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Fredsbenken 2015
The peace bench is a carved tree with various places to sit. Included in the design are rune-like symbols and an interlaced snake pattern reminiscent of Viking Age and earlier interlaced animal designs. Carving the bench was a community project in…
Tønsbergkjolen
A medieval style dress in a shop in Tønsberg. It has a belt clasp with a stylised Oseberg ship on it.
Wooden Combs
Wooden combs with designed based on the various bone plaques that have been found.
Tags: Combs, Modern, Norge, Norway, Re-enactment, Reception, Tonsberg, Tønsberg, Viking Festivals, Viking Markets, Viking Marknad, Vikingmarknad, Wood
Wax Candles
Assorted wax candles at Tønsberg Viking Festival.
Assorted pendants
Assorted pendants on coloured strings.
Wooden Spoons and Bowls
Carved wooden spoons and bowls from Taberna Vagantis at Tønsberg Viking Festival.
Tags: Bowls, Carving, Modern, Norge, Norway, Re-enactment, Reception, Spoons, Tonsberg, Tønsberg, Viking Festivals, Viking Markets, Viking Marknad, Vikingmarknad, Wood
Braid for Edging Tunics
Tablet-woven braids for decorating the edges of tunics.
Beaded Necklaces
A selection of Viking-style necklaces.
A Viking Shop
A tent opened up to become a shop at Tønsberg Viking Festival. It sells a variety of reproduction goods, including pendants, wooden plaques, beads and much more.
Tags: Bone, Modern, Norge, Norway, Pendants, Plaques, Re-enactment, Reception, Shops, Tents, Tonsberg, Tønsberg, Viking Festivals, Viking Markets, Viking Marknad, Vikingmarknad, Wood
Wooden Knives
Toy wooden knives, including one with a runic inscription in the younger futhark.
A Rune Rule
Wooden rule with the younger futhark burnt into it, updated to include additional modern letters. Made by Sofie Louise Jensen.
Basket of Rune Sticks
A basket of rune sticks using the younger futhark creatively to add modern letters not represented in the younger futhark. The runes have been burnt into the wood rather than carved. These were created by Sofie Louise Jensen (Runeristeren).
Reading list for essay question on mythological stories in Bragi Boddason’s Ragnarsdrápa
Essay Question: How are mythological stories depicted in Bragi Boddason’s Ragnarsdrápa?
Reading list for essay question on the figure of the hero in Ǫrvar-Odds saga
Essay Question: How is the figure of the hero presented in Ǫrvar-Odds saga?
Reading list for essay question on the legend of the Vǫlsungar and its sources
Essay Question: What are the major differences between the telling of the legend of the Vǫlsungar in eddic poetry and that in Vǫlsunga saga?
Reading list for essay question on sagas, Icelandic law and the sentence of outlawry
Essay Question: To what extent do the authors of Gísla saga Súrssonar and Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar critique Icelandic law and the sentence of outlawry?
Reading list for essay question on the role of poetry in the skáldasögur
Essay Question: Why do the authors of the skáldasögur (Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa, Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar, Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu, Hallfreðar saga, and Kormáks saga) incorporate poetry in their sagas?
Reading list for essay question on the figure of the poet presented in the skáldasögur
Essay Question: How is the figure of the poet presented in the skáldasögur (Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa, Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar, Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu, Hallfreðar saga, and Kormáks saga)?