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Photo of Tait's Closs Sign in Lerwick, ShetlandTait is a common Scottish surname derived from the Old Norse 'teitr', meaning cheerful. Many surnames and place names in Shetland have a Norse origin.
Photo of the Axe of Leif Ericson Statue overlooking QassiarsukDetail of the statue of Leif Ericson, overlooking Qassiarsuk in Southern Greenland by Mads Pihl - Visit Greenland
Photo of the Balladoole Boat Burial on the Isle of ManA Viking-Age ship burial from the late ninth century / early tenth century was excavated beneath this ship setting now marking out the site in…
Photo of the Black Pool, Dublin CastleView to the Coach House from the Black Pool, Dublin Castle. The Black Pool is the site of the 9th century longphort in Dublin.
Photo of 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 the Excavation Archives, Late Viking Age and Medieval Waterford Excavations 1986-1992.Excavation records in storage at Waterford City Archives. Excavations of Viking and medieval Waterford carried out between 1986-1992. Visits to the…
Photo of the Ladby Burial MoundThe Ladby burial mound, containing a high-status ship burial - the only one so far discovered in Denmark. The remains of the Ladby ship are preserved…
Photo of the Ladby ship burialPhoto by Flickr userMandiasof the Ladby Viking ship burial. The museum is built around the excavated Viking ship in its original location. For more…
Photo of the Northern Burial Mound at JellingThere are two large burial mounds at Jelling in Denmark. The North Mound is known as Thyra's Mound, and was most likely the original burial place of…
Photo of the Royal Mounds at Gamla UppsalaThe three barrows at Gamla Uppsala in Sweden, known as the Royal Mounds. This was the site of Sweden's 'thing' (general assembly) during the Viking…
Photo of the Sea Stallion docked in Dublin 2007The Sea Stallion docked in Dublin on its first voyage in 2007. Photo taken by Rebecca Boyd. For more information on the Sea Stallion, see…
Photo of the York Gospels ManuscriptDescription taken from display in the Undercroft at York Minster: "The York Gospels was probably made by Anglo-Saxon monks at Canterbury around 1020…
Photo of Thor motocross gear in DublinA photograph of the logo of motocross riding gear company 'Thor', seen in a shop in Dubin. For the company, see their website http://www.thormx.com
Photo of tug named 'Magni' in Reykjavik harbourA tug / pilot vessel used to guide large ships in and out of Reykjavik harbour - named after Thor's son Magni, gifted with prodigious strength.
Photo of Twageos Road Sign in Lerwick, ShetlandTwageos is a place name incorporating the common Norse place name element 'gjá', meaning 'ravine' and rendered in Shetland as 'geo' or 'gjo'. Twageos…
Photograph of Dagfin Werenskiold's relief of Deer Grazing on YggdrasillPhoto taken by Oslo rådhus / Oslo City Hall of one of the 16 wooden reliefs produced by Dagfin Werenskiold, depicting scenes from Norse mythology.…
Photograph of Icelandic saga manuscriptPhotographs from Landnámssýningin Reykjavík 871±2 - The Settlement Exhibition in Iceland
Photograph of the beitass (stretching pole) and tack on the Sea StallionThe beitass is used to secure the lower corner of the sail - it is particularly important when sailing close to the wind, and takes significant force…
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…
Photograph of Urnes Stave Church North DoorPhotograph of carvings on the north side of Urnes Stave Church. These carvings date from c. 1130, and may depict pre-Christian motifs.