

Short articles about the Vikings.

History of Cork in the Viking Age aimed at primary students.

A home-made hnefatafl board.

From the website: 'The aim of this research project is thus to assess the extent to which the round shield can illuminate Viking Age martial…

Delve into the past for a look into the art of Viking longship building. Meet a master boatbuilder and learn about the role these vessels played in…

Discussion and photographs of the Viking Age cross at Kirkcolm in the Rhinns of Galloway. The cross is Christian but features a figure identified as…

Saga Shipping uses a Viking longship as its logo. This example was seen in Kalundborg.

Documentary about a huge and spectacular, but forgotten viking burialmound, excavated in 1874. English subtitles. (p) 2009
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The embroidered tale of Rollo (Hrólfr in Old Norse), Viking chief and founder of Norway. The tapestry records his Viking raids, his taking possession…

Kirkwall Thorfinn FC is Orkney's oldest football club. The team's badge features a Viking longship, and their name references Orkney's famous earls,…

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…

A simple glimpse at Viking Age related sites in Sweden, this time looking into what happened to the runes when the Viking Age ended.
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