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The Vendel XIV HelmetA helmet in the museum at Gamla Uppsala
Mounds at Gamla UppsalaBurial Mounds at Gamla Uppsala
Runestone DetailDetail of a runestone on or near the campus of Uppsala Universitet.
RunestoneThis is a runestone on or near the campus of Uppsala Universitet.
Audio: Extract of a Performance of 'Grípisspá' (Grípir's Prophecy) by Hanna Marti and Mara WinterShort clip of a performance of 'Grípisspá' (Grípir's Prophecy) by the ensemble Moirai (Hanna Marti vocals, and Mara Winter, flute…
Performance of extract from Atlakviða by Hanna Marti and Benjamin Bagby of SequentiaA short extract from a performance of the Eddic poemAtlakviða (sts. 15, 16 and 18)by Hanna Marti and Benjamin Bagby of Sequentia, at the 'Old…
A performance of the Eddic Poem 'Helreið Brynhildar' (Brynhild's Ride to Hel) by the ensemble Moirai (Hanna Marti vocals, and Mara Winter, flute…
MOIRAI - Blood treasure, woven fates - TrailerThis is a short video to introduce MOIRAI's latest concert project on the Old Norse poetic Edda. More information can be found here:…
Moirai Ensemble (website)The website of Moirai, an ensemble founded in Reykjavik in 2015, which specializes in the music of the Early and High Middle Ages, and "focuses on the…
Instrumental opening to a performance of the Eddic Poem 'Vǫluspá (Brynhild's Ride to Hel) by Hanna Marti of the ensemble Moirai (Hanna Marti…
Performance of the opening strophe of 'Vǫluspá' by Hanna MartiThe opening stanza of a performance of the Eddic poem Vǫluspá by Hanna Marti of Sequentia, at the 'Old Norse Poetry in Performance' Conference…
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…
The farmer's army at Stiklestad, 1030Halfdan Egedius: Illustration for Olav den helliges saga. Snorre 1899-edition.
Book: Snorre Sturlason - Heimskringla, J.M. Stenersen & Co, 1899.
Viking Age ArtThe Viking Age art website features photographs of various types of Viking art collected by hajar.
Statue of Holger Danske by H.P. Pedersen-DansFamous statue by sculptor H.P. Pedersen-Dans in Kronborg Castle depicting the legendary figure Holger Danske (Ogier the Dane) first mentioned in the…
Illustration of the Alþingi in session on a tourist information board in ÞingvellirIllustration by Gylfi Gislason as part of a larger tourist information board in the Þingvellir Rift Valley
Educational Image of the Danish 'Iron Age' by GyldendalTo download the full-sized image, visit http://samlinger.natmus.dk/DO/743
Statue of Egill Skallagrímsson by Gustav Vigeland'Egil Skallagrimson reiser nidstang'. A sculpture of the warrior-poet Egill Skallagrímsson (tenth-century hero of Egils saga) raising a nithing pole…
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…
Performance: Hrafnagaldur Óðins (Guðrún Kristín Magnúsdóttir)Hrafnagaldur Óðins is a late-medieval or early modern Icelandic Eddic-style poem, which was considered by early editors to be part of the Eddic…