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An adze (left), a spoon-shaped auger with a looped handle (centre) and some wooden tethering pegs.

A wooden hoe that was buried with the Oseberg ship burial.

A wooden pitchfork from the Oseberg burial

A number of wooden spades were found as part of the Oseberg burial

Two iron saw blades (13-14) and an Iron draw-knife blade (15).

These keys and locks show that Vikings locked things away too.

A chisel, a punch and two iron files are evidence of everyday activities in Dublin in the Viking Age. These were all found in Fishamble Street.

From left to right these are a fork, a fish hook and a bill hook.

Video by Vimeo user Philip BromwellforRTÉ about theconstruction of the Viking House and Garden at the National Botanic Gardens, Dublin…

Photo blog following the progress of the construction of the Viking House and Garden at the National Botanic Gardens, Dublin (Recreating the…

Photos of a reconstruction of a Hiberno-Norse house modeled on those found in the excavations in the Wood Quay area of Dublin, along with…

Photos of a reconstruction of a Hiberno-Norse house modeled on those found in the excavations in the Wood Quay area of Dublin, along with…

Photos of a reconstruction of a Hiberno-Norse house modeled on those found in the excavations in the Wood Quay area of Dublin, along with…

Viking-Age wooden platter. Parish Unknown. Donated by Lerwick Town Council. AGR 65420

Stone cup from Yell. Donated by Robert Tulloch, Lerwick. ARC 7540.

A comb on display at the Kulturhistorisk museum in Oslo

The Viking Answer Lady is a popular website that began life as a series of articles for the newsletter of the Barony of Bjornsborg, a branch of the…

Catcliffe Primary School instructions on how to play the Viking board game called Hnefatafl.

Vikings are often portrayed as barbaric, dirty warriors. However, archaeological finds indicate that they were well-coiffured, well-clad, and, not…

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…

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