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News: Amatører finder Danmarks største guldskat fra vikingetiden
Three amateur archaeologists have found the largest hoard of gold from the Viking Age in Denmark. It comprised seven gold arm-rings and weight c. 900g.
News: 1000-year-old Viking shield found in Denmark
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'.
8th Century 'Odin' with raven 'horns' found Funen, Denmark
DR (Danish state broadcaster) news story 7th October 2016- 5cm 8th century Odin figure found August 2016 by amateur at Mesinge, Hindsholm, Funen, Denmark. Østfyn Museum: What looks like horns appears to be ravens Huginn og Muninn,
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Culture and Gender in the Danelaw: Scandinavian and Anglo-Scandinavian Brooches, 850-1050
A database of Scandinavian and Anglo-Scandinavian female personal ornaments in England. This research forms the basis of the book 'Viking Identities: Scandinavian Jewellery in England.'
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 photograph was taken.
The Vendel XIV Helmet
A helmet in the museum at Gamla Uppsala
Katt i bärnsten
This amber cat was found at Birka in Sweden. It is about 3cm long and looks like a sitting cat.
Birkaportalen
Birkaportalen gathers together a range of resources about Viking Age Birka and Hovgården.
Silver ring with Thor's hammer in the Hedeby Viking Museum
Thor's hammer was made from silver and it is ornamented with circles (on both sites) and with cross (on one side). It was discovered in settlement in Hedeby/Haithabu.
Female figures on the exhibition 'Die Wikinger' in Berlin
This pendants (or clothing appliqué) were found in:
1. Suffolk, England (left, upper corner)
2. Tissø, Denmark (right, upper corner)
3. Truso (current Janów Pomorski) Poland (left, lower corner)
4. Björkö, Adelsö, Uppland, Sweden…
1. Suffolk, England (left, upper corner)
2. Tissø, Denmark (right, upper corner)
3. Truso (current Janów Pomorski) Poland (left, lower corner)
4. Björkö, Adelsö, Uppland, Sweden…
Miniature Anchor
Miniature anchor from Hedeby exhibited in the Viking Museum Haithabu, Germany.
Amber Thor's hammer
Amber Thor's hammer from Hedeby. It is currently exhibited in the Viking Museum Haithabu.
Detail of the Pin from Hedeby
Well-known bronze pin with ornamentation in a form of a snake (or dragon) head.
This find is a part of permanent exhibition in Hedeby Viking Museum / Wikinger Museum Haithabu.
This find is a part of permanent exhibition in Hedeby Viking Museum / Wikinger Museum Haithabu.
Urnes-Style Brooch from Hedeby
Bronze Urnes-style brooch with an ornament in a form of a snake (or a dragon).
This find is a part of permanent exhibition in Hedeby Viking Museum / Wikinger Museum Haithabu.
This find is a part of permanent exhibition in Hedeby Viking Museum / Wikinger Museum Haithabu.
Bronze artefact from Hedeby
This 'plaque', in a form of a dragon- snake-head, has been cast of bronze. Probably it was a part of a bigger find.
This find is a part of permanent exhibition in Hedeby Viking Museum / Wikinger Museum Haithabu.
This find is a part of permanent exhibition in Hedeby Viking Museum / Wikinger Museum Haithabu.
Miniature boat from Hedeby
Miniature boat (maybe toy?) has been made of alder wood.
This find is a part of permanent exhibition in Hedeby Viking Museum / Wikinger Museum Haithabu.
This find is a part of permanent exhibition in Hedeby Viking Museum / Wikinger Museum Haithabu.
Unfinished comb plates on display in the National Museum of Ireland
Unfinished comb plates from Fishamble Street, Dublin. E172:11280; E172:9574
Two knives on display in the National Museum of Ireland
Iron knives from Christchurch Place and High Street, Dublin. E71: 9406; E122: 1890
Detail of the Gallehus horn (1980 replica)
Detail of the runic inscription on the 1980 replica of one of the Gallehus horns (DR 12 / DK SJy60) in Nationalmuseet, København.
'Board Games in Boat Burials: Play in the Performance of Migration and Viking Age Mortuary Practice' by Mark A. Hall
This contribution explores an aspect of boat burials in the second half of the first millennium ad across Northern Europe, specifically boat burials that included equipment for board games (surviving variously as boards and playing pieces, playing…