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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…
Horn-shaped Viking Coffee MugGoat Story's 16 oz horn mug is designed to bring a little Viking to your morning cup, with a spill-proof lid and a cross-body carry-strap that…
Snorri's bath at ReykholtA photograph of Snorri's bath at Reykholt, Iceland. There used to be a tunnel from the cellar of Snorri's house to just above the bath. The tunnel is…
A reading from 'The Far Traveler: Voyages of a Viking Woman'Nancy Marie Brown tells the story of the lives of women in the Viking age
The Children of Ash: Cosmology and the Viking UniverseProfessor Neil Price delivers the first of three lectures, September 25, 2012, focusing on the fundamental role that narrative, storytelling and…
Life and Afterlife: Dealing with the Dead in the Viking AgeProfessor Neil Price delivers the second of three lectures, September 26, 2012, focusing on the fundamental role that narrative, storytelling and…
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…
Photo of tug named 'Magni' in Reykjavik harbourA tug / pilot vessel used to guide large ships in and out of Reykjavik harbour - named after Thor's son Magni, gifted with prodigious strength.
Forging a Viking Age Shield BossThe following clip shows an attempt at reconstructing a Viking Age shield boss (type R564). The purpose of the forging was to better understand the…
Round Shields and Martial Practices of the Viking AgeFrom the website: 'The aim of this research project is thus to assess the extent to which the round shield can illuminate Viking Age martial…
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.
A Viking Age Toy Boat from DublinA small boat of approximately 37cm in length has been interpreted as a child's toy. This one was found at Winetavern Street during excavations by the…
Logo of Clontarf.ie, featuring a Viking ShipLogo of http://www.clontarf.ie/, a co-operative initiative by the Clontarf Residents’ Association, the Clontarf Business Association and Web Together.…
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…
Dechen Forestry Crew with Viking Safety WearFrom Contributor: "This is a great group of people I have the privilege of working with this summer, they are from the Tsilhqot’in Nation in…
The 'City Witness' research projectThe 'City Witness' project uses medieval testimony, and documentary and archaeological evidence to explore questions of place and perspective in…
Valhalla 'herb shot for real warriors', FinlandValhalla herb liqueur from Koskenkorva distillery, Ilmajoki, Finland. ’The spirit of Nordic legends.’ ‘The herb shot for real warriors.’ On promotion…
Blå Thor beer - by appointment to the Royal Danish CourtBlå Thor. [Blue Thor] Royal warrant. ‘Denmark’s most beautiful beer.’ Brewery Synnestvedts Bayerske Ølbryggeri…
Red Erik beer - Ceres, Århus, DenmarkRed Erik beer. ”Fruity, aromatic, ruby red with pink foam.’ Branded Ceres brewery, which was founded 1856. ‘Purveyor to Danish court’ from 1914.…
Valravn organic stout from microbrewery Bryggeriet Frejdahl, Assens, Denmark.Valravn organic stout. ‘Dark as the soil of Funen’. From Bryggeriet Frejdahl.
Valravn organic stout from microbrewery Bryggeriet Frejdahl, Assens,…