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Wiki: HeimskringlaHeimskringla is an online collection of Old Norse source material.
Viking Myths and Rituals on the Isle of Man (LMF 1)A booklet produced by PhD students working in the Isle of Man Team of the Languages, Myths and Finds Project.
Book Review: 'Women in the Viking Age' by Judith JeschA 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…
Conference Presentation: Carl Phelpstead, ‘ Past and Present Identities in Margaret Elphinstone’ s Islanders’Carl Phelpstead (Cardiff University), ‘ Past and Present Identities in Margaret Elphinstone’ s Islanders’. Chaired by Dieuwke la Roi. Presentation at…
Kayak Pyranha LokiA kayak model named for Loki.
Interior of Viking long-house in Qassiarsuk (reconstruction)Photograph of the interior of the reconstructed Viking long-house in Qassiarsuk by Camilla Hey - Visit Greenland
Woman in Norse dress in front of Viking church reconstruction in QassiarsukEdda Lyberth in traditional Norse dress outside the reconstructed church in Brattahlíð, Greenland. By Camilla Hey - Visit Greenland
Statue of Leif Ericson in QassiarsukPhotograph of the statue of the Norse explorer and settler Leif Ericson (ON Leifr Eiríksson) in Qassiarsuk, Southern Greenland (Norse Brattahlíð) by…
Map of Calf Sound in the Isle of Man, with several Norse place namesDetail from a map in the Calf Sound Cafe & Visitor Centre, detailing several Norse names, including Kitterland, the Calf, and the Cletts, deriving…
Viking Helmet in Animal CrossingOne of the items you can collect in Animal Crossing is this Viking helmet (with horns)
Dan Dry Hand DryerA hand dryer in the Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen. The company uses a Viking warrior in the colours of the Danish flag as their logo. Naturally, the…
Café Sejd in JellingCafé Sejd is locates on Gormstorv 7a in Jelling (Denmark).
Word 'sejd' (ON seiðr) is name of complex magic practices, which (according to the…
Princes Street Gardens RunestoneThis Swedish runestone (U 1173) was brought to Edinburgh in the 18th century.
Battle of Fulford - 20 September 1066A website with information about surveys of the area of the Battle of Fulford which immediately preceded the Battle of Stamford Bridge.
Blog post: Three Vikings who were more interesting (and notorious) than Ragnar LothbrokA blog post about Hastein Ragnarsson, Leif Eiriksson, and Oleg of Novgorod. It discusses these three Vikings and provides some primary sources that…
Billboard featuring a Viking Hertha supporter's hat in BerlinA billboard for the new Underground line in Berlin, featuring a Hertha (Berlin football team) supporter with a Viking style supporter's hat.
"Gjallarhorn" from the Video game DestinyNorse myth has become a staple influence of gaming, to the extent that it often features in minor ways in games with no plot-line linking it to the…
Viking DucksViking rubber duck from the British Museum
Viking Age Key from the British MuseumA bronze key with a loop for suspension. 150mm long
Museum number: 1967,0609.1
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle - The Abingdon ChronicleThe page linked to by this item records the death of Olav Haraldsson in 1030 at the Battle of Stiklestad. It states only that he was killed by his own…