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Viking Age shield from Gokstad

A preserved wooden shield with boss from the Gokstad burial.

The Ytri-Ásar Sword

The Ytri-Ásar sword was found by hunters at Ytri-Ásar in southern Iceland in 2016. It is being conserved now and was on display briefly when this…

Oldest known remains of an Århusian Viking, Vikingemuseet Aarhus Denmark

Oldest known remains of an Århusianer - a headless Viking skeleton (presumed murdered). 9th Century. Displayed in Aros Of The Viking Age exhibition…

The Sæbø sword

The article describes the Sæbø (or Thurmuth) sword. This sword was found in an early 9th-century barrow at Sæbø in 1825. It has a runic inscription on…

Reconstructed Danish Townhouses from c. 825 at Ribe VikingCenter

Ribe VikingCenter has reconstructed eight town-houses from the year 825 AD, inhabited by re-enactors and craftspeople, including the carpenter and…