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A small boat named Oden, with a stylised Viking head with beard and horned helmet. Seen on the canal in central Amsterdam.

A small boat named Viking, with a stylised Viking head with beard and horned helmet. Seen on the canal in central Amsterdam.

Freya af Göteborg [Freya of Gothenburg]. Charter expedition ship with highest ice class for Arctic/Antarctic sea ice. Owner: Rederi AB Origo/Origo…

A poster the days of the week with roots in the names of Norse gods, on display in an exhibition on legacy at Kongernes Jelling (Royal Jelling)…

Several of the beers produced by Jelling Bryggeri draw on the prominent Viking heritage of the area, including Kong Haralds Classic, Gorm, Thyras…

Thorlabs is an optical equipment company headquartered in the US, but with a lab in Ely, Cambridgeshire (where the contributor saw this logo). The…

Dalkey island, on the southern point of Dublin Bay, carries a Norse name (dálkr-ey, dress-pin island) which was a corruption of the Irish name…

Folding 'viking' bike produced by the Viking Cycles company which was based in Derry, and was bought by Manchester-based Avocet Sports. Their logo was…

A mini steam engine train named Thor at Moors Valley Park, Dorset.

A boat named Thor spotted on the River Ouse, York, during a Dinner Cruise.

Boat named viking on Aldeburgh Beach in Suffolk. Situated on the east coast and firmly within the former Danelaw, this is an appropriate location for…

Scandinavian Cafe and Bakery in Nottingham named after the Norse god Odin, who feasted the einherjar in Valhalla.

One of the most important French Antillean bands of the 60s and 70s, who reformed recently. Described as mix of Biguine, Funk, Latin, Compas and early…

We are not sure why this house in Cork is named after the great hall in Asgard ruled by Odin, but we are sure there is an interesting story behind it!…

Two NASA space probes sent to Mars in the 1970s were named Viking 1 and Viking 2. They both consisted of an orbiter and a lander, which photographed…

This club in Grafarvogur, Reykjavík takes the name of Fjölnir, a legendary Norse king mentioned in Grottasöngr and Ynglinga saga (where he is said to…

Since the founding of the club, kayaks at Vordingborg Ro- og Kajakklub (Rowing and Kayak Club) have traditionally been named after figures from Norse…

Viking 'Warlord' Racing Bike produced by the Viking Cycles company which was based in Derry, and was bought by Manchester-based Avocet Sports. Their…

A bike store in Copenhagen using Viking in its name, though the connection with the Viking past is not entirely clear.

The baseball team in Chalon sur Saône in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Region in eastern France is named 'Chalon Vikings'. It is not clear what the…

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