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Nancy Marie Brown takes us back to medieval Iceland and introduces us to perhaps the greatest storyteller of the period, Snorri Sturluson. Part of the Art and Culture Series at the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum.

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[The influence of Norse Myth is readily apparent in this new release, with Niflhelm described as "a military empire of vast machinery".]

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The magical kingdom of Lucis is home to the sacred Crystal, and the menacing…

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Viking enthusiasts donned ferocious warrior outfits, storming the banks of Catoira as part of the "Romeria Vikinga" festival. The mass reenactment is based on the attack on the village by a Viking tribe, with participants using a replica of a Viking…

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Children's Wiki helmet with spectacle frame produced by Spielzeugmanufaktur, a company in Germany that makes historical toys. Seen in Ribe VikingCenter.

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A shirt produced by Spielzeugmanufaktur, a company in Germany that makes historical toys. Seen in Ribe VikingCenter.

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Sports Pub in Yuba City, CA which uses a Viking cartoon figure with horned helmet in its branding. For more information, see http://www.thehappyviking.com/

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A legend about how Kitterland Island in the Calf Sound got its name, due to the drowning of the Norwegian Baron Kitter.

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God of War gameplay trailer, which premiered at E3 2016.

This new release is set in the world of Old Norse mythology

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In Extremo song 'Merseburger Zaubersprüche II' is included on the third band album 'Sünder ohne Zügel'. Song lyrics is Second Merseburg Charm - magic spell from early Middle Ages written in the Old High German. Both Merseburg Charms were…

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In Extremo song 'Merseburger Zaubersprüche' is included on the second bands album 'Verehrt und Angespien'. Second part of the song lyrics (after short introduction) is First Merseburg Charm - magic spell from 9th (or 10th), written in Old High…

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Photographed in a souvenir shop in Reykjavik. The source for this image of Sleipnir is probably the Tjängvide image stone.

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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/.

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One of several runic necklaces in the 'Runestones - Ancient Stones of Prophecy' series from Sólarfilma, which assumes that the runes were regularly used in divination.

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Small Viking ship with prow ornament, produced by Sólarfilma ehf. Photographed in an Icelandic souvenir shop

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Pottery beer stein, featuring a group of Viking warriors with the inscription 'Icelandic Vikings'. Seen in a souvenir shop in Iceland.

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Small ornament of a Viking ship prow with dragon head and Iceland inscription

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In one section of the Swedish History Museum in Stockholm representing the Viking period, Swedish women are represented in one individual display case by a great number of keys found in various archaeological digs. Keys are everyday and familiar…
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