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A T-Shirt design featuring a skull with horned helmet, under the label 'Copenhagen'. Seen in Copenhagen airport.

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Fridge magnet featuring a horned helmet, troll and shield with Danish Flag. Produced by Memories of Denmark.

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Souvenir viking ship with Danish flag sail, on display in Copenhagen airport. Produced by Memories of Denmark.

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A doll with wild beard and horned helmet - the two most instantly recognisable signifiers of the vikings in the tourist industry. Produced by Memories of Denmark.

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A souvenir mug from Copenhagen airport featuring a girl with stylised Viking attire, axe and horned helmet. Produced by Memories of Denmark.

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A souvenir mug from Copenhagen airport featuring a boy with Viking attire and horned helmet. Produced by Memories of Denmark.

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Souvenir from Copenhagen featuring a map of Denmark with a small Viking ship. Produced by Memories of Denmark.

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Souvenir from Copenhagen featuring a viking ship with small figures wearing horned helmets. Produced by Memories of Denmark.

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The danish passport features a representation of the Christ figure from Side C of the ninth-century Runestone of Harald Bluetooth, also on permanent display in situ at Jelling. The runic inscription on this side of the stone reads (in translation)…

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Dansk Mjød is a brewer in Billund, Denmark that produces mead and mead-based products including beer, mustard and bitters. Their logo is a Viking ship. Photographed in Copenhagen airport.

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Photographed in Copenhagen airport. Swedish souvenir with stylised Viking ship.

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Key-ring photographed in Copenhagen airport. Swedish flag with stylised Viking ship

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We are not sure why this house in Cork is named after the great hall in Asgard ruled by Odin, but we are sure there is an interesting story behind it! It is fairly common for buildings in areas of Norse settlement to be named after figures from Norse…

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Two NASA space probes sent to Mars in the 1970s were named Viking 1 and Viking 2. They both consisted of an orbiter and a lander, which photographed the planet and took measurements from its surface. The naming reflects the association of the Vikings…

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Clontarf whiskey named for the battle of Clontarf in 1014 when Brian Boru defeated a Viking army. The whiskey's story fails to mention that Brian Boru had Viking allies, or that he died in the battle.

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Wood was the primary building material throughout Scandinavia, and woodworking was a vital craft in rural areas, and probably a more specialised trade in towns such as this reconstructed area of the Ribe VikingCenter.For more information about the…

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Silversmith at the Viking Market at Ribe VikingCenter. Silver jewellery based on Viking-Age designs are produced using traditional methods and sold at the Viking Market in the Ribe VikingCenter. Silver (rather than gold) was used as the main currency…

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Glass bead-making is one of the traditional Viking-Age crafts carried out at the Viking Marketplace in the Ribe Viking-Center. Colourful beads have been found throughout the Viking World, and were an important luxury item.For more information about…

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Blacksmithing was a vital trade in the Viking Age, producing everything from the tools for working the land, to the clinch-nails of Viking ships and expensive swords and mail. The blacksmith may also have been a revered figure, and associated with…

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Reconstructed garden from the ninth century, tended by volunteers at the Ribe VikingCenter. Plants are grown in a traditional manner, and only varieties known to the Vikings are grown - including beans, leeks, garlic and herbs. For more information…
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