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Report on the Pre-Christian Religions of the North ProjectA report by Dr Leszek Gardeła on an ongoing international collaborative project, 'The Pre-Christian Religions of the North Project and its…
Myklebust Round Barrows and ShipThe largest of five mounds at Myklebust, Nordfjordeid, Sogn og Fjordane in Norway contained the remains of the largest Viking Age ship found in…
Photo of Maeshowe (Orkhaugr) in OrkneyMaeshowe is a neolithic burial mound and chambered cairn on the mainland island of Orkney. Its connection to the Vikings (or Norse in Orkney) is the…
Round Church at Orphir, OrkneyThe round 'Kirk' at Orphir was built in the late eleventh or early twelfth century, possibly by Earl Hakon. It was dedicated to Saint Nicholas and its…
St Magnus Church, OrkneySt Magnus Church, founded at the site of the killing of Saint Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney by an axe-blow to the head in ca. 1116 at the orders…
Illustration of twelfth-century 'Smalls Reef' sword guardAn illustration of a sword-guard recovered by a diver near Smalls Reef near Skomer island in Wales, and dating to c. 1100-1125. It is decorated with…
Saga Thing: NicknamesSaga Thing has collected a selection of nicknames from the sagas that they have discussed. Old Norse nicknames could often be less than complimentary,…
Artist's impression of a woman wearing Viking dress, based on the Lilleberge burialAn illustration by Annemari Ferreira of a Viking woman with oval brooches, based on items found in the Lilleberge Ship Burial at Lilleberge in…
Illustration of short-twigged (Norwegisn-Swedish) runesAn illustration of the typical forms of the so-called 'short-twigged' or Norwegian-Swedish runes.
Illustration of detail from bone trial piece, WaterfordThis intricately decorated item, discovered in an excavation in Waterford City, was a trial piece, perhaps intended to be made into a comb. It is…
Illustration of a brooch from the Lilleberge burialAn illustration of the Lilleberge Brooch. The burial mound was excavated in the late nineteenth century, but the brooch only came to light in 2014…
Photograph of the Lilleberge BroochThe Lilleberge Brooch was discovered in 2014 by the British Museum, in organic material from the Lilleberge excavations, conducted in the nineteenth…
Twelfth-century dog collar from WaterfordA decorative dog collar from excavations carried out in Waterford City. It dates from the twelfth century, and is an extremely rare example of a…
Map outlining possible Viking Age Settlement in CorkA map of the late Viking-Age settlement in Cork, based on the limited available evidence and the later medieval city.
The Hørning rune stone at Moesgaard Museum, DenmarkThe Hørning stone (DR 58) was carved by an emancipated slave in honour of his master. The inscription reads: tuki : smiþr : riþ :…
Map of Viking WaterfordAn outline map of Viking Waterford, based on evidence from excavations in the city.
Map of Woodstown longphort siteA map showing the location of the archaeological site of Woodstown near Waterford.