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Painting by W.G. Collingwood 'Alþing in Session'

Via Wikimedia Commons: Recoloured crop of larger painting showing a romanticised view of the 11th century Althing (Viking parliament) in session. More…

Painting of The Battle of Clontarf by Hugh Frazer, 1826

A famous 1826 depiction of the Battle of Clontarf by the Irish Landscape painter, Hugh Frazer. Held at the Isaacs Art Center in Hawaii.

Pair of Anglo-Scandinavian Stirrups from the Ashmolean Museum

Pair of non-matching stirrups, iron and brass, excavated near Magdalen Bridge in Oxford. Anglo-Scandinavian, 950-1050.

Pair of spurs on display in the National Museum of Ireland

Pair of silvered spurs from Fishamble Street. Spurs were probably introduced to Ireland by the Vikings, and the examples from Dublin are the earliest…

Parrel from a Viking ship in the National Museum of Ireland

A parrel of oak which was used to help hold the yard to the mast and aid with lowering and raising the sail. Used on a medium sized ship. From Wood…

Part of a Bailer from the Gokstad Burial

A decorated wooden fragment that may have been part of a bailer.

Part of a Bed from the Oseberg Burial

Part of a decorated wooden bed.

Part of a Box from the Oseberg Burial

Part of a box found in the hole dug by the grave robbers. In the foreground of the photograph is a clasp from a box.

Part of a Sled Shaft from Borre

Part of the shaft from a sled, decorated with metalwork and carved.

Part of the Cuerdale Hoard photographed in the Ashmolean Museum

The Cuerdale Hoard is the largest Viking hoard discovered in the British Isles, and includes 8,600 pieces, mostly silver including hacksliver, ingots…

Patventure Time Norway 14: Lofotr Viking Market

Across the field and down the hill, there's a little gravel road on which you will find many things. Viking men and women, living in tents as their…

Pavement Plaques on the Streets in Dublin

Plaques on the streets of Dublin showing the types of Viking Age finds found in the areas around them.

PBS NOVA - Vikings Unearthed - New Documentary 2016

PBS NOVA - Vikings Unearthed - New Documentary 2016

Uncover the truth behind the legendary Vikings and their epic journey to the Americas.
Bloody…

Peacock Feathers from the Gokstad Burial

Although not as showy now, as they would have been in the Viking Age, these peacock feathers are evidence of the wide international network of…

Peerie Viking Bib from Shetland

Peerie (Little) Viking Bib from a tourist shop in the Shetlands. The tourist industry draws heavily on the Viking heritage of the islands.

Penannular Brooch and Silver neck rings in the Historisk museum, Oslo

Penannular Brooch and Silver neck rings from Vulum, Malvik, Sør-Trøndelag on display in the Historisk museum, Oslo. Tenth or eleventh century.

Performance of 'Völuspá' by Einar Selvik (Opening Lines)

A performance of the opening lines of 'Völuspá' by musician Einar Selvik (of Wardruna) during the Old Norse Poetry in Performance (ONPIP)…

Performance of extract from Atlakviða by Hanna Marti and Benjamin Bagby of Sequentia

A short extract from a performance of the Eddic poemAtlakviða (sts. 15, 16 and 18)by Hanna Marti and Benjamin Bagby of Sequentia, at the 'Old…

Performance of the Battle of Maldon by Leofwin

A Viking Army under Olaf Trygvasson had been raiding the eastern and southern coast of England in the summer of 991AD unmolested until Byrhtnoth, with…

Performance of the opening strophe of 'Vǫluspá' by Hanna Marti

The opening stanza of a performance of the Eddic poem Vǫluspá by Hanna Marti of Sequentia, at the 'Old Norse Poetry in Performance' Conference…