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Hoen Vikinglag is a living history group that researches and mediates Viking Age culture and crafts.

A wooden hoe that was buried with the Oseberg ship burial.

A belt buckle form Eri in Lærdal is thought to be connected to the craftsman who worked on the Oseberg ship. The motif on the belt buckle is almost…

A home-made hnefatafl board.

This web page includes printable boards for many of the variants of hnefatafl, the Vikings' board game.

A hnefatafl set at the Tønsberg Viking Festival. Although the board has been printed, the pieces are just stones that have been found. Hnefatafl could…

A short article about the Viking game of hnefatafl from Uig Historical Society

Hnefatafl was a board game played by Vikings. Although no Viking Age rules are known, it is thought to have been similar to Tablut, a game recorded by…

The story tells about the construction and sailing of a replica longship by Robert Asp of Moorhead, Minnesota. The replica was based on the Gokstad…

The Hjaltland Research Network ran a project to map Viking Age Shetland by digitising and mapping the datasets from different disciplines. It sought…

Short articles about the Vikings.

History of Cork Art Mural in Grattan Street Carpark, painted by pupils from Cork Educate Together National School (Installation by O’Shea Builders Ltd…

The Krogsta rune stone dates from the 6th Century, and is famous for its depiction of a human figure as well as being the only older futhark rune…

Postcard from 1900 featuring the younger Jelling stone, DR 42. The inscription reads: Jelling. Runstenen med Dragebilledet og det ældste…

Repository for catalogues and digital description of manuscripts including Icelandic sagas

Hilt of the one from three swords, which were found in Busdorf (Germany) situated in the west of Hedeby. This sword belong to the type S according to…

One of the Viking-themed single-malt whiskies produced by Highland Park Distillery in Orkney. Sveinn Ásleifarson was a twelfth-century Viking whose…

Svein, a good Viking name, is one of the Norse-themed brands of malt whisky from the Highland Park distillery. It is part of their Warrior series…

Heritage Learning offers a two hour KS2 course on the Saxons and Vikings for primary schools

Ropes used on the Sea Stallion are hemp ropes made in a traditional manner - hemp ropes dating to the Viking Age do survive, though horse hair and…

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