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The pendant (or clothing appliqué) from HedebyThe bronze pendant (or clothing appliqué) has been found in trade emporium in Hedeby / Haithabu.
This find is a part of permanent exhibition in…
The Pitney BroochFrom British Museum Website:
"Dished gilt copper-alloy disc brooch, Urnes style. Within a scalloped border, the convex surface of the circular…
The prow of the reconstructed Viking ship 'Sea Stallion'Photo of the prow of the reconstructed Viking ship 'Sea Stallion from Glendalough' showing the rowing benches, deck and upper strakes. For more…
The Ravning Bridge (Ravningbroen), JutlandThe Ravning Bridge (Danish Ravningbroen) is one of the most important archaeological sites in Denmark. It is located in the valley of the River Vejle,…
The reconstructed Viking Ship 'Saga Oseberg' photographed at RoskildeSaga Oseberg is an exact replica of the early-ninth-century Oseberg ship, found in a burial mound in near Tønsberg in Vestfold, Norway. It is…
The reconstructed Viking ship 'Sea Stallion' at HöganäsHavhingsten (The Sea Stallion) Viking ship in harbour at Höganäs
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.…
The remains of Skuldelev 2 in the Viking Ship Museum, RoskildeThe Viking warship Skuldelev 3 in 29.4 meters long, and the largest of the ships scuttled in the Roskilde Fjord. It dates to to c. 1042 and is built…
The Runic Ringerike Tombstone of St Paul'sAn article on a tombstone at St Paul's cathedral with Ringerike-style carving and a runic inscription. it is thought to date from the 11th century.
The Saga Of BiornStory
Biôrn, an old Viking, is determined to reach Valhalla, the warrior's afterlife full of excessive drinking and debauchery. To gain entry he has…
The Saga of Olaf Haraldson translated by Samuel LaingThis item links to Laing's translation of St Olaf's saga. It is an old translation. The translator has been quite free in interpreting the Old Norse…
The Sail of the Sea StallionImage of the sail of the reconstructed ship Sea Stallion from Glendalough
The Sæbø swordThe article describes the Sæbø (or Thurmuth) sword. This sword was found in an early 9th-century barrow at Sæbø in 1825. It has a runic inscription on…
The Scar Dragon Plaque in The Orkney MuseumThe Scar Dragon Plaque is one of the most impressive of the finds from the Norse Scar Boat Burial, excavated in 1991. The grave contained the remains…
The Sea Stallion (Havhingsten) Reconstructed Viking Ship in Rørvig HarbourHavhingsten fra Glendalough (The Sea Stallion from Glendalough) is an accurate reconstruction of the largest of the Skuldelev ships (Skuldelev 2), a…
The Sea Stallion (video of summer sailing 2016)Every summer I sail the mighty Sea Stallion, a faithful replica of a viking warship. The three-week raid is packed with adventure, camaraderie,…
The Shape of the Soul: The Viking Mind and the IndividualProfessor Neil Price delivers the third of three lectures, September 27, 2012, focusing on the fundamental role that narrative, storytelling and…
The Song of the Vikings, Snorri and the Making of Norse Myths with Nancy Marie BrownNancy Marie Brown takes us back to medieval Iceland and introduces us to perhaps the greatest storyteller of the period, Snorri Sturluson. Part of the…
The Steine of Long Stone (Ivar the Boneless' Pillar), DublinA replica of a pillar erected in the tenth or eleventh century in the River Liffey by the inhabitants of Viking-Age Dublin. This replica was produced…
The Stern of the reconstructed Viking ship 'Sea Stallion from Glendalough'For more information see…