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Stamp FO 177 from the Faroe Islands, featuring a toy horse from the Viking Age
One of a pair of Faroese stamps released in 1989 and designed by Bárður Jákupsson, featuring a Viking Age toy horse found in at the Viking farm at Kvívík, Leirvík and now on display at The National Museum of the…
Gilt bronze horse from a wind vane of a ship in Nationalmuseet, Danmark
An animal figurine found in Lolland, originally from a wind-vane (or prow ornament) on a ship. Dating to c. 1000 AD. For a higher-resolution image see http://samlinger.natmus.dk/DMR/167919
The Pitney Brooch
From British Museum Website:
"Dished gilt copper-alloy disc brooch, Urnes style. Within a scalloped border, the convex surface of the circular brooch bears an openwork design of a coiled, ribbon animal in combat with a snake. The head has a…
"Dished gilt copper-alloy disc brooch, Urnes style. Within a scalloped border, the convex surface of the circular brooch bears an openwork design of a coiled, ribbon animal in combat with a snake. The head has a…
Pitney Spænde Brooch Replica in Kalundborg Museum
Based on the Late Viking Age Urnes-Style Pitney Brooch (in the British Museum).
Late Viking-Age Brooch in the Ashmolean Museum
Fire steel, copper alloy and iron. 1050-1150. Gotland, Sweden. AN1909.97.
Logo of VikingGenetics, which produces the Cattle breeds VikingRed, VikingHolstein and VikingJersey.
VikingGenetics owned by VikingDanmark: coop owned by cattle breeders in Denmark, Sweden & Finland. 30.000 member farmers. Breeds: VikingRed. VikingHolstein. VikingJersey.
From the official website:“VikingGenetics is among the world’s largest…
From the official website:“VikingGenetics is among the world’s largest…
Viking Horses (Icelandic Company)
This company offers horse riding tours in the Reykjavik area, and draws on the Viking origin of Iceland's distinctive breed of horses in their branding and logo, which features Sleipnir (Odin's eight-legged horse).
Medieval Animal Data-Network
The international Medieval Animal Data-Network (MAD) was founded in 2005 at the Department of Medieval Studies at Central European University (Budapest) as an attempt to bring together multi-stranded intellectual thought concerning human-animal…
Submarines Named Munin and Hugin
Two autonomous submarines produced by Kongsberg Maritime are named Hugin ('thought') and Munin ('mind') after Odin's ravens, which brought him information.
Pre-Viking Dragon Head Stem Post in the Limburgs Museum
This distinctive dragon-head stem post probably came from a ship, and was recovered from the River Scheldt in the Netherlands. It has been carbon-dated to the Migration Period and demonstrates that elaborate carved figure-heads pre-dated the Vikings.…
Sixth-century buckle plate in the Historisk museum, Oslo
Buckle plate from Åker, Vang in Hedemark dating to around the year 600. On display in the Historisk museum, Oslo
Sixth-century buckle plate in the Historisk museum, Oslo
Buckle plate from Åker, Vang in Hedemark dating to around the year 600. On display in the Historisk museum, Oslo