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Mustard product produced by Dansk Mjød, with Viking branding.

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Stylised viking ship magnets, on sale in a gift shop in Ribe

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Wooden toy axes and swords in a gift shop in Ribe. The Viking history of the town is important for the tourist industry.

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Souvenir "Viking" horned helmets, with outlandish designs for sale in a gift shop in Ribe, Denmark.

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Souvenir pencil with runes, seen in the gift shop of the Ribe VikingCenter

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An activity for children (and adults!) in Museet Ribes Vikinger, where you can assemble messages using runic characters.

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A floating toy viking ship with dragon prow photographed in the Ribe VikingCenter in Denmark.

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Image of Viking ships on this fountain designed by Anders Bundgaard, which depicts the development of the city of Ribe from its viking roots.

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Depiction of Ansgar with his church on the fountain designed by Anders Bundgaard (801-65). Ansgar was a German missionary (later Archbishop of Hamburg, and later canonised) who was given permission to build the first church in Ribe by King Horik. He…

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Satue of Ansgar by artist Hein Heinsen, outside Ribe Cathedral. Ansgar (801-65) was a German missionary (later Archbishop of Hamburg, and later canonised) who was given permission to build the first church in Ribe by King Horik. He is known as the…

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The Stone ship or ship setting was an early burial custom, characteristically Scandinavian but also found in Northern Germany and the Baltic states. The grave or cremation burial is surrounded by tightly or loosely fit slabs or stones in the outline…

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A late-10th century shield made of fir was found in Denmark some 60 miles west of Copenhagen, near what the article calls Viking-Age 'castles'.

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Danish educational resource for schools.

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A photograph of a reconstructed Viking house in Denmark. The photograph was taking in 1988 by Terry Barry

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Viking Denmark is a website that appears to be directing tourists to Viking-related sites that they can visit in Denmark, while also providing some background to those sites.

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Article in the Independent newspaper discussing the find of a tenth-century crucifix in Denmark (the Aunslev Cross) which is very similar to one found in Sweden, and provides evidence of adoption of Christianity in Denmark at an earlier date than…

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For 39 Years The Danish and now Viking Reenactors, for the whole world, meet to be Vikings for a Week. They have magnificent glorious battles, eat, walk, talk, and do viking craftsmanship,,,, and have Fearless fantastic epic battles :-) and this…

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The tapestries in the Christiansborg Palace depict 1100 years of Danish history from the Viking Age through to the year 2000. These images are of the Viking Age tapestry, and include detail showing Thor.

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Holger Danske is ubiquitous in Denmark, even in the name of a removals company.

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The skull of King Svend Estridsen (Sveinn Ástríðarson), who ruled Denmark from 1047 until his death in 1074 and is popularly regarded as the country's last 'Viking' king. His remains were excavated from his grave in Roskilde…
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