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Street Name: Brages vei

Brages vei (Bragi's Way) is named for the Norse god of poetry.

Street Name: Balders vei

Balders vei (Balder's Way) is named for Balder who was killed with a dart made from mistletoe.

Strap Mounts from the Gokstad Burial

A selection of strap mounts from the Gokstad burial.

Strap Mounts from the Gokstad Burial

Gilt bronze strap mounts from the Gokstad burial.

Storynory: The Punishment of Loki

Storynory is a website with audio stories for children, including stories about the Norse gods, such as this one about Loki. The language of the site…

Store norske leksikon - Vikingtiden

An online entry in Store norske leksikon for the Viking Age in Norway

Stone carving of Sigurd and Fafnir

The story of Sigurd and Fafnir told in Volsunga saga was a popular one in Scandinavia and appears in many places. This carving shows Sigurd rushing to…

Stirrup and spur in the National Museum of Ireland

An iron stirrup and a silvered spur. The museum information board notes that the Vikings probably introduced spurs and stirrups to Ireland, and that…

Stiklestad Nasjonale Kultursenter

The Culture Centre at Stiklestad was built to mark commemorate the Battle of Stiklestad which is usually taken to mark the coming of Christianity to…

Stick with Runes from the Oseberg Burial

A stick with a runic inscription. It reads 'litiluism' which has been read as 'litill vis ma

Steering Oar on the Tune Ship

The steering oar on the Tune ship, clearly showing the white dots that are part of the 3D scanning process.

Steering Oar of the Oseberg Ship

The Oseberg Ship would have been steered with an oar fitted to the starboard side of the ship, just like other Viking Age ships.

Steel Pendants

Pendants in the form of the Mammen Mask and Swords.

Steatite Basin on display in Shetland Museum and Archives

Steatite (or Soapstone) basin. These were often imported from Norway and Sweden in the Viking Age. Dunrossness. Donated by Hugh Crawford, Richmond,…

Stæven Pendant Souvenir in Kalundborg Museum

Silver ship stern pendants

Statue of Prinsesse Kristina

A statue of Prinsesse Kristina, daughter of Hakon Hakonsson and wife of Don Felipe, who was the brother of the Spanish king Alfonso X. She married him…

Statue of Leif Erikson overlooking Brattahlid

Statue of Leif Eriksson overlooking Qassiarsuk / Brattahlid in Greenland

Statue of Leif Ericson in Qassiarsuk

Photograph of the statue of the Norse explorer and settler Leif Ericson (ON Leifr Eiríksson) in Qassiarsuk, Southern Greenland (Norse Brattahlíð) by…

Statue of Ingólfr Arnarson in Arnarhóll in Reykjavík

Statue by Einar Jónsson erected in 1924 at Arnarhóll in the centre of Reykjavík. It depicts Ingólfr Arnarson, who is named in Landnámabók ('The Book…