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Site of Viking Age boat burial at Scar, Sanday, OrkneyA small sign marking the location of the Viking Age boat burial near Scar, on the north coast of Sanday, Orkney. Excavated in November/December 1991…
Old Norway BeerA strong fruity beer from Orkney that uses the Scar bone plaque as part of its image.
Modern runic graffiti on Ring of Brodgar stoneA modern inscription in runes amongst other engraved messages on a stone in the Ring of Brodgar neolithic monument, Orkney. Perhaps inspired by the…
Blog post: Walking the Brough of Birsay, OrkneyA photoblog describing the walk to and around the Norse settlement at the Brough of Birsay.
Blog: St Olaf - our other saintA blog post about St Olaf and discussion of which church may have given Kirkwall its name.
Kirkjuvagr Orkney GinKirkjuvagr Orkney Gin is a new product due to be launched in August 2016 and produced by Orkney Distilling Limited. It is branded using the Old Norse…
Thing Sites: Discover the Viking Cradle of DemocracyThe Thing Project is a project dedicated to promoting tourism by engaging with the various thing sites in northern Europe.
The Old Norse word þing,…
Kirkwall Thorfinn FCKirkwall Thorfinn FC is Orkney's oldest football club. The team's badge features a Viking longship, and their name references Orkney's famous earls,…
Highland Park - Svein WhiskySvein, a good Viking name, is one of the Norse-themed brands of malt whisky from the Highland Park distillery. It is part of their Warrior series…
Orkney Viking Fridge Magnet Photographed in the Orkney MuseumSmall stylised Viking with sword, shield and horned helmet, with the inscription 'Orkney'. Photographed by Julie Cassidy in the Orkney Museum.
Plaque indicating location of St Olaf's Kirk in KirkwallThis plaque in Orkney indicates the location of St Olaf's Kirk in Kirkwall, from which Kirkwall may derive it's name.
Sign for Egilsay in the OrkneysEgilsay is famous as the site of the martyrdom of St Magnus, and for the church that still stands on the site, with its unusual round tower. Egilsay…
Orkney Runic Fudge
Statue of Rögnvaldr in St Magnus Cathedral
St Magnus Street sign with St Magnus Cathedral in Background
Thorfin Place Street Sign, Kirkwall
Skull-Splitter Souvenir T-Shirt, Orkney
Resting Place of St Magnus, Kirkwall
Orkneyinga saga trail information board, Kirkwall
Runic Pins from OrkneyRunic pins reading 'Orkney', on sale in a tourist shop in Kirkwall.