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Viking Age shield from GokstadA preserved wooden shield with boss from the Gokstad burial.
The Ytri-Ásar SwordThe Ytri-Ásar sword was found by hunters at Ytri-Ásar in southern Iceland in 2016. It is being conserved now and was on display briefly when this…
The Battlefields Trust - Battle of Fulford 20th September 1066The Battlefields Trust website provides information about the Battle of Fulford, including modern maps with conjectural battlefield deployments marked…
Battle of Fulford - 20 September 1066A website with information about surveys of the area of the Battle of Fulford which immediately preceded the Battle of Stamford Bridge.
Hilt of the Busdorf SwordHilt of the one from three swords, which were found in Busdorf (Germany) situated in the west of Hedeby. This sword belong to the type S according to…
Axe Heads in the National Museum of IrelandViking axe heads from Fishamble Street in Dublin.
Vendel and Valsgärde Helmets on PinterestA Pinterest page for photographs of the Vendel and Valsgärde helmets.
Victorian Memorial to Alfred the Great Naval Battle, Swanage BayMemorial plaque reads: "In Commemoration of a Great Naval Battle fought with the Danes in Swanage Bay by Alfred the Great D877". For more information…
The Vendel XIV HelmetA helmet in the museum at Gamla Uppsala
Det vikingatida bågskyttet i Birka – ett exempel på en framstående stridskonst med främmande inslag'This paper deals with archery in the Viking Age settlement of Birka and in particular the presence of Euro Asiatic, steppe nomadic archery equipment…
News: 1000-year-old Viking shield found in DenmarkA late-10th century shield made of fir was found in Denmark some 60 miles west of Copenhagen, near what the article calls Viking-Age 'castles'.
Blog: Two-handed axesA discussion about two-handed (Dane) axes, looking at typologies, and the evidence for their use.
Hurstwic, LLCHurstwic, LLC provides training services and related merchandise related to the research and practice of Viking-age combat as embodied in the…
Performance of the Battle of Maldon by LeofwinA Viking Army under Olaf Trygvasson had been raiding the eastern and southern coast of England in the summer of 991AD unmolested until Byrhtnoth, with…
Article: The Viking Sieges of ParisAn article about the Viking sieges of Paris in the ninth century.
Forging a Viking Age Shield BossThe following clip shows an attempt at reconstructing a Viking Age shield boss (type R564). The purpose of the forging was to better understand the…
Round Shields and Martial Practices of the Viking AgeFrom the website: 'The aim of this research project is thus to assess the extent to which the round shield can illuminate Viking Age martial…
Bredøkser med messingbeslagThe Kulturhistorisk museum in Oslo has six axes with bronze fittings on their shafts in its collections. The axes all date from the last part of the…
Viking Swords in Kulturhistorisk museum in OsloA selection of Viking Age swords on display at the Kulturhistorisk museum in Oslo, Norway.
The Vikings attraction at Puy du Fou Theme ParkThe Vikings is one of several medieval attractions at Puy du Fou Theme Park in Les Epesses in the west of France. The attraction features a Viking…