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The Jorvik Viking Centre recreates and displays Viking Age York as excavated on the site between 1976 and 1981.
The Jorvik Vikingr Re-enactment group showing an offensive shieldwall at Jorvik Viking Festival 2010.
From the official website:
"Working in partnership with York Museums Trust, The JORVIK Group invites you to discover the hustle and bustle of…
Blog about life in tenth-century York and re-enactment
This is a photo of a building named Jötunheimar in Heimaey, the only permanently inhabited island in the Westman Islands. Jötunheimar refers to the…
Kaupang in Skiringssal was a Viking Age town and market. It is the first known trading outpost in Norway. The town was founded c.800 and was abandoned…
A kayak model named for Loki.
Since the founding of the club, kayaks at Vordingborg Ro- og Kajakklub (Rowing and Kayak Club) have traditionally been named after figures from Norse…
These keys and locks show that Vikings locked things away too.
This narrow lane leading up from the south bank of the River Lee in Cork is one of the only place names in the city with possible Norse roots. The…
A depiction of the Danish King & King of England, Canute/Cnut from a Kings of England cards playset.
This website is a 'virtual exhibition', created as a collaboration between staff and students at UCL, Birkbeck College, and the University of Oxford.…
Many streets in central Lerwick are named after Scandinavian Kings, Queens and Saints, particularly from the medieval period. This sign probably…
This street sign probably refers to Hákon Hákonarson, King of Norway from 1217 to 1263. Many streets in central Lerwick are named after Scandinavian…
This street sign probably refers to Haraldr Hárfagri (Harald Fairhair), ruler of Norway from c. 872 to 930, who recaptured Shetland and Orkney from…
A short article about Olav Haraldsson who was canonised in 1031. He died at the Battle of Stiklestad in 1030, and is credited with bringing…
A restaurant and accommodation in Howth, Co. Dublin named after the Hiberno-Norse King of Dublin, King Sitric (Sigtryggr). They use a horned helmet in…
King Sitric, 'Silkbeard', Norse King of Dublin, who 'had an Irish mother and he married a daughter of Brian Boru', features as one of ten 'Impressions…
[The influence of Norse Myth is readily apparent in this new release, with Niflhelm described as "a military empire of vast machinery".]…
Kirkjuvagr Orkney Gin is a new product due to be launched in August 2016 and produced by Orkney Distilling Limited. It is branded using the Old Norse…
