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Information board outside Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin
An information board outside Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin, which refers to the founding of the first church on this site by the Hiberno-Norse King Sitric (or Sigtryggr) around the year 1030.
Reconstructed Viking boat 'Gro' at the Botanic Gardens, Dublin
A small reconstructed Viking boat named 'Gro', and usually located in the Irish National Heritage Park, Wexford, but photographed here on loan to the National Botanic Garden in Dublin for the Clontarf 2014 celebrations.
Remix of Historical Krogsta Rune stone (U 1125) Photograph
A remix of a public domain image of the Krogsta Rune stone in the archives of the Swedish National Heritage Board, by Lars Lundqvist. This image, which makes a comment on the possibilities afforded by Creative Commons images was produced as part of…
The Ytri-Ásar Sword
The Ytri-Ásar sword was found by hunters at Ytri-Ásar in southern Iceland in 2016. It is being conserved now and was on display briefly when this photograph was taken.
Icelandic Saga Map Project
The Icelandic Saga Map project has created an interactive map of the Icelandic sagas, linking places on the map to events in the sagas.
Blog: The Saga-Steads of Iceland
Emily Lethbridge's blog of how she travelled around Iceland reading the sagas at the locations where they took place.
Claiming a place in Walhalla II - a second list of Viking-themed games
Another list of Viking-themed games.
Claiming a place in Walhalla -a geeklist of Viking-themed games
This is a list of boardgames with a Viking them.
Elysian Elixirs E-Cigarettes featuring 'Norse God' flavours
Elysian Elixirs E-Cigarettes brand their different flavours on gods, including Baldr and Mjolnir photographed in Weymouth, and Skadi on the website http://www.elysianelixirs.com
St Magnus Church, Orkney
St Magnus Church, founded at the site of the killing of Saint Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney by an axe-blow to the head in ca. 1116 at the orders of his cousin Hákon Pálsson. This episode, referred to in Orkneyinga saga, is possibly corroborated…
Interior of the church ruins at Hvalsey
Photo by Ella Grødem - Visit Greenland
3 fridge magnets
3 fridge magnets, 2 from Sweden and 1 from Norway. The two magnets to the left are probably from recent years, ( since 2010), while the one to far right is probably from 1980's. The magnets are classic examples of the stereotypical Viking with…
Boat named 'Viking', photographed on Aldeburgh Beach
Boat named viking on Aldeburgh Beach in Suffolk. Situated on the east coast and firmly within the former Danelaw, this is an appropriate location for such a boat. Aldeburgh is an Old English name, meaning 'old fortification' - the site of a Roman…
The Edda of Burdens by Elizabeth Bear
The Edda of Burdens is the title of a series of speculative fiction books by Elizabeth Bear. The story draws on Norse myth and places it in a post-apocalyptic future.
Viking Age Dublin: Walking Tour and Activity Book (LMF 5)
A walking tour and activity book produced by PhD students working in the Dublin Team of the Languages, Myths and Finds Project.
Voluspa perfume
Perfume named for 'the mythical Viking story about Thor and Odin. Not just for superheroes, we loved that it is also known as wisdom or the name for a goddess of wisdom.'
The brand trades on the name of the Eddic poem Völuspá.
The brand trades on the name of the Eddic poem Völuspá.
Conference Presentation: Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough, ‘The Great Viking Fake Off: Norse Forgeries in America’
Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough (Durham University), ‘ The Great Viking Fake Off: Norse Forgeries in America’. Chaired by Alison Killilea. Presentation at the IRC-Funded Conference ''Rediscovering the Vikings', UCC, 25 Nov. 2016.
Blog: The Battle of Maldon
Eleanor Parker discusses the Old English poem 'The Battle of Maldon'. The poem describes a battle that is also recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, and which the Vikings won. Olaf Tryggvason may have been present at this battle, as some traditions…
Blog: St Olaf in England
Eleanor Parker writes about the English perspective on St Olaf in the medieval period.
Blog post: The Battle of Stamford Bridge
A Clerk of Oxford writes about the battle of Stamford Bridge and its description in Hemings þáttr.