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Sofie Vanherpen's BlogItems from Sofie Vanherpen's Blog centred around her PhD-project on Auðr/Unnr djúp(a)úðga Ketilsdóttir (9th Century).
Photo of the York Gospels ManuscriptDescription taken from display in the Undercroft at York Minster: "The York Gospels was probably made by Anglo-Saxon monks at Canterbury around 1020…
Reconstructed Viking longhouse at the Lofotr Viking MuseumPhoto of the large reconstructed longhouse at the Lofotr Viking Museum in Borg, based on the Chieftain's House discovered close to the reconstruction…
News about Norway's Largest Viking ShipScience and experience center called Sagastad is being built at Nordfjordeid, Norway, and will feature a full-size reconstruction of the Myklebust…
Article 'Runer i Hagia Sofia i Istanbul' by James E. KnirkDiscussion of the runes in the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul from Nytt om runer 14 (1999), 26-27
Podcast - In Our Time: The Battle of Stamford Bridgehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b011jvlt
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Battle of Stamford Bridge.In the first week of 1066 the English…
Battle of Stamford Bridge Re-enactment 2013A photograph of the re-enactment of the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 2013
The interior of the reconstruction of Erik the Red's housePhotographs of the interior of the reconstructed Viking longhouse at Brattahlid (Norse Brattahlíð) in Greenland. The photographs show a number of…
View into the interior of Thjodhild's ChurchThjodhild (Þjóðhild) had a church built in the Viking settlement of Brattahlíð (Qassiarsuk), Greenland. The reconstruction shows how the interior…
9th century Viking graffiti in Hagia Sophia, Istanbul.Photograph of a Viking inscription in Hagia Sophia, Istanbul. The Norse personal name -alftan (Halvdan) can be read here, but the rest of the runes…
Bjørgvin Viking Market EventBjørgvin Viking Market takes place each year at Hordamuseet. It is an event for re-enactors and living history enthusiasts, as well as being a tourist…
View of Bjørgvin Viking MarketThe view of Bjørgvin Viking Market from a reconstruction Viking ship
Re-enactors display their wares at Bjørgvin Viking MarketTents with reconstructions of Viking Age artefacts for sale
Viking ship at Bjørgvin Viking MarketA Viking ship prepares to unload tourists and take more on
Re-enactor displays their waresA re-enactor at Bjørgvin Viking Market
Viking TentA reconstructed Viking tent stands between buildings at Bjørgvin Viking Market
Viking smithy at Bjørgvin Viking MarketRe-enactors demonstrate a Viking smithy
Viking-style ship at Bjørgvin Viking MarketVisitors to the Viking market take trips on a Viking-style ship
The Vikings! - Crash Course World History 224 VideoIn which John Green teaches you about Vikings! That's right, one of our most requested subjects, the Vikings, right here on Crash Course. So what's…
York Viking Festival: Blades, Battles and Beers VideoWe travel to York, England for the Jorvik Viking Festival. Watch us get dressed in armor and take part in a battle Viking and Saxon warriors! …