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Runic Banana
Not every item we receive is wholly serious. This runic banana is an excellent example of modern reuse and engagement with the past. It was left outside the World-Tree office by person or persons unknown.
Vintage Viking Aftershave
Vintage Viking aftershave for men, featuring a horned helmet as its logo. Seen in Arthur Mayne's Bar in Cork.
Modern runic graffiti on Ring of Brodgar stone
A modern inscription in runes amongst other engraved messages on a stone in the Ring of Brodgar neolithic monument, Orkney. Perhaps inspired by the Viking-Age twig-runes on another of the stones. No transcription.
Who do you think this statue represents?
Sculpture seen in Museet Ribes Vikinger. We think it may represent Sif, or Freyja. Any other suggestions welcome!
Dragon Head Bookends seen in Ribe VikingCenter
Carved wooden bookends, modelled on viking ship prow. Seen in Ribe VikingCenter.
Viking Ship Souvenir Magnets, Denmark
Stylised viking ship magnets, on sale in a gift shop in Ribe
Runic pencil souvenir
Souvenir pencil with runes, seen in the gift shop of the Ribe VikingCenter
Viking groups and markets in Norway
A map showing the locations of a large number of the Viking groups and the Viking markets in Norway.
Modern runic inscription on an animal skin
According to the uploader, this was found in an attic in Romania. It is clearly a modern inscription in a pseudo runic alphabet (Armanen runes). This script was developed by the German occultist Guido von List, whose bizarre interpretations of…
The Old Lay of Biarki
This is a translation of Bjarkamál in fornu which was sung by the skald Thormod before the battle of Stiklestad.
Apericube advert with Vikings
Advert for cheese cubes with Vikings
Odin on Sleipnir Free Vector Image
Free vector image based on the depiction of Sleipnir on the Tjängvide image stone (G 110)
Souvenir runic necklaces from the Faroe Islands
On sale in the Føroya Fornminnisavn (National Museum of the Faroe Islands)
Memorial to Arthur Laurenson with Quote from Hávamál in Runes
Memorial in Lerwick Town Hall to Alfred Laurenson, a local dignitary, patron and scholar of Scandinavian literature, who died in 1890.
The memorial includes representations of Viking ships, a raven, and a rather confused runic inscription which…
The memorial includes representations of Viking ships, a raven, and a rather confused runic inscription which…
Blog: Vikingtiden i Norge
A blog about the Viking Age in Norway that was created as part of a school project
Always be a Viking Plaque in Iceland
A Viking variation on the common 'Always be yourself unless...' statement, seen in an Icelandic souvenir shop.
Magnetic Viking Warrior for Children
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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Can you help us identify this Statue / Sculpture in Ísafjörður, Iceland?
Sculpture in front of a house in Ísafjörður, which may be a representation of a high-seat pillar. Any information gratefully received!
Troll statue at Geysir Centre, Haukadalur, Iceland
This statue of a troll stands outside the visitor centre at Geysir, and is a popular place for tourists to take photos. Trolls are a supernatural being (usually antagonist) featuring in Old Norse mythology, but since adopted and adapted in a variety…
Logo of Tórshavar Havn (Port of Tórshavn) in the Faroe Islands
This is a photo of the logo from a map produced by Tórshavar Havn (and shared with Tórshavn Municipality) depicting Mjǫllnir - the hammer owned by Thor. This references the fact that Tórshavn in the Føroyar was named after the Norse god (lit.…