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A postcard showing Surtsey near Iceland. Surtsey is a volcanic island off the south coast of Iceland. The island was created by a submarine volcanic…
Postcard depicting a modern commemorative "runestone" in the Jardin des Plantes, Rouen – a gift from the Kingdom of Norway. "In 1911 the city of…
A decorated wooden piece from the Oseberg burial. It is uncertain exactly what it is for.
Portland State Athletics teams use the Viking name as part of their brand.
Piece of iron chain-mail from Christchurch Place, Dublin. E122:5764
Polished bone cylinders from Fishamble Street excavations, Dublin. Viking Age. E190:4507
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Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Battle of Stamford Bridge.In the first week of 1066 the English…
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"Playing cards depicting the Norse pagan gods and characters from the myths…
This plaque in Orkney indicates the location of St Olaf's Kirk in Kirkwall, from which Kirkwall may derive it's name.
Plaque marking the site of the Viking Age boat burial at Balladoole in the Isle of Man, which was a double burial of a man and a woman.See also…
Carbost (Gaelic: Càrrabost) at Loch Harport is the home of the Talisker distillery, but more importantly is a Norse place name on the Isle of Skye.…
A 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…
A 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…
A textile placemat in a series by Leif Thesen (Oslo), depicting a fleet of Viking ships
A textile placemat in a series by Leif Thesen (Oslo), depicting Odin riding Sleipnir
A chain of pizzerias that uses the Viking image for its logo and name.
Based on the Late Viking Age Urnes-Style Pitney Brooch (in the British Museum).
Pirates of the Frozen North was a supplement for the Pirates Constructible Strategy Game. The game came with plastic ships that needed to be built…
A '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…
A pine bucket with an iron handle. It was originally bound with hoops of beech wood. The bucket has a runic inscription that says 'Sigrid owns'.

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