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Viking Age beadsViking age glass beads displayed among cremated bones
Finds from a Burial at Fevang in SandefjordThe finds from this grave were primarily tools, including pliers, a frying pan and a pot handle. The display also includes bronze oval brooches, glass…
Glass BeadsGlass beads found at Lower Klåstad near Larvik
Pieces of discarded or broken beads on display in Museet Ribes VikingerBroken glass beads from the production of beads at Ribe Marketplace. Details about the exhibition can be found at http://www.ribesvikinger.dk/en/
Unworked glass and mosaic tiles on display in Museet Ribes VikingerUnworked glass and mosaic tiles from North Italy, found in Ribe. Details about the exhibition can be found at http://www.ribesvikinger.dk/en/
Discarded or lost glass pieces on display in Museet Ribes VikingerGlass from the production of beads and mosaics lost or discarded at Ribe Marketplace. Details about the exhibition can be found at…
Mixed Boxes of Viking-Style BeadsThese boxes show the wide variety of colours that beads from the Viking Age could come in. The photograph was taken at the Tønsberg Viking Festival.
Frankish Glass Goblet from BorreA Frankish glass goblet from the Borre mound burial. It is thought that the goblet must have been at least 100 years old when deposited in the Borre…
Glass and Wood Viking LongshipA model Viking longship made of glass and wood as a souvenir that can be bought in the gift shop at Vikingskipshuset.
Antique 'Viking' Sherbet Glasses from Dema GlasswareThese sherbet glasses are part of the Viking range produced by the Dema Glass company in Chesterfield, England (no longer in operation). Their logo…
Viking Beads in the National Museum of IrelandThese photographs show a selection of beads on display in the museum in Dublin.
Assorted glass beads on display in Museet Ribes VikingerDiscarded or lost beads found on the site of Ribe's Viking Marketplace. c. 700-850. On display in Museet Ribes Vikinger.
Replica Viking Glassware souvenirSouvenir replica of a Viking cone beaker from Birka made from hand-blown glass and hand-forged iron stand. On sale in Museet Ribes Vikinger.
Stained glass image of ThorA stained glass Image of Thor found in the winter smoking room of Cardiff Castle. Designed by William Burges. Other windows in the room depict Tyr,…
Harald Hardrade Window in St Magnus CathedralThis window in St Magnus Cathedral depicts Harald Hardrada (Haraldr Sigurðarson), King of Norway from 1046 until his death in the Battle of Stamford…
Detail from the Rose Window in Lerwick Town Hall, Depicting the Lerwick Coat of ArmsThe Rose Window features a version of the coat of arms of Lerwick, with several elements of Norse heritage incorporated: the Viking ship with dragon…
Rognvald Eysteinsson on the Zetland Window in Lerwick Town HallRognvald Eysteinsson was jarl of Møre in Norway, and was offered the earldom of Orkney after its conquest by Harald fairhair, though he declined in…
Rögnvald Kali Kolsson on the Hakon and Rognvald Window in Lerwick Town HallRognvald Kali Kolsson (d. 1158), also known as Rognvald the Crusader, is one of the most important and colourful Earls of Orkney, and his exploits are…
Haakon Haakonsson on the Hakon and Rognvald Window in Lerwick Town HallHaakon Haakonsson (Hákon Hákonarson, Håkon Håkonsson, Haakon the Old) was King of Norway from 1217 to 1263, and died in Orkney and is buried in St…
The Hakon and Rognvald Window in Lerwick Town HallThis window in Lerwick Town Hall in Shetland depicts the early tirteenth-century King of Norway, Haakon Haakonsson (Hákon Hákonarson, Håkon Håkonsson,…