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Tekster fra Danmarks middelalder 1100-1515 – På dansk og latin
Webstedet Studér Middelalder På Nettet indeholder danske tekster fra middelalderen i tekstkritiske udgaver. Materialet dækker: perioden ca. 1100-1515; sprogene gammeldansk og latin; genrer som ridderromaner, krøniker og lovtekster; og forskellige…
Sheep
Sheep were an important source of milk, meat and wool. The cloth made from wool was even a form of currency in Iceland during the Viking Age. Wool was gathered by plucking the sheep or by collecting it after it had been shed naturally. They did not…
Viking Doll Pattern
A Viking doll pattern for crocheting your own Viking.
Game: Odin's Ravens
Odin's Ravens is a card game that ostensibly has a Norse theme.
Viking Classic Soft Cheese
A soft cheese branded with a Viking longship for no readily apparent reason. Seen in a Dutch supermarket.
Cut out and assemble Viking toilet paper roll craft
An activity from DLTK's Crafts for Kids, which features many downloadable activities for children. To download the template, click here
Viking Space Probes
Two NASA space probes sent to Mars in the 1970s were named Viking 1 and Viking 2. They both consisted of an orbiter and a lander, which photographed the planet and took measurements from its surface. The naming reflects the association of the Vikings…
The Vikings in Scotland and Ireland in the Ninth Century
Text of Donnchadh Ó Corráin's O'Donnell Lecture, delivered at the Taylorian Building, Oxford, on Ascension Day, 1997
Chronicon 2 (1998) 3: 1-45
ISSN 1393-5259
Chronicon 2 (1998) 3: 1-45
ISSN 1393-5259
Fun Facts about Vikings
Short essays about the Vikings
Viking Fest- Lodi Public Library. Lodi, California.
An event report documenting a Viking-themed public event held at Lodi Public Library September 27, 2015. This report includes local demographics illustrating interest in medieval topics as well as sample marketing material.
Viking Helmet Mask for Children and Adults
A paper helmet mask based on the Gjermundbu Helmet of Norway, dating to the second half of the 10th century (sometime between 950 and 975AD). This work was created as part of the participant packet for attendees of Viking Fest, Lodi, California.…
Vikingerne kort fortalt
A series of short documentaries about the Vikings
Tema: Vikinger
Danish educational resource for schools.
Vikings and Valkyries in Contemporary Culture
Norse myths and medieval sagas have been the source for “popular” cultural trends since the first nationalistic approach of the Romantics in 19th century Europe. Today, such Norse-based representations have established a distinct visual and…
How to pronounce the gods' names in Old Norse
Dr Jackson Crawford explains how to pronounce the gods' names in Old Norse
Culture and Gender in the Danelaw: Scandinavian and Anglo-Scandinavian Brooches, 850-1050
A database of Scandinavian and Anglo-Scandinavian female personal ornaments in England. This research forms the basis of the book 'Viking Identities: Scandinavian Jewellery in England.'
Blog post: Religion and Politics in Ásatrú and Heathenry
An essay about the mixing of religion and politics in modern heathenry that considers how different groups within heathenry interpret the texts.
Raiders, Traders and Explorers: A History of the Viking Expansion
A series of items for a six week introductory course about the Vikings, including lecture slides, reading lists and notes about the course.
The Viking Age: History and Culture of the Medieval Scandinavian Expansion
The syllabus for a course about the Vikings at undergraduate level.
Völuspá by Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson
This is the opening poem of the Poetic Edda, chanted in a style influenced by rímur tradition by Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson, allsherjargoði (very roughly translated as "high priest") of Iceland's Ásatrúarfélagið (Æsir Faith Fellowship) from…