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Article about 'Understanding the Heysham Hogback' by Thor Ewing
Online article hosted on the website of writer and historian Thor Ewing giving his take on the tenth-century hogback from Heysham in Lancashire. Hogbacks - seemingly a distinctively Anglo-Norse style of grave marker - are some of the most discussed…
Baite Viking Ship sculpture on Essex Quay/Wood Quay, Dublin
Metal sculpture 'Baite Viking Ship' evoking a beached Viking vessel, by artist Betty Newman-Maguire. Located near to the controversial Dublin City Council Civic Offices development on Wood Quay. Dublin Millennium Commission, 1988.
Harald Hardråde - Monumentet
A monument to Harald hardrada in Oslo
Kulturminnesøk
A website for finding monuments in Norway
Layout of an eleventh-century Viking-Age plot, Dublin
Layout of a plot excavated in 1980-81 at Wood's Quay / Fishamble Street in Dublin, and dating to the eleventh century. The plot includes several dwellings and connecting walkways. Erected by the National Museum of Ireland and the Dublin Corporation…
Map of some historical sites in Norway
This 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/
Monument to Bishop Absalon at Højerup Kirke
A monument to the twelfth-century Danish Bishop (and Archbishop) Absalon, who played a key role in Danish territorial expansion and crusades against the Wends. The memorial features a viking-style ship. It is located in the grounds of Højerup Gamle…
Postcard depicting a modern commemorative "runestone" in the Jardin des Plantes, Rouen.
Postcard depicting a modern commemorative "runestone" in the Jardin des Plantes, Rouen – a gift from the Kingdom of Norway. "In 1911 the city of Rouen celebrated the millenium of the founding of the Duchy of Normandy and the baptism of the…
Replica of the Calf of Man Crucifixion Stone
A cast of the Crucifixion Stone found on the Calf of Man in 1773 in he Sound Café & Visitor Centre. The original is held in the Manx Museum, Douglas. The stone has been dated to the Viking Age, most likely the 11th century. The portion of the stone…
Runes, Monuments and Memorial Carvings
The RMMC Network brings together researchers, including postgraduate students, in the fields of, for instance, History, Viking Studies, Medieval Studies, Runology, Art History, History of Religion, Archaeology, and Historical Linguistics with the…
Runestone (DR 359) in the Swedish History Museum
Rune stone DR 359, with an inscription in runes from the older futhark. Originally from Istaby, Blekinge, and now housed in the Historiska museet.It has been dated to the period 520-570, and is one of the few runestones from this early period.…
Sculpture of a Viking Ship Hull outside Dublin City Council's Civic Offices
A sculpture which is intended to evoke the hull of a Viking ship, by artist Michael Warren. It is placed on Wood Quay outside the main entrance to Dublin City Council's Civic Offices as a gesture towards the importance of this site, now mostly…
Sverd i Fjell
Sverd i fjell (swords in mountain) was raised in 1983 to commemorate the Battle of Hafrsfjord. After this battle, western Norway was unified under Harald fairhair. The monument was created bysculptorFritz Røedand was unveiled by kingOlav V of…
The Steine of Long Stone (Ivar the Boneless' Pillar), Dublin
A replica of a pillar erected in the tenth or eleventh century in the River Liffey by the inhabitants of Viking-Age Dublin. This replica was produced by artist Clíodna Cussen in 1986 and depicts Ivar / Ímar , founder of the Uí Ímair dynasty…