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Website: 'Norse Mythology for Smart People'This popular website, run by writer Dan McCoy, intends to provide "reliable, well-documented information on the fascinating mythology and religion of…
The Stora Hammars I image stoneOne of four early Viking-Age picture stones from Stora Hammars in Gotland, featuring scenes of battle, and imagery interpreted as having a mythical or…
Grave goods on display in Museet Ribes VikingerGrave goods including a vessel, whetstone and beads from a grave where the individual was buried in a wooden coffin. Details about the exhibition can…
Two grave urns on display in Museet Ribes VikingerTwo grave urns from Ribe, one with comb and knife. Details about the exhibition can be found at http://www.ribesvikinger.dk/en/
Grave urn on display in Museet Ribes VikingerA Viking-Age grave urn with human remains from Ribe. Details about the exhibition can be found at http://www.ribesvikinger.dk/en/
Copy of a silver pendant (Odin?) on display in Museet Ribes VikingerA copy of a Viking-Age silver pendant excavated at Ribe, and interpreted as representing Odin. Details about the exhibition can be found at…
Replica of Church Portal from Hylestad Stave ChurchReplica of the carvings of the portal to Hylestad stave church. The carvings show scenes from the Sigurd legend.
Gol Stave ChurchGol Stave Church was moved to the Folkemuseum in the late 19th century. Only about one third of the surviving church was used (those parts that were…
Monument to Bishop Absalon at Højerup KirkeA monument to the twelfth-century Danish Bishop (and Archbishop) Absalon, who played a key role in Danish territorial expansion and crusades against…
Amber Thor's hammerAmber Thor's hammer from Hedeby. It is currently exhibited in the Viking Museum Haithabu.
Rattles from the Oseberg burialRattles were found with each of the carved animal heads. Their function is uncertain, but it has been suggested that they might have been musical…
Exhibition on the Norse Gods and Religion in DubliniaA photograph of an installation on the Norse gods and goddesses and pagan worship in Dublinia, one of many in the Viking section of the center. For…
Christ Church Cathedral, DublinChrist Church Cathedral in Dublin, the oldest sections of which date from the 1230s, was founded c. 1030 by the Hiberno-Norse King Sitric (Sigtryggr)…
Information board outside Christ Church Cathedral, DublinAn information board outside Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin, which refers to the founding of the first church on this site by the Hiberno-Norse…
Image of Viking ships on the Sct. Catharinæ Brønd Fountain in RibeImage of Viking ships on this fountain designed by Anders Bundgaard, which depicts the development of the city of Ribe from its viking roots.
Image of Ansgar on the Sct. Catharinæ Brønd Fountain in RibeDepiction of Ansgar with his church on the fountain designed by Anders Bundgaard (801-65). Ansgar was a German missionary (later Archbishop of…
Statue of Ansgar outside Ribe CathedralSatue of Ansgar by artist Hein Heinsen, outside Ribe Cathedral. Ansgar (801-65) was a German missionary (later Archbishop of Hamburg, and later…
News: A Norse temple for the 21st centuryAn article about the resurgence of Norse paganism in Iceland.
News: Iceland to build first temple to Norse gods since Viking ageIn early 2015 it was reported that a temple was to be built to the old Norse gods in Iceland.
Hurstwic: Religion in the Viking AgeThis is the first in a series of presentations for the Hurstwic Heathen Study Group, an organization that meets monthly for informal presentations and…