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Frieze: Deer grazing on Yggdrasill
Deer grazing on Yggdrasill' is a frieze by Dagfin Werenskiold that is displayed outside Oslo City Hall together with eleven other friezes of his. The friezes are made of pine deck timber, impregnated with linseed oil, and then painted and gilded with…
Frieze: The Warning about Ragnarok
The Warning about Ragnarok' is a frieze by Dagfin Werenskiold that is displayed outside Oslo City Hall together with eleven other friezes of his. The friezes are made of pine deck timber, impregnated with linseed oil, and then painted and gilded with…
Frieze: The Eagle in Yggdrasill
The Eagle in Yggdrasill' is a frieze by Dagfin Werenskiold that is displayed outside Oslo City Hall together with eleven other friezes of his. The friezes are made of pine deck timber, impregnated with linseed oil, and then painted and gilded with…
Frieze: Volund the Smith has Thoughts of Revenge
Volund has thoughts of revenge' is a frieze by Dagfin Werenskiold that is displayed outside Oslo City Hall together with eleven other friezes of his. The friezes are made of pine deck timber, impregnated with linseed oil, and then painted and gilded…
Frieze: The Swan Maidens
The Swan Maidens' is a frieze by Dagfin Werenskiold that is displayed outside Oslo City Hall together with eleven other friezes of his. The friezes are made of pine deck timber, impregnated with linseed oil, and then painted and gilded with gold or…
Loft (Storehouse) from Telemark
A medieval storehouse from Telemark.
Medieval Farmhouse
A Norwegian farmhouse from the second half of the thirteenth century.
Medieval Lyre
A medieval lyre from c.1300. It has the same form as the lyre featured on the Hylestad church portal.
Replica of Church Portal from Hylestad Stave Church
Replica of the carvings of the portal to Hylestad stave church. The carvings show scenes from the Sigurd legend.
Primstav
A primstav is a calendar stick that uses pictures to indicate the major non-moving religious holidays. The pictures on this one are rune-like. The oldest surviving primstav dates to 1457.
Gol Stave Church
Gol Stave Church was moved to the Folkemuseum in the late 19th century. Only about one third of the surviving church was used (those parts that were thought to be medieval). The church that stands at the Folkemuseum now was modelled on Borgund Stave…
Freia Chocolates Tin
This tin for Freia chocolates is the most explicit reference to the Viking Age that we have found in their marketing. It depicts scenes and characters from Norse history.
Freia Bakepulver
Freia, the company named for the Norse goddess, produced baking powder as well as chocolate.
Viking Melk
Viking milk is a brand of condensed milk. It uses a Viking longship as its logo. The photographs show tins from several different eras of this brand. They were taken in the Folkemuseum at Bygdøy.
The "Devil of Oslo"
This relief is in the wall of Oslo cathedral. It depicts a man beset by beasts or devils, and was originally in St Hallvard's Cathedral. Iconographically, it is similar to the figure beset by beasts motif that is a feature of some earlier runestones…
Yacht called 'Sigyn'
A yacht called 'Sigyn'. In Norse mythology, Sigyn was Loki's wife, who cared for him even when he was chained in a cave with the entrails of his children. A snake had been placed over his face to drip poison into it. She held a bowl over his face to…
Wooden Fridge Magnet with Viking Ship Design
A wooden fridge magnet featuring Viking ships and a Viking. Seen in the ticket booth at Oslo Harbour.
Gjermundbu Helmet Keyrings
Keyrings decorated with the Gjermundbu helmet spotted at the ticket booth in Oslo harbour.
Norrøna Shop, Oslo
Norrøna uses a logo of a Viking's head that immediately reminds of Knud Bergslien's painting 'Birkebeinerne'. The head is positioned as if the Viking is skiing downhill, representing the outdoor activities focus of the shop.
Wooden Viking
An abstract wooden Viking