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Waterford Treasures: Three Museums in the Viking TriangleThree museums in Waterford's Viking Triangle. Reginald's Tower houses a number of Viking exhibits.
Seagaet House in Lerwick ShetlandIn addition to many streets bearing Norse names, some buildings also have Norse roots. This example of a house named 'Seagate' (or sea street) may…
Ingólfshvoll sign in IcelandMany place names in Iceland reference the earliest Norse settlers, such as this example of Ingólfshvoll (Ingólfr's Hill), referring to the first…
Viking Tours in HeimaeyPhoto of a Viking Tour bus in Heimaey in the Westman Islands. The company runs tours by boat and bus. The branding of the business draws on the Viking…
Vélaverkstæðið Thor Business in HeimaeyVélaverkstæðið Thor is a metalworking workshop in Heimaey in the Westman Islands. It uses the image of the Norse god Thor in its branding.
Blog: Valkyrja dot comA blog about re-enactment of the Viking Age
Jötunheimar House in HeimaeyThis is a photo of a building named Jötunheimar in Heimaey, the only permanently inhabited island in the Westman Islands. Jötunheimar refers to the…
Isle of Man Stamp Commemorating the Millennium of TynwaldA billboard featuring the commemorative Tynwald Millennium stamp, and picturing Vikings arriving in the Isle of Man.
Leaflet on Shetland's Norse PlacenamesA leaflet produced by Shetland Amenity Trust, giving information about Shetland's Norse place names
Shetland Place Name Elements ReferenceA handy guide to Norse place name elements, produced by the Shetland Place Names Project, and available to download on the Shetland Amenity Trust…
Incinerator on the Isle of Man, designed to evoke a Viking shipAn Incinerator at Richmond Hill, near Douglas, designed by architects Savage & Chadwick to reference the sails of Viking ships, and the Norse heritage…
Photo of Tait's Closs Sign in Lerwick, ShetlandTait is a common Scottish surname derived from the Old Norse 'teitr', meaning cheerful. Many surnames and place names in Shetland have a Norse origin.
Photo of Twageos Road Sign in Lerwick, ShetlandTwageos is a place name incorporating the common Norse place name element 'gjá', meaning 'ravine' and rendered in Shetland as 'geo' or 'gjo'. Twageos…
Photo of Copeland Pier Sign in Lerwick, ShetlandCopeland is a common placename and surname deriving from Old Norse kaupa land, meaning 'bought land'. This example is from Lerwick in Shetland.
Photo of Midgarth Crescent Sign in Lerwick, ShetlandMidgarth is a common Norse placename, and Anglicisation of Miðgarðr, meaning in this case 'Middle Enclosure / Farm' . Miðgarðr is also the 'Middle…
Blog Post: My journey: Vikings in The NetherlandsA short essay about finding out about the Vikings in the Netherlands
Blog Post: My journey in pictures of Vikings in The NetherlandsPictures of Vikings in The Netherlands
The Viking Hoard from LejreAn essay about the tenth-century hoard found out Lejre, Denmark. The article links to a more detailed pdf in Danish about the hoard.
Culture and Gender in the Danelaw: Scandinavian and Anglo-Scandinavian Brooches, 850-1050A database of Scandinavian and Anglo-Scandinavian female personal ornaments in England. This research forms the basis of the book 'Viking Identities:…
Portland State Vikings: RebrandingPortland State Athletics teams use the Viking name as part of their brand.