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Guðrún and Helgi in Laxdæla SagaFrom Laxdæla Saga: "Guðrún was dressed in a kirtle of rám-stuff, and a tight-fitting woven bodice, a high bent coif on her head, and she had tied a…
Short documentary about the 'Viking' reconstructed ship and its voyage to AmericaDocumentary about the replica of the Gokstad ship that crossed the Atlantic in the late nineteenth century. For more information, see…
Logo of Friends of the Viking ShipThe logo of 'Friends of the Viking Ship' which aims to "to facilitate the preservation of the 1893 Viking Ship as an important artifact from the…
Draken Harald Hårfagre in New YorkThe ship, an imaginative reconstruction of a large ocean-going ship based on saga accounts, rather than following the model of a ship find. It was…
Dragon Harald Fairhair Under ConstructionDragon Harald Fairhair. May 2011 Working with 17th strake. The ship, an imaginative reconstruction of a large ocean-going ship based on saga accounts,…
Skuldelev 3 on display in the Viking Ship Museum, RoskildeThe well-preserved viking ship Skuldelev 3, a small cargo vessel dating to c. 1040 and probably used for trade and transport in Danish waters and the…
Finds from a Priestess' GraveFinds from a vǫlva's grave in Köpingsvik, Öland. There is an 82 cm long wand of iron with bronze details and a unique model of a house on the top.…
Sea Stallion Reconstructed Viking Ship in medium swellThe reconstructed Viking ship 'Sea Stallion from Glendalough' in good wind and medium swell in the Kattegat, July 2015. For more information see…
Parrel from a Viking ship in the National Museum of IrelandA parrel of oak which was used to help hold the yard to the mast and aid with lowering and raising the sail. Used on a medium sized ship. From Wood…
Breasthook of a Viking ship in the National Museum of IrelandBreasthook from the bow of a boat or ship from excavations in Fishamble Street in Dublin. Dated between the tenth and twelfth century.
Viking Age Drawings of Ships in the National Museum of IrelandVarious drawings of Viking ships, including one with a small figure in the rigging, from Viking Age Dublin.
Valkyrie figure from TjørnehøjA silver gilt Valkyrie or shieldmaiden figure from Tjørnehøj in Denmark.
Galgebakken FibulaA silver fibula in the form of a woman with a shield and sword. This has been identified as a Valkyrie, although it may be a shieldmaiden.
The Nydam Boat in Gottorf CastleImage 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…
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…
The Reconstructed Viking Ship 'Viking' at the World's Columbian Exposition in ChicagoOne of the earliest reconstructions, the 'Viking' is a replica of the Gokstad ship and was built in Framnes Shipyard in Sandefjord, Norway in 1892-93.…
Bronze-Age rock carvings of ships from Solbakk, NorwayBonze-Age depictions of ships from Solbakk, Rogaland, Norway. For a higher resolution image, see…
Gilt bronze horse from a wind vane of a ship in Nationalmuseet, DanmarkAn animal figurine found in Lolland, originally from a wind-vane (or prow ornament) on a ship. Dating to c. 1000 AD. For a higher-resolution image see…
Viking-Age ship brooch in Nationalmuseet, DanmarkA plate brooch representing a prowed ship, from a Viking-Age grave inLillevang in Bornholm, Denmark.For a higher-resolution image see…
Miniature sword from HedebyMiniature sword has been found in trade emporium in Hedeby / Haithabu.
This find is a part of permanent exhibition in Hedeby Viking Museum /…