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Runic inscriptions from St. Olaf's church in Bø, Norway.Runic graffiti on wood from St. Olaf's church in Bø, Norway. (1150-1200 AD)
Blog Post: Unn, the settler. Unn, the land-taker.Book Review of Sophie Rogge-Börner’s Von nordischen Frauen, Königen und Bauern (‘Of Nordic Women, Kings and Peasants’) and Gisela Wenz-Hartmann’s…
Blog Post: Foremother UnnBook Review of "Urmutter Unn. Geschriften um altnordische Frauen" ('Foremother Unn. History of an Old-Norse woman') by Lydia Kath.
Blog post: A humble collection of booksOverview of a personal humble collection of books related to the topic of a current PhD-project, namely the Viking-age woman known as Unnr djúpúðga or…
Blog post: KvöldvakaKvöldvaka is the name of an Old Norse reading and translation group set up by Marjolein Stern and Sofie Vanherpen in Ghent, Belgium. Kvöldvaka brings…
Blog post: ‘Tis the season …Book review of a modern take on Auðr/Unnr djúp(a)uðga's story by Vilborg Davíðsdóttir. Two novels of a trilogy have been published already. The first…
Blog post: A bookish little Christmas …Book review of Alan Boucher’s "The Land Seekers" which is a modern twist on Auðr/Unnr djúp(a)uðga's story told from the point of view of her grandson…
Blog post: Bitten by the same bug – A song of Aud and UnnBlog post about modern adaptations of Auðr/Unnr djúp(a)úðga's story to song and theatre plays by the Norwegian Tone Holte and her group Lyra fra…
Blog post: Auðr the Far-Traveler …Brief overview of the voyages that Auðr/Unnr djúp(a)uðga Ketilsdóttir made in various sources that relate about her. With Google Maps images of the…
Blog Post: Who do you think you are? — Auðr djúpúðgaIf an episode of the BBC series “Who do you think you are?” was devoted to Auðr djúpúðga (‘deep-minded’), where would the journey lead to? A short…
Bronze pin and bone or antler comb found in a male Viking grave near Larne in 1840, at the Ulster Museum.Bronze pin and bone or antler comb found in a male Viking grave near Larne, County Antrim, in 1840. The grave dates dating from the tenth century. On…
Objects found in a male Viking grave near Larne in 1840, at the Ulster Museum.Objects found in a male Viking grave near Larne in 1840, in County Antrim. The grave dates from the 10th century. On loan from Duke of Northumberland…
Iron sword found in a male Viking grave near Larne in 1840, at the Ulster Museum.Iron sword found in a male Viking grave near Larne in 1840, County Antrim. Grave dates from the 10th century. On loan from Duke of Northumberland at…
Blog post: The Old Woman and the SeaA discussion of the naming of ships in medieval and modern times after the Viking Age woman Auður djúpúðga in Iceland.
Viking-age brooch, Norway, at the Ulster Museum.Viking-age brooch, Norway, at the Ulster Museum. This bronze brooch was made in Norway during the tenth century, in imitation of Irish examples. Its…
Blog post: Traces of Vikings in Northern-IrelandA brief description of traces of Vikings in Northern Ireland along the Causeway Coastal route in County Antrim, Northern-Ireland. Archaeological…
Danish Viking stampStamp with the image of a Viking bathing; issued in the Summer of 2012 in Denmark.
Viking-age keys on display at the Swedish History Museum, Stockholm.Viking-age keys on display at the Swedish History Museum, Stockholm.
Viking-age key on display at the Swedish History Museum, Stockholm.Large Viking-age key on display at the Swedish History Museum, Stockholm.
Viking-age keys on display at the Swedish History Museum, Stockholm.Viking-age keys on display at the Swedish History Museum, Stockholm.