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Hacksilver / finger-ring / arm-ring - detail from the Cuerdale Hoard in the British MuseumThe Cuerdale Hoard is the largest Viking hoard discovered in the British Isles, and includes 8,600 pieces, mostly silver including hacksliver, ingots…
Haakon Haakonsson on the Hakon and Rognvald Window in Lerwick Town HallHaakon Haakonsson (Hákon Hákonarson, Håkon Håkonsson, Haakon the Old) was King of Norway from 1217 to 1263, and died in Orkney and is buried in St…
Guldhorn Souvenir Brooch in Kalundborg MuseumBrooch, based on the larger of the (destroyed) Pre-Viking Golden Horns of Gallehus.
Gulatinget: Tusenårsstad for Sogn og Fjordane og Gulen kommuneThe website for the Gulating project, which aims to mediate and promote the history of Gulating. The site includes information about Gulating's…
Guide to the classics: the Icelandic sagaA brief introduction to the Icelandic sagas.
Guesthouse OdinnGuesthouse Odinn is at 9 Óðinsgata in Reykjavik. Nine is a number associated with the god Odin.
Guðrún and Helgi in Laxdæla SagaFrom Laxdæla Saga: "Guðrún was dressed in a kirtle of rám-stuff, and a tight-fitting woven bodice, a high bent coif on her head, and she had tied a…
Grimfrost Presents: Did Runes Survive the Viking Age?A simple glimpse at Viking Age related sites in Sweden, this time looking into what happened to the runes when the Viking Age ended.
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Grettir Theatre-Play Trailer (English)The Comedytheatre in the Westfjords of Iceland will perform in English the powerful play Grettir every Wednesday this summer in Isafjordur. Shows will…
Grenmar frie VikingerGrenmar frie Vikinger is a Viking reenactment group that largely deals with handicrafts.
Great British Viking Quest: Episode 1: Journey to the MainlandEPISODE 1 of the Great British Viking Quest #GBVQ.
I take a bumpy flight across the ocean to speak at 'The Viking World - Diversity and Change'…
Grave urn on display in Museet Ribes VikingerA Viking-Age grave urn with human remains from Ribe. Details about the exhibition can be found at http://www.ribesvikinger.dk/en/
Grave goods on display in Museet Ribes VikingerGrave goods including a vessel, whetstone and beads from a grave where the individual was buried in a wooden coffin. Details about the exhibition can…
Gordarike Viking- og FamilieparkGordarike in Hallingdal has traces of Viking Age and medieval history. You can visit Gol stave church, King Hadding's grave mound and learn about the…
Golden pendant with Terslev motif from HedebyOne from two golden pendants with Terslev motif from chamber grave 5 from eastern part of southern cemetery in Hedeby.
Gold Viking Arm-ring from YorkA gold Viking arm-ring in The Yorkshire Museum, York. It was found among the possessions of a local builder after his death.
Gold shield grip in the Historisk museum, OsloShield grip from Åker, Vang in Hedemark dating to around the year 600. On display in the Historisk museum, Oslo
Gold Rings in the National Museum of IrelandGold arm and finger rings.
Gold ring from Ixworth in the Ashmolean MuseumAnglo-Scandinavian gold ring from Ixworth in Suffolk. 900-1050.
Gold finger ring from Skåne in the Ashmolean MuseumFinger ring, gold, 600-800, Skåne, Sweden.