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Vikings, Life and LegendVikings Life and Legend was an exhibition about the Vikings organised by the British Museum, the National Museum of Denmark, and the Museum für Vor-…
Torslunda helmet plateDie for making plates to decorate helmets found at Torslunda on Öland, Sweden. It features two warriors in decorated tunics, wearing boar-crested…
Roskilde Viking Ship MuseumThe Viking Ship Museum at Roskilde, Denmark, houses a collection of Viking Age ships as well as offering the opportunity to see and sail…
A Viking Age Toy Boat from DublinA small boat of approximately 37cm in length has been interpreted as a child's toy. This one was found at Winetavern Street during excavations by the…
Pre-Christian Religions of the North: Sources DatabasePre-Christian Religions of the North is an international project to document the mythology and religious practices of early Scandinavia and Germanic…
Map of some historical sites in NorwayThis item links to a wesbite with a map showing a number of Viking-related sites in Norway that you can visit.http://vikingr.news/2016/03/17/1229/
Vikings in AustraliaA report of a Viking trade centre in Western Australia was posted on the faux news site World Daily News Report. This report was more easily seen…
Shieldmaidens in the newsA study of burials of Norse migrants was trumpeted by the popular press as showing that half of all Viking warriors were women.1 This is not the case…
Remains of the Viking Age church at BrattahlíðRemains of the Viking Age church at Brattahlid (Brattahlíð). Thjodhild (Þjóðhild), Eirik the Red's wife, had the church…
Chape with Jellinge style decorationOpenwork chape with Jellinge style decoration found at Coppergate, York. Now in The Yorkshire Museum. More information can be found at…
Remains of Church at QassiarsukThe remains of a church from c.1300 at Quassiarsuk (Brattahlid / Brattahlíð) in Greenland. Remains of an earlier church were found under these…
Photographs of Viking Age Artefacts and SitesUniversitetsmuseenes fotoportal is an online collection of photographs from six Norwegian universities. The link takes you to all Viking Age items
Blog: Late Viking Age Burials in Bryndum, DenmarkExcavations at Bryndum have revealed the presence of a previously unknown, late Viking Age burial place near the church.
The unfolding story of the Brough of DeernessExcavations at the Brough of Deerness have found a high-status, Norse settlement.
The Runic Ringerike Tombstone of St Paul'sAn article on a tombstone at St Paul's cathedral with Ringerike-style carving and a runic inscription. it is thought to date from the 11th century.
The Ravning Bridge (Ravningbroen), JutlandThe Ravning Bridge (Danish Ravningbroen) is one of the most important archaeological sites in Denmark. It is located in the valley of the River Vejle,…
Posts from the Ravning Bridge at Kongernes Jelling (Royal Jelling) Experience CentreSeveral of the original posts from the Ravning Bridge are displayed in the Kongernes Jelling Centre, alongside a multimedia display about the bridge…
Science brings to life the witnesses to the Viking-Age in North WalesAn article from the National Museum of Wales about facial reconstruction of skeletons from Llanbedrgoch in North Wales. The skeletons date to the…
Danish Skin from Worcester Cathedral DoorA special display in the Cathedral Library.
A piece of text beneath the exhibit piece says:
"Possibly evidence of the truth of the legend that a…
Dublin Castle WallsThe walls of Dublin Castle were built on the original defensive banks of the Viking settlement. In the undercroft of the powder tower the foundations…