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Borre Trefoil brooch from WiltshireThis is a stunning Borre style Trefoil brooch found in Wiltshire, one of over 20 on the Portable Antiquities Scheme's Database. To view the full…
Vikings Voyagers exhibition at Falmouth featuring PAS finds.This exhibition is a partnership with the British Museum, featuring some stunning Viking objects and highlighting the importance of Cornwall to the…
Viking reenactors at Battle of Clontarf Festival 2014This is a group of reenactors dressed as Viking reenactors at the massive Battle of Clontarf Festival in April 2014. This item may be useful for…
Viking House Sign in Lindfield, SussexSign adorning 'Viking Cottage', a Grade II listed building on Lindfield High Street dating to the seventeenth century
How to Contribute to the World-Tree Digital Archive VideoA short information video, outlining the steps involved in contributing to the World-Tree Project.
Vikings drank from the skulls of their enemiesPeople once thought that Vikings drank from the skulls of their enemies. This is a misunderstanding of Krákumál 25 where it states:…
Viking ship discovered in TennesseeThe World Daily News Report produced a story on August 13th 2014 that a Viking longship had been found in Tennessee. This was a spoof report that was…
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
The Kensington RunestoneThe Kensington runestone is one of several runestones found in the American Midwest. Olof Ohman claimed to have discovered it in 1898 near Kensington,…
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…
Placemat replicating a motif of the month of May from the Baldishol TapestryA textile placemat in a series by Leif Thesen (Oslo), depicting a motif of the month of May based on the eleventh-century tapestry found in Baldishol…
Vikings in AustraliaA report of a Viking trade centre in Western Australia was posted on the faux news site World Daily News Report. This report was more easily seen…
Shieldmaidens in the newsA study of burials of Norse migrants was trumpeted by the popular press as showing that half of all Viking warriors were women.1 This is not the case…
The Gjermundbu HelmetThe Gjermundbu helmet is the only Viking Age helmet that has been found in Norway. It was found in a burial mound near Haugsbygda in Ringerike in 1943…
Viking CombA Viking comb and a bronze pin found at Larne, County Antrim, and are on display in Ulster museum, Both items were found in 1840 in a male Viking…
Tjängvide (I) Picture Stone from GotlandTjängvide I (G 110) dates from c.700-800 AD and is now on display at Statens historiska museum in Stockholm. It is one of several Gotlandic…
View from the Gallery of St. Magnus Cathedral, KirkwallImage taken on the Orkney Viking Heritage Project Field Trip of the interior of St. Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall. The Cathedral was founded by Earl…
Forged Vlfberht SwordsAn account in The Guardian (27 December 2008) discusses how a modern collector had taken a sword thought to be made by the famous smith Ulfberht to…
The Vinland MapThe Vinland Map is a mappa mundi that depicts Vinland, the Viking name for America. It first came to light in 1957 when it was offered for sale by an…