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Statue of Egill Skallagrímsson by Gustav Vigeland

'Egil Skallagrimson reiser nidstang'. A sculpture of the warrior-poet Egill Skallagrímsson (tenth-century hero of Egils saga) raising a nithing pole…

Níðstang (nīþing pole) Reconstruction at Ribe VikingCenter

Reconstruction of a Níðstang outside the vǫlva's dwelling in Ribe VikingCenter. The Níðstang was a deeply insulting public act…