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Vikinggarden og Nordvegen Historiesenter
The Viking Village is a living history museum. It is open to tourists in the summer and is used as a school activities centre the rest of the year. Nordvegen History Centre is open all year round, but with reduced opening hours in the low season. It…
The Battle of Maldon (Subtitled Version)
Set in AD 991 at the mouth of the river Panta, the Earl Byrhtnoth deals battle to Viking raiders. Unfortunately the epic poem is a fragment; the opening lines and the end have been lost. It remains nonetheless a magnificent record of heroism and…
The Battle of Stamford Bridge
The Battle of Stamford Bridge produced in LEGO
Time Commanders - Battle of Stamford Bridge
A television programme where a team of ordinary people takes command of the Anglo-Saxon army against the Norwegian army at Stamford Bridge in 1066
Gordarike Viking- og Familiepark
Gordarike in Hallingdal has traces of Viking Age and medieval history. You can visit Gol stave church, King Hadding's grave mound and learn about the Vikings here.
Vikings: World's Largest Epic Viking Battle - 570 Reenactors - 387
For 39 Years The Danish and now Viking Reenactors, for the whole world, meet to be Vikings for a Week. They have magnificent glorious battles, eat, walk, talk, and do viking craftsmanship,,,, and have Fearless fantastic epic battles :-) and this…
Insignia of North High School, Denver, CO
The shoulder-sleeve insignia of Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) from this high-schoolin Denver, CO. It features "a Viking War club surmounted by a Viking helmet" according to the official website.
News: DNA Hunters have opened Viking grave in Normandy
Norwegian researchers have finally been able to open the tomb of descendants of the Viking leader Hrólfr (Rollo). They plan to find out if Rollo was the same as Hrólfr from Møre. If he is, this would mean that the British royal family originated…
Replica of Ear-Scoop from Birka
A copy of a Viking-Age 'ear-scoop' found in excavations at Birka, Sweden. The replica can be purchased on the Viking Shield websitehere
Newspaper article about a Viking-Age crucifix find in Denmark
Article in the Independent newspaper discussing the find of a tenth-century crucifix in Denmark (the Aunslev Cross) which is very similar to one found in Sweden, and provides evidence of adoption of Christianity in Denmark at an earlier date than…
Viking-Age 'Birka Crucifix' in the Swedish History Museum
A silver crucifix from Björkö in Sweden discovered in the late nineteenth century and housed in The Swedish History Museum (Historiska). Often considered the oldest crucifix in Sweden. For more images and higher resolution, see hereA very…
Borre Vikinglag
Borre Vikinglag is a group of Viking reenactors in Vestfold, Norway.
Borrefylkingen
Borrefylkingen is a reenactment group in Vestfold, Norway. The group focuses on Viking-Age warfare.
Silver Valkyrie Ear-Scoop from Birka in the Swedish History Museum
This beautiful ear scoop was discovered in excavations on the island of Birka (Björkö) in the late nineteenth century. It features a figure which has been interpreted as a valkyrie, and was probably a very high-status item.For higher…
Performance of the Battle of Maldon by Leofwin
A Viking Army under Olaf Trygvasson had been raiding the eastern and southern coast of England in the summer of 991AD unmolested until Byrhtnoth, with the men of Essex, cornered it on Northey Island, near Maldon in August. The two armies faced each…
Aker i Viken Viking Reenactment Group
Aker i Viken is a small living history group based in Oslo that focuses on Viking-Age handicrafts.
Katt i bärnsten
This amber cat was found at Birka in Sweden. It is about 3cm long and looks like a sitting cat.
Replica of the Jelling II Stone
This replica of the Jelling II stone is sold on the Viking Shield website here, either painted or unpainted.
Bronze ear scoop from Birka in the Swedish History Museum
A bronze ear scoop (c. 800-1099) from Birka discovered in excavations on the island of Birka (Björkö) in the late nineteenth century. For higher resolution and more images, see the historiska.se website here
Game: Iron Tides - Alpha Download
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…