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Double ship-setting at Anundshög, Sweden
A double ship setting at the prehistoric burial mound atAnundshög in Sweden, the largest of 5 ship settings on the site. Many ship settings pre-date the Viking Age, but also occur up to the year 1000AD, and are associated with pre-Christian…
Viking Line Ferry, Stockholm
Swedish ferry line with Viking branding. Operates between Sweden, Finland and Estonia. Photographed in Stockholm.
Blog: Hereward ‘the Wake’ and King Swein Part I
The two parts of a blog post about Svend Estridsen and Hereward the Wake in post-conquest England.
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…
Cultural Tour of Northern Shetland Map
A map that has been tagged with historical events and mentions, including events from the sagas
Hjaltland Network: Mapping Viking Age Shetland
The Hjaltland Research Network ran a project to map Viking Age Shetland by digitising and mapping the datasets from different disciplines. It sought to answer the following questions:
– what happened to the pre-Viking population,
– …
– what happened to the pre-Viking population,
– …
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…
Ring money on display in Shetland Museum and Archives
Ring-money from an unknown location in Shetland (donated by Lerwick Town Council) and replica of ring-money from Dunrossness on display in the National Museum of Scotland.
Replicas of Viking brooches from Unst on display in Shetland Museum and Archives
Brooches from a woman's grave discovered on Unst, on display in Shetland Museum and Archives. These are replicas of the items held in the National Museum of Scotland.
Viking Axe-head on display in Shetland Museum and Archives
Axe from a man's grave in Whiteness. Donated by Lerwick Town Council. ARC 65381.
Boat rivets on display in Shetland Museum and Archives
Viking-Age iron boat rivets from Yell, Shetland. Donated by Robbie Arthur, Stromfirth. ARC 1996.242.
Birkaportalen
Birkaportalen gathers together a range of resources about Viking Age Birka and Hovgården.
Insignia of Northeast High School, Pride, LA
The shoulder-sleeve and shoulder loop insignia of Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) from this high-school in Pride, LA. They feature a Viking with horned helmet and red beard. According to the official website, "The Viking is the school's…
Insignia of Avery County High School, Newland, NC
The shoulder-sleeve and shoulder loop insignia of Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) from this high-school in Newland, NC. They feature a viking with winged helmet and a shield with axe and dragon heads. According to the official website,…
News: 1000-year-old Viking shield found in Denmark
A late-10th century shield made of fir was found in Denmark some 60 miles west of Copenhagen, near what the article calls Viking-Age 'castles'.
Claiming a place in Walhalla II - a second list of Viking-themed games
Another list of Viking-themed games.
Claiming a place in Walhalla -a geeklist of Viking-themed games
This is a list of boardgames with a Viking them.
Asgard Piercing and Tattooing
Asgard piercing and tattooing in Southampton
Guide to the classics: the Icelandic saga
A brief introduction to the Icelandic sagas.
Viking Punch Bowl by Tiffany
A Viking-themed punch bowl designed by Paulding Farnham and made by Tiffany & Co.