The Cuerdale Hoard is the largest Viking hoard discovered in the British Isles, and includes 8,600 pieces, mostly silver including hacksliver, ingots and coins from as far afield as Byzantium and the Islamic world. It dates to 905 and was discovered…
The Cuerdale Hoard is the largest Viking hoard discovered in the British Isles, and includes 8,600 pieces, mostly silver including hacksliver, ingots and coins from as far afield as Byzantium and the Islamic world. It dates to 905 and was discovered…
The Cuerdale Hoard is the largest Viking hoard discovered in the British Isles, and includes 8,600 pieces, mostly silver including hacksliver, ingots and coins from as far afield as Byzantium and the Islamic world. It dates to 905 and was discovered…
Album released in 2015 by Jamaican reggae dancehall recording artist Vybz Kartel, entitled Viking (Vybz Is King). The album artwork features Vybz with horned helmet and sword. The artist was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2014 for murder.
Billed as 'A theatreplay based on one of the most famous Icelandic sagas', written and produced by Elfar Logi Hannesson for Comedytheatre. Poster seen in the Westfjords.
The Comedytheatre in the Westfjords of Iceland will perform in English the powerful play Grettir every Wednesday this summer in Isafjordur. Shows will be in Edinborg Cultural Centre Isafjordur and starts at 20.00 every Wednesday. Tickets avalible at…
Bookmarks, one featuring short-twig runes carved by a small figure, and the other the prow of a Viking ship. Photographed in a souvenir shop in Iceland. Produced by http://www.solarfilma.is/.
T-Shirt playing on the placename Twatt (from ON þveit, meaning small area of land), which is common to both Shetland and Orkney. Photographed in a tourist shop in Lerwick.
Odin and Baldr. The best thing since sliced cheese. From the Asgaard cheese range ‘exclusive to Aldi’. On sale in Denmark (and presumably other countries). July 2016.
Mjølner. ‘Extra extra matured’ cheese. You can throw it away, but it’ll come back. From the Asgaard cheese range ‘exclusive to Aldi’. On sale in Denmark (and presumably other countries).