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Skull-Splitter Souvenir T-Shirt, Orkney
Thorfin Place Street Sign, Kirkwall
St Magnus Street sign with St Magnus Cathedral in Background
Statue of Rögnvaldr in St Magnus Cathedral
Orkney Runic Fudge
Blog post: Tweeting 30 Icelandic romances in 30 days #riddarasagaSheryl McDonald Werronen tweeted 30 riddarasögur (courtly romances) over the course of 30 days. This blog post links to storifies of the tweets so you…
Tug Boat named Svitzer TrymTug boat registered to Copenhagen and named Svitzer Trym after the Norse giant Þrymr, who stole Thor's hammer. The comic account of the recovery of…
Tug Boat named Svitzer MjölnirTug boat registered to Copenhagen and named Svitzer Mjölnir after Thor's famous hammer. Another tug is named 'Trym' after the giant who stole Thor's…
Can you help us to identify these performers in Viking dress in Kalundborg, Denmark?Two musicians playing as part of Kalundborg's Harbour Festival in the Kongens Togt series of events in Summer 2016 to commemorate Cnut's conquest of…
Mejlbystenen: Staging a runestoneCAVI proudly presents the interactive staging of the thousand year old runic stone Mejlbystenen, situated at Randers Kulturhistoriske Museum. As part…
Loom weights in Shetland Museum and ArchivesViking-Age loom weights from Unst, Yell, Northmavine, Whalsay, Tingwall, Delting, Aithsting.
Hanging Lamp on display in Shetland MuseumHanging lamp, made from stone and of a type known throughout the early medieval world. Unknown parish. Donated by Lerwick Town Council.
Handled Cup on display in Shetland Museum and ArchivesStone cup from Yell. Donated by Robert Tulloch, Lerwick. ARC 7540.
Steatite Basin on display in Shetland Museum and ArchivesSteatite (or Soapstone) basin. These were often imported from Norway and Sweden in the Viking Age. Dunrossness. Donated by Hugh Crawford, Richmond,…
Reference to Hogier (Holger the Dane) on French Playing CardThe standard French playing card deck has the Jack of Spades as Hogier, probably a reference to Holger the Dane, who is first mentioned in the French…
Odin's Table Scandinavian Cafe and Bakery in NottinghamScandinavian Cafe and Bakery in Nottingham named after the Norse god Odin, who feasted the einherjar in Valhalla.
Insignia of the US 47th Infantry DivisionThe insignia of the 47th Infantry Division, whose units come from the states of Minnesota and North Dakota (with high levels of Scandinavian…
Insignia of William M. Raines High school, Jacksonville, FloridaThe shoulder-sleeve and shoulder loop insignia of Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) fromthis high-school in Jacksonville, Florida,…
Insignia of D. H. Conley High School, Greenville, NCShoulder sleeve and shoulder loop insignia of the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) of D. H. Conley High School, Greenville, NC. It…
Insignia of Westhill High School, Stamford, CTThe shoulder-sleeve and shoulder loop insignia of Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) from this high-school in Westhill, Stamford, CT. They…