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Viking FM - Local Radio
Viking FM is a commercial radio station in Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire. Presumably the Viking name is used because it covers a large part of the Danelaw.
Ships through the ages
Poster of ships through the ages, including Viking ships at Ecomare, Texel, The Netherlands
Viking and medieval ships
Viking ship compared to later medieval ships
Map of The Netherlands 850 AD
A map of the Netherlands in 850 AD
Midgard Historisk Senter
The Centre for the Viking Age in Vestfold, Norway
Lofotr Vikingmuseum
Museum of the Viking Age with reconstruction of a Viking chieftain's house, at Borg in Lofoten, Norway
The Viking Ship Museum, Oslo
The Viking ship museum in Oslo houses the Gokstad, Oseberg and Tune ships together with the grave goods from Oseberg.
Logo of the Viking Theatre, Clontarf
The Viking Theatre draws on the Viking past of Clontarf, and the international significance of the Battle of Clontarf in 1014.The website describes the theatre as follows: "The Viking Theatre aims to provide a professional, artistic outlet for both…
Painting of The Battle of Clontarf by Hugh Frazer, 1826
A famous 1826 depiction of the Battle of Clontarf by the Irish Landscape painter, Hugh Frazer. Held at the Isaacs Art Center in Hawaii.
University Museum of Bergen
The University Museum of Bergen houses a Viking Age exhibition based on excavations at Ytre Moa in Årdal, Sogn, Norway
The New Inn, Stamford Bridge
The New Inn at Stamford Bridge features a traditional Viking in horned helmet on its sign. The view in the photograph encompasses the modern bridge, but this is probably not the same location as the bridge described in stories of the battle.
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
Cross in the interior of Tjodhilde's Church in Qassiarsuk
An image of the interior of the reconstructed church (or chapel) known as Tjodhilde's Church in Qassiarsuk, Southern Greenland by Mads Pihl - Visit Greenland
Leif Ericson on the ridge above Qassiarsuk in South Greenland
Photograph of the statue of the Norse explorer and settler Leif Ericson on the ridge above Qassiarsuk in South Greenland by Mads Pihl - Visit Greenland
Battle of Stamford Bridge Memorial
Memorial stone and plaque for the Battle of Stamford Bridge in the centre of Stamford Bridge village
Road sign, Stamford Bridge
Stamford Bridge's Viking past is commemorated in the local road signs, such as this one for Viking Road
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
Viking ship planter, Stamford Bridge
Ormen is a planter near the bridge at Stamford Bridge. It takes the form of a Viking ship with dragon's head and shields down the side.
Stamford Bridge Information Board
On Viking Road there is an information board about the Battle of Stamford Bridge
Gold Viking Arm-ring from York
A gold Viking arm-ring in The Yorkshire Museum, York. It was found among the possessions of a local builder after his death.