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Image of Viking ships on the Sct. Catharinæ Brønd Fountain in Ribe

Image 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 Ribe

Depiction 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 Cathedral

Satue of Ansgar by artist Hein Heinsen, outside Ribe Cathedral. Ansgar (801-65) was a German missionary (later Archbishop of Hamburg, and later…

Rögnvald Kali Kolsson on the Hakon and Rognvald Window in Lerwick Town Hall

Rognvald Kali Kolsson (d. 1158), also known as Rognvald the Crusader, is one of the most important and colourful Earls of Orkney, and his exploits are…

The Hakon and Rognvald Window in Lerwick Town Hall

This window in Lerwick Town Hall in Shetland depicts the early tirteenth-century King of Norway, Haakon Haakonsson (Hákon Hákonarson, Håkon Håkonsson,…

St Sunniva Street in Lerwick, Scotland

This street sign in Lerwick refers to the tenth-century Norwegian Saint Sunniva (ON Sunnifa), who is associated with Selja on the West Coast of…

St Magnus Street in Lerwick, Shetland

This sign refers to the early twelfth century Earl of Orkney, Magnus Erlendsson, who was martyred in 1115 according to Orkneyinga saga. Many streets…