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Dansk Mjød Logo
Dansk Mjød is a brewer in Billund, Denmark that produces mead and mead-based products including beer, mustard and bitters.
Mjød Sennep (Mead Mustard)
Mustard product produced by Dansk Mjød, with Viking branding.
Viking Blod (Viking blood) Mead
Mead produced by Dansk Mjød A/S, in Billund, Denmark and named Viking Blod (Viking blood). Aimed at the tourist market.
Ribe Mjød (Ribe Mead)
Mead produced by Dansk Mjød A/S, in Billund, Denmark and named Ribe Mjød, with a nod to the important Viking market at Ribe. Aimed at the tourist market.
Old Danish Beer with Thor's Hammer
Mead Beer brewed by Dansk Mjød A/S, in Billund, Denmark and featuring a Thor's hammer on the label.
Blog post: Rain stopped play
David is a photographer in Norway, who posts black and white images that include local Viking markets on the blog. This item links to one of those images, from which it is possible to find many more.
Harald Hardrade Window in St Magnus Cathedral
This window in St Magnus Cathedral depicts Harald Hardrada (Haraldr Sigurðarson), King of Norway from 1046 until his death in the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066. Orkney was under Norwegian rule during his reign.
Reading of skaldic verse by David Baker and Orri Tomasson
Readings of skaldic verse produced for the Orkney Project. Orri Tomasson reads the Old Norse, and David Baker reads the translations of the following poems:
1. Earl Rögnvaldr Kali Kolsson, a Lausavísur from Orkneyinga saga, ch 58 in which he…
1. Earl Rögnvaldr Kali Kolsson, a Lausavísur from Orkneyinga saga, ch 58 in which he…
Viking Archaeology Blog
The Viking Archaeology Blog is concerned with news reports featuring Viking period archaeology. It was primarily constructed as a source for the University of Oxford Online Course in Viking Archaeology: Vikings: Raiders, Traders and Settlers.
'Hearth and Home' Documentary about the excavations at Wood Quay, from RTÉ Archives
Clip of a documenrary broadcast on RTÉ 1 in 1989 about the Wood Quay excavations, and made available in theRTÉ Archives.See http://www.rte.ie/archives/exhibitions/2012-wood-quay/2015-discoveries-and-legacy/612187-hearth-and-home/ for a…
KUNG FURY Official Trailer [HD]
An over-the-top action comedy where the hero goes back in time and winds up in the Viking Age.
Watch the full movie here: https://youtu.be/bS5P_LAqiVg
http://www.kungfury.com ← Become a late backer for this 30 minute 80s…
Watch the full movie here: https://youtu.be/bS5P_LAqiVg
http://www.kungfury.com ← Become a late backer for this 30 minute 80s…
Allez Savoir No. 58 Vikings
An interview with Dr Sarah Baccianti about the Vikings and their portrayal on the series 'Vikings'
Church Ruin at Hvalsey in Greenland
Hvalsey church was probably built in the early 14th Century, and is located in the Norse settlement of Hvalsey (modern Qaqortoq). There are some indications it was built on the site of an earlier Norse church. Photo by David Trood - Visit Greenland
Blog: Viking Specialist at Large
A blog by Dr Dayanna Knight, Viking archaeologist and anthropologist, and artist.
De Viking Lunchbar, Nijmegen
Viking branded cafe / restaurant in Nijmegen with a sketch of a horned helmet and mustache as its logo.
Game: Viking Ghost
From the website:
'Viking Ghost is a comical, story driven "Arcade Action-Adventure-Dual Stick Shooter-Dungeon Crawl-Rogue-Like-Lite" (that tastes great...and less filling!).'
'Viking Ghost is a comical, story driven "Arcade Action-Adventure-Dual Stick Shooter-Dungeon Crawl-Rogue-Like-Lite" (that tastes great...and less filling!).'
Educational Resource: Skaldic Poetry: A Short Introduction
A useful introductory essay on Skaldic Poetry by Dr Debbie Potts, produced as part of the 'Modern Poets on Viking Poetry' Project and hosted by ASNC at Cambridge.
DC Comics History: The Vikings
An essay about the short-lived comic 'The Vikings' (Dec. 1935 - December 1936).
Derby Museum and Art Gallery
Derby Museum contains remains of a Viking man, his sword and other items from teh burial at Repton Church, as well as an early medieval sculpture collection.
International Viking Day, May 8
Destination Viking has declared 8th May to be International Viking Day