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An introduction to the early medieval period in West Yorkshire.

This bridle from the Gokstad burial is decorated with gilt bronze plaques.

Bridle with gilt bronze plaques as decoration.

Breasthook from the bow of a boat or ship from excavations in Fishamble Street in Dublin. Dated between the tenth and twelfth century.

York Beer and Cider Festival is being marketed with a Viking in a horned helmet called Beerwulf.

The Nordic Ice brand uses a stereotypical Viking with a horned helmet as its logo. It is made by Temperatsure.

Branding of Orka coaching, Cork, a strength and conditioning gym that takes its name from Old Norse and its branding from a bind rune of the first two…

Furniture shop in Lerwick, Shetland incorporating a small Viking figure with horned helmet in the logo. Their advert reads 'Delivering furniture is…

Tablet-woven braids for decorating the edges of tunics.

Boxes featuring the Mammen mask were on sale at Tønsberg Viking Festival.

A wooden box with a lid (left), shears (centre) and a flax beater for processing flax (right)

A wooden box made of beech.

Borrefylkingen is a reenactment group in Vestfold, Norway. The group focuses on Viking-Age warfare.

Borre Vikinglag is a group of Viking reenactors in Vestfold, Norway.

This is a stunning Borre style Trefoil brooch found in Wiltshire, one of over 20 on the Portable Antiquities Scheme's Database. To view the full…

A book review of the modern take on Auðr/Unnr djúp(a)úðga's story entitled 'Audssoga om "Aud den Djuptenkte." En historisk roman' by Anders Syltevik.

A review of Jesch, J., 1991 'Women in the Viking Age' (Woodbridge: Boydell) written by Carolyne Larrington and published in Alvismal. The link is to a…

Bone tablets for tablet weaving. These would be used for weaving the braids that decorated the edges of Viking tunics.

Bone weaving tablet from Fishamble Street. E172:9320

Bone pins from Christchurch Place and Winetavern Street, Dublin. E122; E81:5454

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