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Idun cheese from Aldi's Asgaard cheese range
Idun. ‘Mild and soft.’ From the Asgaard cheese range ‘exclusive to Aldi’. On sale in Denmark (and presumably other countries).
Thor matured cheese from Aldi's Asgaard cheese range
Thor. Mature. From the Asgaard cheese range ‘exclusive to Aldi’. On sale in Denmark (and presumably other countries).
Mondes normands médiévaux
Le carnet MNM se veut une entrée vers les recherches qui intéressent les mondes normands médiévaux, entendu au sens large pour désigner d’une part l’espace occupé ou colonisé par les Scandinaves aux VIIIe-XIe siècle et de l’autre les…
The Vikings for Kids
A website with numerous resources for teaching younger children about the Vikings
Cradles of Education - The Viking Era
A short essay about the Vikings with a focus on the education of young people. This site propagates several misconceptions about the Vikings.
Legends & Chronicles: The Vikings
Short descriptions of various aspects of Viking life explained with only occasional inaccuracies (such as stating that the Viking Age began c. 700 AD instead of later in the eighth century).
Education Scotland: Vikings
A short essay about the Vikings with links to other resources.
The Vikings - A Short Educational FIlm
A short educational video about the Vikings done as a project for a Western Civilization class.
The Vikings - In a nutshell
Vikings, Norse seafarers who left their homelands in Scandinavia to raid, trade, explore, and settle in wide areas of Europe, Asia, and the North Atlantic islands, from the late 8th to the mid-11th centuries. Learn it all in a Nutshell.
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Viking Doll Pattern
A Viking doll pattern for crocheting your own Viking.
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…
The Vikings in Britain
Basic information about the Vikings
Fun Facts about Vikings
Short essays about the Vikings
House in Kirkwall, Orkney named Asgard
It is quite common to find house names with references to Norse myth in areas with a strong connection to Norse heritage - this example is from Kirkwall in Orkney.
Viking Teaching Resources on Pinterest
A list of resources for teaching about the Vikings that does not feature too many horned helmets.
Disc-on-bow brooch in the Ashmolean Museum
Disc-on-bow brooch, gilt copper alloy and garnet. Gotland, Sweden, 500-700 AD. Photographed at the Ashmolean Museum. AN1909.28
Pre-Viking openwork disc in the Ashmolean Museum
Openwork disc, copper alloy. Gotland, Sweden 500-700 AD. AN1909.96. Photographed in the Ashmolean Museum
Viking Archaeology Blog
The Viking Archaeology Blog is concerned with news reports featuring Viking period archaeology. It was primarily constructed as a source for the University of Oxford Online Course in Viking Archaeology: Vikings: Raiders, Traders and Settlers.
Drakestilen som nasjonalsymbol
An article on dragon-style design in Norway around 1900. This was an expression of national romanticism rooted in Viking Age and medieval styles, such as the surviving stave churches. As its name suggests, it featured Norse motifs like serpents and…
Branding of Muddy Bay Furniture in Lerwick (Hyperlink)
Furniture shop in Lerwick, Shetland incorporating a small Viking figure with horned helmet in the logo. Their advert reads 'Delivering furniture is much easier these days'.