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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…

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.
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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.

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…

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…

Part of a Sled Shaft from Borre

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

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 Bed from the Oseberg Burial

Part of a decorated wooden bed.

Part of a Bailer from the Gokstad Burial

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

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…

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…

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.

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.

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…

Painted doorposts on reconstructed Viking house

Painted doorposts on a reconstructed Viking house at the Danelaw Centre for Living History

Padlock key on display in the National Museum of Ireland

Iron barrel padlock key from High Street, Dublin. E71: 9786

Overlay of the Concrete Mural on the Viking Centre, indicating the constellations

A mural in concrete on the Viking Centre, Essex Street, in the Temple Bar area of Dublin, depicting a Viking ship. The Centre was completed in 1997,…

Oval brooches and beads

A display of oval brooches and beads showing how the beads might have been worn between the brooches.

Oval Brooch from Gotland in the Ashmolean Museum

Oval brooch, gilt copper alloy. 800-900. Gotland, Sweden. AN1909.121

Oseberg Tekstil Gruppe

Oseberg textile group practises Viking Age handicrafts related to textile production, including naturally-dyed yarn, spinning with a drop spindle,…