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Small figurine with a horned helmet and beard, seen in a tourist shop in Iceland.

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Round armored figurines with axe and sword, seen in an Icelandic souvenir shop.

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Playful Viking warrior figurines with swords, shields and horned helmets. Seen in a souvenir shop in Iceland.

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Souvenir Handmade Icelandic Magic Runes: Viking Runic Script. Various necklaces and jewelry featuring runes, Thor's hammers and replica animal bones. Found in a souvenir shop in Iceland.

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One of several runic necklaces in the 'Runestones - Ancient Stones of Prophecy' series from Sólarfilma, which assumes that the runes were regularly used in divination.

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Small ornament of a Viking ship prow with dragon head and Iceland inscription

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Small Viking ship with prow ornament, produced by Sólarfilma ehf. Photographed in an Icelandic souvenir shop

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Icelandic souvenir metal Viking ship ornament, photographed in a tourist shop near Gullfoss.

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Pottery beer stein, featuring a group of Viking warriors with the inscription 'Icelandic Vikings'. Seen in a souvenir shop in Iceland.

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Glass flagon featuring a cartoon Viking warrior with horned helmet and drinking from a horn. The labels read 'skal' (cheers) and 'Iceland'. Found in a souvenir shop, Iceland.

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Fridge magnets featuring a Viking warrior with sword, beard and horned helmet, and a shield with the label 'Iceland'. Seen in a souvenir shop in Iceland.

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Fridge magnets with a dragon-prowed Viking ship, brightly coloured shields and warriors with horned helmets. Found in a souvenir shop in Iceland.

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Pottery drinking horn souvenir featuring a bearded Viking with a horned helmet and the label 'Iceland'.

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Replica of the Leifr Eiríksson (Leif Erikson) statue outside the Hallgrímskirkja in Reykjavík. Leifr led the expedition to Vinland in North America.

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Postcard of the burning of the galley at Lerwick's Up Helly Aa. On the reverse there are runes which appear to read 'Viking Prints', though the alphabet used is the older futhark.

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The company website for Íslensk hollusta refers to the fact that Icelanders used Black Salt until the 15th Century, produced from burning seaweed. It is marketed as Viking Salt to tourists.

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Souvenir magnetic Viking warrior for children, seen in Shetland Museum and Archives. The outfit is relatively accurate, with no horned helmet in sight!

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Sports Pub in Yuba City, CA which uses a Viking cartoon figure with horned helmet in its branding. For more information, see http://www.thehappyviking.com/

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The Eyrarland Statue is a small bronze seated figure, which is widely understood to represent Thor with his hammer. The original was found at Eyrarland near Akureyri and dates from the year 1000. It is housed in the National Museum of Iceland. These…

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Viking Range LLC is based in the US, and is part of The Middleby Corporation, the largest commercial kitchen equipment manufacturer in the world. The original connection with Vikings is unclear. http://www.vikingrange.com/consumer/index.jsp
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