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Ship's weather vaneA medieval weather vane from a ship. This, like other weather vanes, was eventually placed on a church, in this case Tingelstad Church. It is…
Ships depicted on the Bayeux TapestryThere are many ships depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry. They are Anglo-Saxon and Norman models, but they would have been of very similar construction to…
Ships through the agesPoster of ships through the ages, including Viking ships at Ecomare, Texel, The Netherlands
Short documentary about the 'Viking' reconstructed ship and its voyage to AmericaDocumentary about the replica of the Gokstad ship that crossed the Atlantic in the late nineteenth century. For more information, see…
Shortcut for hooked-o and long hooked-oA handy shortcut for the characters hooked-o and long hooked-o, produced by Joanne Shortt Butler. The characters can be cut and pasted into Word…
Shoulder Loop Insignia for University of Idaho, Moscow, IDThe shoulder-sleeve insignia of Senior Reserve Officer Training Corps (SROTC) from the University of Idaho, Moscow, ID. It features a cartoon Viking…
Shrine to OdinA shrine to Odin at the Danelaw Centre for Living History
Shrouds on the reconstructed Viking ship 'Sea Stallion from Glendalough'For more information see…
Sievert-Siefred-Cnut coin (York Mint) in the Ashmolean MuseumSievert-Siefred-Cnut group coin, Northumbria (York Mint). 895-902. HCR7871 & HCR7920
Sign for Egilsay in the OrkneysEgilsay is famous as the site of the martyrdom of St Magnus, and for the church that still stands on the site, with its unusual round tower. Egilsay…
Sign for Up Helly Aa Exhibition, Lerwick, Shetland
Signage for Viking House Hostel in WaterfordSign for 'Viking House', a hostel situated within the Viking Triangle in Waterford City.
Sigurd and Fafnir (1906) by Hermann HendrichPainting of Sigurd and the dragon Fafnir by German painter Hermann Hendrich, part of his series based on scenes from Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen.…
Sigurd on the Ramsund rock carvingThis is Sigurd pictured slaying the dragon Fáfnir on the Ramsund carving (Sö 101), carved in the mid eleventh century. The runic inscription which the…
Silver bars, wires and ingots from White Horse Road, London, in the Ashmolean MuseumBars, wires and ingots (silver bullion), 800-900. White Horse Road in London. AN1909.556
Silver fibulae from DenmarkTwo silver fibulae depicting women. One shows a woman with two plaits in her hair. The other shows an armed person on horseback with an armed woman…
Silver Freyja Pendant in the Swedish History MuseumA silver pendant from Aska, Östergötland, Sweden, dating to the Viking Age (800 - 1099) and on display in the Swedish History Museum. It is…
Silver neck ring in the Hunt MuseumViking silver neck ring described as having woven strands and knobbed terminals. Dating to the tenth or eleventh centuries. Held in the Hunt Museum…
Silver Oval Brooch from HedebyOne of two unique silver oval brooches from chamber grave 5 from eastern part of southern cemetery in Hedeby. This brooch is covered with filigree…
Silver plated teaspoon with Viking torsoA silver plated teaspoon: the handle ends in a viking figure, complete with horned helmet. Produced by Tradition. Date unknown.