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Viking lawnmower
A lawn-mower branded with a Viking horned helmet. Viking-jardin is a range of garden tools.
Time Warp Trio Lesson Plan to accompany the book
The lesson plan was designed to supplement the reading of the book, "Viking It and Liking It" by Jon Scieszka, which is part of a series of books called Time Warp Trio. This was then turned into a television series. Instead of playing Viking…
Borre Vikinglag
Borre Vikinglag is a group of Viking reenactors in Vestfold, Norway.
Borrefylkingen
Borrefylkingen is a reenactment group in Vestfold, Norway. The group focuses on Viking-Age warfare.
Description of Leif Eriksson statue in Boston
This is information regarding the Leif Eriksson statue located in Boston.
Short documentary about the 'Viking' reconstructed ship and its voyage to America
Documentary about the replica of the Gokstad ship that crossed the Atlantic in the late nineteenth century. For more information, see http://www.vikingship.us/bps_documentary.htm
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle - The Abingdon Chronicle
The page linked to by this item records the death of Olav Haraldsson in 1030 at the Battle of Stiklestad. It states only that he was killed by his own people (i.e. the Norwegians) and afterwards canonised. No other details are given
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Viking Age Key from the British Museum
A bronze key with a loop for suspension. 150mm long
Museum number: 1967,0609.1
Museum number: 1967,0609.1
Viking Ducks
Viking rubber duck from the British Museum
"Gjallarhorn" from the Video game Destiny
Norse myth has become a staple influence of gaming, to the extent that it often features in minor ways in games with no plot-line linking it to the Norse gods - this legendary weapon named Gjallarhorn (after the horn associated with the God Heimdallr…
Billboard featuring a Viking Hertha supporter's hat in Berlin
A billboard for the new Underground line in Berlin, featuring a Hertha (Berlin football team) supporter with a Viking style supporter's hat.
Blog post: Three Vikings who were more interesting (and notorious) than Ragnar Lothbrok
A blog post about Hastein Ragnarsson, Leif Eiriksson, and Oleg of Novgorod. It discusses these three Vikings and provides some primary sources that provide information about them.
Battle of Fulford - 20 September 1066
A website with information about surveys of the area of the Battle of Fulford which immediately preceded the Battle of Stamford Bridge.
Princes Street Gardens Runestone
This Swedish runestone (U 1173) was brought to Edinburgh in the 18th century.
Café Sejd in Jelling
Café Sejd is locates on Gormstorv 7a in Jelling (Denmark).
Word 'sejd' (ON seiðr) is name of complex magic practices, which (according to the written sources) have been used by the gods (e.g. Odin, Freya), supernatural beings and people (mainly…
Word 'sejd' (ON seiðr) is name of complex magic practices, which (according to the written sources) have been used by the gods (e.g. Odin, Freya), supernatural beings and people (mainly…
Dan Dry Hand Dryer
A hand dryer in the Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen. The company uses a Viking warrior in the colours of the Danish flag as their logo. Naturally, the figure has a horned helmet.
Viking Helmet in Animal Crossing
One of the items you can collect in Animal Crossing is this Viking helmet (with horns)
Map of Calf Sound in the Isle of Man, with several Norse place names
Detail from a map in the Calf Sound Cafe & Visitor Centre, detailing several Norse names, including Kitterland, the Calf, and the Cletts, deriving from the Norse word klettr meaning 'rock'.
Statue of Leif Ericson in Qassiarsuk
Photograph of the statue of the Norse explorer and settler Leif Ericson (ON Leifr Eiríksson) in Qassiarsuk, Southern Greenland (Norse Brattahlíð) by Camilla Hey - Visit Greenland
Woman in Norse dress in front of Viking church reconstruction in Qassiarsuk
Edda Lyberth in traditional Norse dress outside the reconstructed church in Brattahlíð, Greenland. By Camilla Hey - Visit Greenland