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Antler buckle on display in the National Museum of Ireland
Antler Buckle from Fishamble Street. E190:6273
Antler comb and antler comb case on display in the National Museum of Ireland
Antler double-sided comb from High Street (E71:13196) and antler comb case from Christchurch Place (E122:14135).
Antler comb from Fishamble Street on display in the National Museum of Ireland
Antler comb from Fishamble Street. Viking Age. E172:14480.
Anundshög Official Website
The official home page for Anundshög, Sweden’s largest prehistoric burial mound, and Viking Age ship setting.
Anundshög runestone (Vs 13), Sweden
Rune stone next to the burial mounds and ship setting at Anundshög, c. 1000–1050. The rune stone was raised at the culmination of a row of standing stones, which may have marked the route of the 'Eriksgata', a royal procession route…
Anundshög Runestone and Burial Mound
Anundshög Runestone and Burial Mound
Anundshög Ship Setting
Anundshög Ship Setting
Anundshög, Västerås (Slide-Show)
Anundshög, Västerås. Sveriges största gravhög.
(A slide-show with pictures of Anundshög burial mound, ship settings and surrounding area. Captions in Swedish)
(A slide-show with pictures of Anundshög burial mound, ship settings and surrounding area. Captions in Swedish)
Apericube Advert featuring Vikings
An advert for cream cheese cubes featuring Vikings. This shows that Vikings can be appropriated for almost anything
Apericube advert with Vikings
Advert for cheese cubes with Vikings
Arkeologene
TV series from NRK about Norway's Viking Age and medieval past with Arne Hjeltnes and Frode Iversen.
Arrow heads
Iron arrow heads
Artefact from Árós
On the photo are (from upper left corner):
- miniature spearhead;
- miniature lead anchor;
- Thor's hammer;
- awl with handle made of polished reed deer antler;
- patrix bearing Thor's hammer;
- Gotland's box brooch;
- hanging lamp made…
- miniature spearhead;
- miniature lead anchor;
- Thor's hammer;
- awl with handle made of polished reed deer antler;
- patrix bearing Thor's hammer;
- Gotland's box brooch;
- hanging lamp made…
Article 'Runer i Hagia Sofia i Istanbul' by James E. Knirk
Discussion of the runes in the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul from Nytt om runer 14 (1999), 26-27
Article about 'Understanding the Heysham Hogback' by Thor Ewing
Online article hosted on the website of writer and historian Thor Ewing giving his take on the tenth-century hogback from Heysham in Lancashire. Hogbacks - seemingly a distinctively Anglo-Norse style of grave marker - are some of the most discussed…
Article about the Ballynolan Thistle Brooch
Article by Colm Moriarty in the blog 'Irish Archaeology' about the Ballynolan Thistle Brooch in the collections of the MAA in Cambridge.
Article: Go Berserk for These 12 Viking Comics
Vikings are a popular topic for comics, and this article discusses twelve comics with a Viking theme.
Article: Outlaws, trolls and berserkers: meet the hero-monsters of the Icelandic sagas
Rebecca Merkelbach on outlaws, trolls and berserkers in the Icelandic sagas. This article considers how different types of characters in the sagas are monstrous.
Article: The Modern Vikings
A short article about the heritage of the Norsemen, emphasising that there is more to them than plundering and pillaging.
Article: The Viking Sieges of Paris
An article about the Viking sieges of Paris in the ninth century.