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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…

Stamp FO 176 from the Faroe Islands, featuring a carved boat from the Viking Age

One of a pair of Faroese stamps released in 1989 and designed by Bárður Jákupsson, featuring a Viking Age toy boat found in…

Thing Sites: Discover the Viking Cradle of Democracy

The Thing Project is a project dedicated to promoting tourism by engaging with the various thing sites in northern Europe.

The Old Norse word þing,…

Faroese stamp 059 Featuring the Rune Stone in Sandavágur

Faroese Stamp from 1981 featuring the Sandavágur Rune Stone (FR 2 M) which memorializes the first settler in Sandavágur. See item #649

Runic stone (FR 2 M) from Sandavágur Church in the Faroes

Thirteenth century runic stone from Sandavágur Church in the Faroes. The inscription reads 'Þorkell Ônundar sonr, austmaðr af Rogalandi, bygði þenna…

Logo of Stálgoymsla (Steel Storage) company in Tórshavn

The logo of this steel storage company in the Port of Tórshavn appears to be based on the sail of a Viking Ship

Logo of Tórshavar Havn (Port of Tórshavn) in the Faroe Islands

This is a photo of the logo from a map produced by Tórshavar Havn (and shared with Tórshavn Municipality) depicting Mjǫllnir - the hammer owned by…

M/V Thor Magni in Cork Harbour

M/V Thor Magni, a research/survey vessel, belonging to Thor Offshore which works with the oil industry. The company name is a direct reference to the…

Blog post: Auðr the Far-Traveler …

Brief overview of the voyages that Auðr/Unnr djúp(a)uðga Ketilsdóttir made in various sources that relate about her. With Google Maps images of the…