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Nyheder: Derfor er det cool at være vikingA news article on what interests people about engaging in Viking-Age living history.
Medieval Animal Data-NetworkThe international Medieval Animal Data-Network (MAD) was founded in 2005 at the Department of Medieval Studies at Central European University…
Vinir VikinglagVinir Vikinglag is a living history group that engages with and mediates Viking Age culture and crafts.
Hoen VikinglagHoen Vikinglag is a living history group that researches and mediates Viking Age culture and crafts.
Drafn VikinglagDrafn Vikinglag is a living history group that promotes Viking sports and handicrafts. The group organises Drafn Viking Market, and is engaged with…
Gjallarstadir Vikinglag og RavneklanenA living history group that is interested in recreating and mediating all aspects of Viking Age culture and daily life.
Image of a Viking in sand on AlderneyAn image of a viking in sand, complete with helmet (without horns!)
Blog: The Battle of MaldonEleanor Parker discusses the Old English poem 'The Battle of Maldon'. The poem describes a battle that is also recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle,…
Distinctive Unit Insignia of the 147 Finance BattalionThe insignia of the 147th Finance Battalion of the US Army features a horned viking helmet, referencing their linear connection to the 47th infantry…
Distinctive Unit Insignia of the 2nd Infantry BattalionThe insignia of this US Army infantry battalion, featuring a Viking ship and two knives. According to the official website "The Viking ship symbolizes…
Craft: How to Make a Viking LongboatInstructions for how to make a Viking longship from cardboard.
Science brings to life the witnesses to the Viking-Age in North WalesAn article from the National Museum of Wales about facial reconstruction of skeletons from Llanbedrgoch in North Wales. The skeletons date to the…
News: Viking traders spread comfy-to-ride horses around the world, DNA suggestsA news story that discusses how the genetic mutation that permits a horse to 'pace' first arose in early medieval England and was spread to Iceland…
Insignia of the US 86th Engineer BattalionThe distinctive unit insignia of the 86th US Engineer Battalion, featuring a Viking ship under sail. According to the official website, "the Viking…
Game: Iron Tides - Alpha DownloadIron Tides is a Viking-based game combining survival, tactics and resource management. Players command a band of Vikings sailing through stormy seas…
Bronze ear scoop from Birka in the Swedish History MuseumA bronze ear scoop (c. 800-1099) from Birka discovered in excavations on the island of Birka (Björkö) in the late nineteenth century. For…
Replica of the Jelling II StoneThis replica of the Jelling II stone is sold on the Viking Shield website here, either painted or unpainted.
Katt i bärnstenThis amber cat was found at Birka in Sweden. It is about 3cm long and looks like a sitting cat.
Aker i Viken Viking Reenactment GroupAker i Viken is a small living history group based in Oslo that focuses on Viking-Age handicrafts.
Performance of the Battle of Maldon by LeofwinA Viking Army under Olaf Trygvasson had been raiding the eastern and southern coast of England in the summer of 991AD unmolested until Byrhtnoth, with…