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Performance: Hrafnagaldur Óðins (Guðrún Kristín Magnúsdóttir)Hrafnagaldur Óðins is a late-medieval or early modern Icelandic Eddic-style poem, which was considered by early editors to be part of the Eddic…
Performers at the Tønsberg Viking FestivalPerformers at the Tønsberg Viking festival perform for and engage with the crowd.
Personal items (iron) on display in Museet Ribes VikingerPersonal items including keys, pins and tools from excavations at Ribe Marketplace. Details about the exhibition can be found at…
Pewter Viking FigurinesPewter Viking figurines from Vikingskipshuset in Norway. They have horned helmets and a full range of weapons.
Pewter Viking LongshipA pewter Viking longship of unknown provenance.
Pewter Viking ShipA pewter Viking ship from the Tourist Information shop in Copenhagen
Photo of Bermingham Tower, Dublin CastlePhoto of Bermingham Tower, Dublin Castle. The walls of Dublin Castle were built on the original defensive banks of the Viking settlement. In the…
Photo of Bille's runic diaryDiary written by a Danish merchant (Bille) in Runes. Today in the National Archives in Copenhagen.
Photo of Copeland Pier Sign in Lerwick, ShetlandCopeland is a common placename and surname deriving from Old Norse kaupa land, meaning 'bought land'. This example is from Lerwick in Shetland.
Photo of Goðafoss Waterfall from the Western BankGoðafoss ('Waterfall of the Gods') is a prominent landmark in Iceland, and also an important site in the Viking Age history of Iceland, most…
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…
Photo of Midgarth Crescent Sign in Lerwick, ShetlandMidgarth is a common Norse placename, and Anglicisation of Miðgarðr, meaning in this case 'Middle Enclosure / Farm' . Miðgarðr is also the 'Middle…
Photo of Norse Ruins on the Brough of Birsay, OrkneyThe Brough of Birsay was an important defensive site in Orkney from the earliest settlement. It was under Norse control from the ninth century, and…
Photo of Reginald's Tower in WaterfordPhotograph of Reginald's Tower in Waterford, built in the thirteenth-century on the site of the existing Viking-Age wooden tower, and taking its name…
Photo of Runes in King Christian's "Skrivebog"Runic alphabet in King Christian of Denmark's "Skrivebog". Today in the National Archives in Copenhagen.
Photo of Samling af de oldgamle runer (Add 246 fol. V)Table containing various rune forms. Today at the National Library in Copenhagen.
Photo of Side A of Rune stone DR 42 at JellingPhoto of the younger of the two Jelling rune stones (DR 42), raised by Harald Bluetooth (who died in 985 or 986) in memory of his father and mother,…
Photo of Side B of Rune stone DR 42 at JellingPhoto of Side B of the younger of the two Jelling rune stones (DR 42), raised by Harald Bluetooth (who died in 985 or 986) in memory of his father and…
Photo of Side C of Rune stone DR 42 at JellingPhoto of Side C of the younger of the two Jelling rune stones (DR 42), raised by Harald Bluetooth (who died in 985 or 986) in memory of his father and…
Photo of St Olaf's Wynd Street Sign in OrkneyPhoto of the street sign 'Olaf's Wynd' in Kirkwall, Orkney. Wynd is a placename element from the Norse verb venda, meaning 'to turn' or 'to wind'. St…