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St Olavs gate, OsloSt Olavs gate (St Olav's Road) in Oslo is named for Olav Haraldsson who died at the battle of Stiklestad in 1030. He is largely credited with…
Iduns gate, OsloIdun was the goddess who tended the golden apples that kept the gods young.
Wooden VikingAn abstract wooden Viking
Norrøna Shop, OsloNorrøna uses a logo of a Viking's head that immediately reminds of Knud Bergslien's painting 'Birkebeinerne'. The head is positioned as if the Viking…
Gjermundbu Helmet KeyringsKeyrings decorated with the Gjermundbu helmet spotted at the ticket booth in Oslo harbour.
Wooden Fridge Magnet with Viking Ship DesignA wooden fridge magnet featuring Viking ships and a Viking. Seen in the ticket booth at Oslo Harbour.
Yacht called 'Sigyn'A yacht called 'Sigyn'. In Norse mythology, Sigyn was Loki's wife, who cared for him even when he was chained in a cave with the entrails of his…
The "Devil of Oslo"This relief is in the wall of Oslo cathedral. It depicts a man beset by beasts or devils, and was originally in St Hallvard's Cathedral.…
Viking MelkViking milk is a brand of condensed milk. It uses a Viking longship as its logo. The photographs show tins from several different eras of this brand.…
Freia BakepulverFreia, the company named for the Norse goddess, produced baking powder as well as chocolate.
Freia Chocolates TinThis tin for Freia chocolates is the most explicit reference to the Viking Age that we have found in their marketing. It depicts scenes and characters…
Gol Stave ChurchGol Stave Church was moved to the Folkemuseum in the late 19th century. Only about one third of the surviving church was used (those parts that were…
PrimstavA primstav is a calendar stick that uses pictures to indicate the major non-moving religious holidays. The pictures on this one are rune-like. The…
Replica of Church Portal from Hylestad Stave ChurchReplica of the carvings of the portal to Hylestad stave church. The carvings show scenes from the Sigurd legend.
Medieval LyreA medieval lyre from c.1300. It has the same form as the lyre featured on the Hylestad church portal.
Medieval FarmhouseA Norwegian farmhouse from the second half of the thirteenth century.
Loft (Storehouse) from TelemarkA medieval storehouse from Telemark.
Frieze: The Swan MaidensThe Swan Maidens' is a frieze by Dagfin Werenskiold that is displayed outside Oslo City Hall together with eleven other friezes of his. The friezes…
Frieze: Volund the Smith has Thoughts of RevengeVolund has thoughts of revenge' is a frieze by Dagfin Werenskiold that is displayed outside Oslo City Hall together with eleven other friezes of his.…
Frieze: The Eagle in YggdrasillThe Eagle in Yggdrasill' is a frieze by Dagfin Werenskiold that is displayed outside Oslo City Hall together with eleven other friezes of his. The…