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Project THOR appears here because of its acronym and its relationship to Project ODIN.

THOR is a 30 month project funded by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 programme. It will establish seamless integration between articles, data,…

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ODIN appears here as an example of Viking-related acronyms.

ODIN – ORCID and DataCite Interoperability Network – was a two-year project which started in September 2012, funded by the European Commission’s ‘Coordination and Support…

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A post about vats in the Norse sagas from the Medieval Cheese blog.

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Advert for cheese cubes with Vikings

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Viking Icelandic Yogurt from Saga Dairy Inc uses a longship as its logo.

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MS Sigyn was a Swedish ship that transported spent nuclear waste from Swedish nuclear power plants. She was named for Loki's wife, who held a bowl over his face to catch venom that was dripping onto it while he was chained up as punishment.

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A range of kitchen appliances with a Viking brand.

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A dark seeded loaf from France, that claims Nordic inspiration.

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The only surviving Viking Age helmet. It is on display in Oslo

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A selection of Viking Age swords on display at the Kulturhistorisk museum in Oslo, Norway.

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A comb on display at the Kulturhistorisk museum in Oslo

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The Oseberg ship is on display at the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo. It was found in a grave mound at Oseberg in Norway with the remains of two women, and with a large amount of grave goods.

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Busts of Anne Stine and Helge Ingstad who discovered l'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland, thus proving that the Viking reached the American continent.

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The Källunge weather vane from Källunge, Gotland, Sweden was once on the church there. It is decorated in a transitional Mammen/Ringerike style.

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St Hallvard's Cathedral was first built in the twelfth century, and fell out of use in the seventeenth century. It's remains are now visible in Oslo.

St Hallvard shot full of arrows and killed when he tried to defend a pregnant woman from attack.…

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Serpentyne perform their song
"Viking Blood"
words & music Mark Jenkins c & p 2016
From Serpentyne's third album "The Serpent's Kiss"

Maggiebeth Sand - nyckelharpa, vocals
Mark Powell - hurdy-gurdy
Matthew Damian - electric guitar
Mark…

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“Valkyries”

From the album “Myths & Muses” by Serpentyne c&p 2015
Filmed & directed by Bryan Lomax, Storyboard by Mark Powell
Edited by Bryan Lomax, Maggie-Beth Sand and Mark Jenkins
Produced by Serpentyne -

Maggie-Beth Sand - Lead…

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A news service for topics relevant to Germanic studies, their academic study and their reception.

The site is named for the well of Mimir from Norse mythology.
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