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Souvenir magnetic Viking warrior for children, seen in Shetland Museum and Archives. The outfit is relatively accurate, with no horned helmet in…

A Viking variation on the common 'Always be yourself unless...' statement, seen in an Icelandic souvenir shop.

A blog about the Viking Age in Norway that was created as part of a school project

Memorial in Lerwick Town Hall to Alfred Laurenson, a local dignitary, patron and scholar of Scandinavian literature, who died in 1890.

The memorial…

On sale in the Føroya Fornminnisavn (National Museum of the Faroe Islands)

Free vector image based on the depiction of Sleipnir on the Tjängvide image stone (G 110)

Advert for cheese cubes with Vikings

This is a translation of Bjarkamál in fornu which was sung by the skald Thormod before the battle of Stiklestad.

According to the uploader, this was found in an attic in Romania. It is clearly a modern inscription in a pseudo runic alphabet (Armanen runes). This…

A map showing the locations of a large number of the Viking groups and the Viking markets in Norway.

Souvenir pencil with runes, seen in the gift shop of the Ribe VikingCenter

Stylised viking ship magnets, on sale in a gift shop in Ribe

Carved wooden bookends, modelled on viking ship prow. Seen in Ribe VikingCenter.

Sculpture seen in Museet Ribes Vikinger. We think it may represent Sif, or Freyja. Any other suggestions welcome!

A modern inscription in runes amongst other engraved messages on a stone in the Ring of Brodgar neolithic monument, Orkney. Perhaps inspired by the…

Vintage Viking aftershave for men, featuring a horned helmet as its logo. Seen in Arthur Mayne's Bar in Cork.

Not every item we receive is wholly serious. This runic banana is an excellent example of modern reuse and engagement with the past. It was left…

This object may be a replica of a Viking Age artefact, but we're not sure what its intended use is. Please get in touch if you know!

One 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.…

Old Commercial featuring Vikings and chocolate.

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