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Remains of a Viking Age Tunic
Universitetsmuseenes fotoportal is an online collection of photographs from six Norwegian universities. The link takes you to all Viking Age items

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Short summary about the Viking Age in Norway with links to further articles

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This club in Grafarvogur, Reykjavík takes the name of Fjölnir, a legendary Norse king mentioned in Grottasöngr and Ynglinga saga (where he is said to have drowned in a vat of mead), and named as the son of Freyr in Ynglingatal

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Ullr Vikinglag is a Viking reenactment and living history group with an emphasis on blunt-weapon training.

Detail from the Oseberg Ship
The Viking ship museum in Oslo houses the Gokstad, Oseberg and Tune ships together with the grave goods from Oseberg.

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The Viking Ship Museum in Oslo presents an exhibition of the Gokstad, Oseberg and Tune Viking ships, and of finds related to them.

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A short article about the Viking game of hnefatafl from Uig Historical Society

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A peasant boy named Koli is taken from his family and raised by Vikings. Twenty years later, he fights next to them, adopted into their warrior clan despite his peasant status. Soon after finding an ancient egg in a monastery, the Vikings and Koli…

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The danish passport features a representation of the Christ figure from Side C of the ninth-century Runestone of Harald Bluetooth, also on permanent display in situ at Jelling. The runic inscription on this side of the stone reads (in translation)…

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Watch the all-new For Honor gameplay walkthrough of a Viking story campaign mission. Join the Raider in his raid through the Myre, land of the Samurai and discover the unique For Honor combat system: The Art of Battle. Available in both solo and…

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TYR swimwear, because sport is war! A range of swim- and sportswear named for the Norse god of war.

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The Eyrarland Statue is a small bronze seated figure, which is widely understood to represent Thor with his hammer. It was found at Eyrarland near Akureyri and dates from the year 1000. It is housed in the National Museum of Iceland (Þjóðminjasafn…

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The archaeological collection at Tullie House contains the remains of eight pagan inhumations and a selection of Viking Age stray finds.

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A pseudo-runic code in Leeds is part of a mystery event where participants have to solve the clues

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A poster from 1957 by Trygve B. Pedersen for Norwegian American Line, with the slogan ''Norway - Enjoy Your Trip Go By Ship'.

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Vikings Life and Legend was an exhibition about the Vikings organised by the British Museum, the National Museum of Denmark, and the Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. It was sponsored by BP.

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This blog post describes an event put on by Trondheim Vikinglag and has many good photos.

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In the 1930s German brown coal (or lignite) was often stamped with the syndicate name Troll, a supernatural being in Norse mythology. The association may be with the underground extraction of the coal, or be intended to demonstrate the power of the…

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Database of illustrations of Old Norse mythology, as well as scenes of Old Norse paganism and the Conversion period, from manuscripts and early print sources. 450 images as of May 2024.
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