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News article about Kári Gislason and Richard Fidler travelling to Iceland to discover the Old Norse sagas.

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A blog post about different ways in which Vikings might be used in fiction.

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A display including some of the items brought from Norway to trade in York during the Viking Age, including dried fish, animal skins, antlers and soapstone, as well as a replica Viking ship. Part of the temporary exhibit Jorvik: Home and Abroad in St…

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A display demonstrating some of the objects made from horn in York during the Viking Age, including spoons, jewellery and drinking horns. Part of the temporary exhibit Jorvik: Home and Abroad in St Mary’s, Coppergate. Photos taken by Kisha G.…

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A model of a beggar on the streets of Viking Jorvik. Part of the temporary exhibit Jorvik: Home and Abroad in St Mary’s, Coppergate. Photo taken by Kisha G. Tracy.

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A model of a child in Viking Jorvik. Part of the temporary exhibit Jorvik: Home and Abroad in St Mary’s, Coppergate. Photo taken by Kisha G. Tracy.

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Models of Norse townspeople on the streets of Viking Jorvik. Part of the temporary exhibit Jorvik: Home and Abroad in St Mary’s, Coppergate. Photos taken by Kisha G. Tracy.

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Reconstructed Viking pots in a market stall in Viking Jorvik. Part of the temporary exhibit Jorvik: Home and Abroad in St Mary’s, Coppergate. Photo taken by Kisha G. Tracy.

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Viking Age artefacts from excavations in York, including beads, finger rings, pottery and whetstones on display in the temporary Jorvik: Home and Abroad Exhibition in St Mary’s, Coppergate. Photo taken by Kisha G. Tracy.

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Assorted Viking-Age artefacts from excavations in York, including bone needles, loom weights and wooden objects on display in the temporary Jorvik: Home and Abroad Exhibition in St Mary’s, Coppergate. Photo taken by Kisha G. Tracy.

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Brightly pained reproductions of Viking shields on display in the temporary Jorvik: Home and Abroad Exhibition in St Mary’s, Coppergate. Photo taken by Kisha G. Tracy.

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From the official website:

"Working in partnership with York Museums Trust, The JORVIK Group invites you to discover the hustle and bustle of Viking-age York in this special exhibition exploring trade, industry and everyday life in the city over…

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Sparkling Generation Valkyrie Yuuki is a manga-style, magical-girl parody about a transgendered Valkyrie who fights alongside the Norse gods.

The comic contains adult themes.

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Iron Tides is a Viking-based game combining survival, tactics and resource management. Players command a band of Vikings sailing through stormy seas in search of battle, loot and glory. The loot is then used to upgrade the players' home town, so that…

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Sailing Boat 'Odin' found at Germaniahafen in Kiel.

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One of three clashes during the Great Battle, in which ca. 400 warriors from different countries took part.

The Slavs and Vikings Festival in Wolin is one of the biggest early Medieval re-enactment events in Europe. In this festival take part…

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The memorial runestone (Danish Runic Inscription 66 (DR 66)) from Århus, ornamented with facial mask in the Mammen style.

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Thor's hammer was made from silver and it is ornamented with circles (on both sites) and with cross (on one side). It was discovered in settlement in Hedeby/Haithabu.

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The Replica of a Thor's hammer was made of bronze by artisan Grzegorz Pilarczyk (www.pilarart.pl).

The original artefact made of silver with filigree ornamentation was found in unknown place in Skåne (Sweden).

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This pendants (or clothing appliqué) were found in:

1. Suffolk, England (left, upper corner)
2. Tissø, Denmark (right, upper corner)
3. Truso (current Janów Pomorski) Poland (left, lower corner)
4. Björkö, Adelsö, Uppland, Sweden…
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