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Conference Presentation: Klaudia Karpinska, ‘ Women in Re-enactment in Poland’Klaudia Karpinska (University of Rzeszów), ‘ Women in Re-enactment in Poland’. Chaired by Deise Medieval. Presentation at the IRC-Funded Conference…
Conference Presentation: Judith Jesch, ‘ Rediscovering Viking Women – 25 Years On’Judith Jesch (University of Nottingham), ‘ Rediscovering Viking Women – 25 Years On’. Chaired by Roderick Dale. Presentation at the IRC-Funded…
Cross fragment MM 123 from Kirk MichaelMichael 123 is a stone cross fragment in Kirk Michael on the Isle of Man. It depicts a woman in a trailing dress with a staff in her hand on the upper…
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…
Rune-stone U 489Late Viking Age granite rune-stone, originally from Morby in Uppland, Sweden, now in Universitetsparken, Uppsala. Signed by the renowned rune-carver…
Varangian Guardsmen from the Skylitzes ManuscriptOne section of the Skylitzes manuscript illustrates how the Varangian Guard, an elite mercenary unit mainly consisting of Scandinavians in Byzantine…
Blog post: Women - Key figures in medieval SwedenIn one section of the Swedish History Museum in Stockholm representing the Viking period, Swedish women are represented in one individual display case…
Review: 'Cold Counsel: Women in Old Norse Literature and Mythology. A Collection of Essays' ed. by Sarah Anderson and Karen SwensonReview of Anderson, S. and Swenson, K. (eds), 2002 'Cold Counsel: Women in Old Norse Literature and Mythology. A Collection of Essays' (London and New…
Review: 'Women in Old Norse Society' and 'Old Norse Images of Women' by Jenny JochensOn pp. 89-91, a review of:
Jochens, J., 1995 'Women in Old Norse Society' (Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press)
Jochens, J., 1996 'Old Norse…
Review: 'Women in Old Norse Literature: Bodies, Words, and Power' by Jóhanna Katrín FriðriksdóttirA review of Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir, 2013 'Women in Old Norse Literature: Bodies, Words, and Power.' The New Middle Ages (New York: Palgrave…
Book Review: 'Women in the Viking Age' by Judith JeschA review of Jesch, J., 1991 'Women in the Viking Age' (Woodbridge: Boydell) written by Carolyne Larrington and published in Alvismal. The link is to a…
'Princess of Birka' display at Swedish History Museum, Stockholm'Princess of Birka' display at Swedish History Museum, Stockholm
Valkyrie til Hest Pendant Souvenir in Kalundborg MuseumValkyrie and Horse pendant design based on the Tiss
Female figures on the exhibition 'Die Wikinger' in BerlinThis pendants (or clothing appliqué) were found in:
1. Suffolk, England (left, upper corner)
2. Tissø, Denmark (right, upper corner)
3. Truso…
Blog: Women in the Viking Age then and now: Powerful then, dangerous now?A blog post about women in the Viking Age and what the Oseberg ship burial means for our understanding of their levels of power and agency.
Round brooch in the collections of the MAA, CambridgeRound brooch in the collections of the MAA, Cambridge. Photo taken during the Languages, Myths and Finds workshop on handling artefacts. More…
Article about the Ballynolan Thistle BroochArticle by Colm Moriarty in the blog 'Irish Archaeology' about the Ballynolan Thistle Brooch in the collections of the MAA in Cambridge.
The Ballynolan thistle brooch in the collections of the MAA, CambridgeThe Ballynolan thistle brooch was found near Pallaskenry, Co. Limerick, and is housed in the collections of the MAA, Cambridge. Discovered 1836 by a…
Viking-Age oval brooch in the collections of the MAA, CambridgeAn oval brooch (Sweden) in the collections of the MAA, Cambridgein the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Cambridge. Oval brooches were a…
Replicas of Viking brooches from Unst on display in Shetland Museum and ArchivesBrooches from a woman's grave discovered on Unst, on display in Shetland Museum and Archives. These are replicas of the items held in the National…