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3 fridge magnets, 2 from Sweden and 1 from Norway. The two magnets to the left are probably from recent years, ( since 2010), while the one to far right is probably from 1980's. The magnets are classic examples of the stereotypical Viking with…

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A medieval weather vane from a ship. This, like other weather vanes, was eventually placed on a church, in this case Tingelstad Church. It is currently on display in Kulturhistorisk museet in Oslo.

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A weather vane from a Viking Age ship. This, like other weather vanes, was eventually placed on Heggum Church. It is currently on display in Kulturhistorisk museet in Oslo.

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This low relief of the drakkar consist of ceramic plates. It has been photographed on Olshausenstraße, Kiel, Germany.

On the one of shield by ship side has been placed triskelion-like symbol.

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Sailing boat 'Gudrun III' has been photographed on Kiellinie, Kiel, Germany.

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Tugboat 'Odin' moored in Kiel, Germany.

Technical description of the ship: http://www.schiffbilder.de/bild/seehaefen~deutschland~kiel/33607/schlepper-odin-im-hafen-von-kiel.html

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These ships were carved on polished red deer antler.

This find is a part of the permanent exhibition in the Hedeby Viking Museum / Wikinger Museum Haithabu.

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A silver model Viking ship on display at Oslo City Hall.

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The Ladby burial mound, containing a high-status ship burial - the only one so far discovered in Denmark. The remains of the Ladby ship are preserved in a museum situated in the mound itself. For more information, see http://en.vikingemuseetladby.dk/

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Photo by Flickr userMandiasof the Ladby Viking ship burial. The museum is built around the excavated Viking ship in its original location. For more information, visit

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A blog post about a symposium on historical reconstructions of ships.

Vikings: Bataviawerf, Oseberg Vikingship

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A collection of videos about processing timber for a Viking ship.

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Miniature boat (maybe toy?) has been made of alder wood.

This find is a part of permanent exhibition in Hedeby Viking Museum / Wikinger Museum Haithabu.

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Various drawings of Viking ships, including one with a small figure in the rigging, from Viking Age Dublin.

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Image of the Nydam Boat found in Nydam Bog in southern Jutland, Denmark and now on display in Gottorf Castle. The boat dates to c. 310-320, and is the earliest ship find in Scandinavia, as well as the earliest example of a clinker-built boat yet…

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Bonze-Age depictions of ships from Solbakk, Rogaland, Norway. For a higher resolution image, see http://www.unimus.no/foto/imageviewer.html#/?id=14105910&type=jpeg

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A pre-Viking razor fragment from theLate Bronze Age, period V. FromStrærup, Sogn.For a higher resolution image see http://samlinger.natmus.dk/DO/14023

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A model of the reconstructed Klåstad ship that stands next to the display of the original.

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Photographs of the remains of the Klåstad ship in Slottsfjellsmuseet.

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A line drawing of the Klåstad ship on the wall at the Slottsfjellsmuseum. It shows which parts survive of the ship.
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