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Hotel Óðinsvé in Reykjavik. One of a number of enterprises named for the god Odin. Óðinsvé means 'Odin's sanctuary' and is the root form of the Danish city 'Odense'.

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Óðinstorg (Odin's square) named for the god Odin.

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Guesthouse Odinn is at 9 Óðinsgata in Reykjavik. Nine is a number associated with the god Odin.

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The Viking festival at Vordingborg was one stop on the route of the Sea Stallion as it sailed round Denmark in 2016.

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A page dedicated to promoting & celebrating the ever growing collection of Viking Historical-Fiction, Norse Fantasy & Viking History Non-Fiction books. All with full reviews.

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Mead vinegar from Vinperlen advertised with the aid of a Viking with plaits and a horned helmet

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Rune mead from Vinperlen, advertised with the same Viking as appears on their mead vinegar. The Viking has plaited hair and beard and horns on his helmet.

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Snoremark uses an image of Gefjun ploughing the land that became Sjælland (Zealand) as its logo. Gefjun was one of the Æsir and was offered as much land as she could plough in a day. She ploughed the land so hard that it broke off and became the…

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The boats at Vordingborg Sailing Club are all named after Norse Gods, and there is even one named for Loki!

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These cigarettes carry the Viking name and include a logo with a Viking in horned helmet.

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This website is a 'virtual exhibition', created as a collaboration between staff and students at UCL, Birkbeck College, and the University of Oxford. Its purpose is to raise awareness of the 1000th anniversary of Cnut's accession to the English…

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A blog post about making Viking costumes. it includes lists of what you need and instructions for making the elements of each costume.

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A Viking-themed Finnish restaurant chain with their own branded beer. Menu items are given Viking names like 'The Voyage of Dyflinn' (Dublin) and 'The Shield of Bjorn Ironside'.

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Silver coins from the Viking Age at the National Museum in Helsinki. The coins were found by metal-detectorists and are primarily Germanic or Anglo-Saxon in origin.

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Although Finland's Viking past is not as marked as that of the Scandinavian countries, it is still used as a selling point, as with this t-shirt featuring the Ægishjálmur or Helm of Awe/Terror. The shape of this runic stave is only known from later…

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A Viking keyring from Finland

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Torson's riding stables are known as Viikinkilinna (Viking Castle). The safety notice uses runic-style fonts as part of the commercial branding.

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Viking Lotto runs in all the Nordic countries, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

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Thor is a wheat beer from Finland. The label shows Thor in his cart pulled by his goats.
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