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Shetland Place Name Elements ReferenceA handy guide to Norse place name elements, produced by the Shetland Place Names Project, and available to download on the Shetland Amenity Trust…
Reconstructed Viking Ship 'Freja Byrding' photographed near LundeborgThe Freja Byrdingis an accurate reconstruction of Skuldelev 3, discovered in the Roskilde Fjord barrier and housed in the Viking Ship Museum in…
Conference Presentation: Shirley McPhaul, ‘Of Gods and Fictional Worlds: The Viking Age Proto-Fictional Universe in Narrative-Driven Videogames’Shirley McPhaul (University of Iceland), ‘Of Gods and Fictional Worlds: The Viking Age Proto-Fictional Universe in Narrative-Driven Videogames’.…
The unfolding story of the Brough of DeernessExcavations at the Brough of Deerness have found a high-status, Norse settlement.
Too Human Video Game for the Xbox 360(From Wikipedia) "a science-fictional futuristic retelling of Norse mythology that portrays the Æsir, the Norse gods, as cybernetically enhanced…
Blog: Books and BootsA blog with descriptions of, and links to items about, the Icelandic sagas.
Boat named Viking photographed in AmsterdamA small boat named Viking, with a stylised Viking head with beard and horned helmet. Seen on the canal in central Amsterdam.
Boat named 'Oden' photographed in AmsterdamA small boat named Oden, with a stylised Viking head with beard and horned helmet. Seen on the canal in central Amsterdam.
Skwirk Online Education - VikingsAn online education site with chapters about the Vikings
Vikings: The North Atlantic SagaThe website for the Smithsonian Institute's exhibition about the Vikings in the North Atlantic.
Smorgas Viking-Style Buffet, SeoulRestaurant opened in 1958, billed as a 'Viking-Style' buffet. Rooms inside are named after the gods, including 'Odin Hall', and the logo is a dragon.…
Snowcream Milk, with Viking Ship BrandingSnowcream Ltd is a milk company based in Glenville, Co. Waterford, Ireland, which uses a Viking ship for the branding of Snowcream milk. For more…
Sofie Vanherpen's BlogItems from Sofie Vanherpen's Blog centred around her PhD-project on Auðr/Unnr djúp(a)úðga Ketilsdóttir (9th Century).
Book Review: What lurks behind the cover of ‘Audssoga’ …A book review of the modern take on Auðr/Unnr djúp(a)úðga's story entitled 'Audssoga om "Aud den Djuptenkte." En historisk roman' by Anders Syltevik.
Original medieval three-panel carved wood altar of St. Olaf's church in Bø, Norway (ca. 1180).Interior of the church of St. Olaf in Bø (built around 1180). Original medieval three-panel carved wood altar, with the crowning of Mary featured in…
Original medieval forged chandelier from St. Olaf's church in Bø, Norway (ca. 1180).The church in Bø was built around 1180 and was dedicated to St. Olaf. The semi-circle apse in the chancel was added at a later date. The forged iron…
Exterior of Heddal stave church in Nottoden, Norway (early 13th Century).Exterior of the triple Heddal stave church in Nottoden, Norway (early 13th Century), which is the largest stave church in Norway.
A bishop's chair from Heddal stave church dating from the 13th century.The bishop's chair from Heddal stave church dating from the 13th century.
Runic inscription from Heddal stave church dating from the 13th century.This runic inscription can be found in the covered exterior passage, on the fourth wall-board to the right of the south portal. The inscription…
Runic inscription from St. Olaf's church in Bø, Norway.Runic graffiti on wood from St. Olaf's church in Bø, Norway. (Unspecified date)