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Tugboat 'Odin'Tugboat 'Odin' moored in Kiel, Germany.
Technical description of the ship:…
Multipurpose-ship 'Haithabu''Haithabu' ship is multipurpose-ship at Landesbetriebes für Küstenschutz, Nationalpark und Meeresschutz Schleswig-Holstein in Kiel.
It is named…
Artefact from ÁrósOn the photo are (from upper left corner):
- miniature spearhead;
- miniature lead anchor;
- Thor's hammer;
- awl with handle made of polished…
Amulets from ÁrósOn the photo are iron Thor's hammer and small, bronze axehead.
These amulets have been found in Århus (Árós in the Viking Age). Currently they…
Depiction of the Ships from HedebyThese ships were carved on polished red deer antler.
This find is a part of the permanent exhibition in the Hedeby Viking Museum / Wikinger…
Draken Harald Hårfagre Sailing into New York City 2016The largest Viking ship sailing in modern times, Draken Harald Hårfagre, sailed into New York City harbor September 17 2016. She left Haugesund,…
Varangian Guardsmen from the Skylitzes ManuscriptOne section of the Skylitzes manuscript illustrates how the Varangian Guard, an elite mercenary unit mainly consisting of Scandinavians in Byzantine…
'Thor' GraffitiA graffiti tag in San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, California showing that 'Thor' has been there.
Blog post: Women - Key figures in medieval SwedenIn one section of the Swedish History Museum in Stockholm representing the Viking period, Swedish women are represented in one individual display case…
Gaming pieces in kulturhistorisk museum, OsloA selection of gaming pieces on display in the Museum of Cultural History, Oslo. These pieces were probably used for hnefatafl. The photographs…
Vikingskip fra norsk arbeidsgiverforeningA silver model Viking ship on display at Oslo City Hall.
Review: 'Cold Counsel: Women in Old Norse Literature and Mythology. A Collection of Essays' ed. by Sarah Anderson and Karen SwensonReview of Anderson, S. and Swenson, K. (eds), 2002 'Cold Counsel: Women in Old Norse Literature and Mythology. A Collection of Essays' (London and New…
Photo of the Balladoole Boat Burial on the Isle of ManA Viking-Age ship burial from the late ninth century / early tenth century was excavated beneath this ship setting now marking out the site in…
Review: 'Women in Old Norse Society' and 'Old Norse Images of Women' by Jenny JochensOn pp. 89-91, a review of:
Jochens, J., 1995 'Women in Old Norse Society' (Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press)
Jochens, J., 1996 'Old Norse…
Aerial photograph of the Skuldelev excavations in the Roskilde Viking Ship MuseumAn aerial photograph taken in 1962, showing the barrier in the Roskilde Fjord constructed to excavate the five Skuldelev ships. These ships are now on…
Utgravning av Gokstadskipet 1880 / Excavation of the Gokstad Ship in 1880A historical photo of the partly-excavated Gokstad ship in Sandefjord, Vestfold, Norway in the 1880s. From the Universitetsmuseens fotoportal
Photo of the Ladby Burial MoundThe Ladby burial mound, containing a high-status ship burial - the only one so far discovered in Denmark. The remains of the Ladby ship are preserved…
Review: 'Women in Old Norse Literature: Bodies, Words, and Power' by Jóhanna Katrín FriðriksdóttirA review of Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir, 2013 'Women in Old Norse Literature: Bodies, Words, and Power.' The New Middle Ages (New York: Palgrave…
Book Review: 'Women in the Viking Age' by Judith JeschA review of Jesch, J., 1991 'Women in the Viking Age' (Woodbridge: Boydell) written by Carolyne Larrington and published in Alvismal. The link is to a…
Viking-Age women's clothing on display at the Swedish History Museum, Stockholm.Viking-Age women's clothing on display at the Swedish History Museum, Stockholm.