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Science brings to life the witnesses to the Viking-Age in North Wales
An article from the National Museum of Wales about facial reconstruction of skeletons from Llanbedrgoch in North Wales. The skeletons date to the second half of the tenth century and appear to have been the victims of violence.
Ulster Museum
Ulster Museum has a small collection of Viking Age artefacts
Poster of Days of the Week derived from Norse Gods at Kongernes Jelling (Royal Jelling) Experience Centre
A poster the days of the week with roots in the names of Norse gods, on display in an exhibition on legacy at Kongernes Jelling (Royal Jelling) Experience Centre.See theirwebsitefor more information.
Trelleborg Museum
The museum at Trelleborg offers the opportunity to explore the Viking fortress with reconstructed houses and archaeological finds.
Nationalmuseet
The National Museum of Denmark is Denmark's state museum. It oversees various other museums around Denmark and has a digital collection that can be searched.
Kongernes Jelling
Visitor and experience centre at Jelling, Denmark.
Entrance to Kongernes Jelling (Royal Jelling) Experience Centre
The entrance to the new Kongernes Jelling Experience Centre in Jelling, Denmark. According to the website "The visitor and experience center at Kongernes Jelling - Home of the Viking Kings lies in the middle of the monument complex around Jelling…
Poster of Baby Names derived from Norse Gods at Kongernes Jelling (Royal Jelling) Experience Centre
A poster with some of the modern Danish names with roots in the names of Norse gods and goddesses, on display in an exhibition on legacy at Kongernes Jelling (Royal Jelling) Experience Centre.See theirwebsitefor more information.
'Gods in Geography' Poster at Kongernes Jelling (Royal Jelling) Experience Centre
A map of some of the Danish place names with connections to the Norse gods,on display in an exhibition on legacy at Kongernes Jelling (Royal Jelling) Experience Centre.See theirwebsitefor more information.
Nazi Propaganda Poster, on display in the Swedish History Museum
The Nazis used the image of the Viking and an appeal to 'Nordic' identity in order to claim common ground with, and recruit from, the occupied countries of Denmark and Norway. Items like this now serve as a sage reminder that Viking 'branding' has…
Conference Presentation: Neil Price, ‘ My Vikings’
Neil Price (Uppsala University), ‘ My Vikings’. Chaired by Roderick Dale. Presentation at the IRC-Funded Conference ''Rediscovering the Vikings', UCC, 25 Nov. 2016.
Children's Activity Sheet on Vikings in Orkney
An activity sheet for primary school children on the topic of Viking and Norse culture in Orkney, produced by PhD Researcher Nela Scholma-Mason for the Orkney Viking Heritage Project
Conference Presentation: Nelleke IJsennagger, ‘Rediscovering the Vikings for Frisians and Frisia for “Vikingists”’
Nelleke IJsennagger (University of Groningen/Frisian Museum), ‘ Rediscovering the Vikings for Frisians and Frisia for “Vikingists”’. Chaired by Matthias Egeler. Presentation at the IRC-Funded Conference ''Rediscovering the Vikings', UCC, 25…
Nerthus Project
The Nerthus Project aims at compiling a lexicon of Old English based on structural-functional principles. This involves the synthesis of the knowledge generated by a long tradition of philological studies in Old English and its reinterpretation not…
Ólafs saga helga
The text of St Olaf's saga in modern Icelandic
Viking Battle Formations
A discussion of the probable reality of Viking battle formations and a comparison of that reality with depictions in film and on television.
9th century Viking graffiti in Hagia Sophia, Istanbul.
Photograph of a Viking inscription in Hagia Sophia, Istanbul. The Norse personal name -alftan (Halvdan) can be read here, but the rest of the runes are illegible. It is likely that they originally spelled out the Norse equivalent of 'Halvdan woz…
Handmade cushion with John Bauer Norse mythology images
This is a handmade cushion received by the contributor Alison Killilea. It is decorated with several images of Norse mythology by Swedish artist John Bauer (1882-1918)
Zeus vs Thor. Epic Rap Battles of History Season 4.
'A true hero isn't measured by the size of his strength, but by the size of his heart.'
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Zeus: Nice Peter
http://youtube.com/nicepeter
Thor: EpicLLOYD
http://youtube.com/EpicLLOYD
▼ CREW ▼
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Executive…
▼ CAST ▼
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Zeus: Nice Peter
http://youtube.com/nicepeter
Thor: EpicLLOYD
http://youtube.com/EpicLLOYD
▼ CREW ▼
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Executive…
News: Viking traders spread comfy-to-ride horses around the world, DNA suggests
A news story that discusses how the genetic mutation that permits a horse to 'pace' first arose in early medieval England and was spread to Iceland and other places by the Vikings.