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Polished bone cylinders on display in the National Museum of Ireland

Polished bone cylinders from Fishamble Street excavations, Dublin. Viking Age. E190:4507

Tags: Archaeological Artefacts, Bone, Dublin, Everyday Life, Exhibition, Fishamble Street, Ireland, Museums, National Museum of Ireland, Viking Age

Portion of Iron Chain-Mail on display in the National Museum of Ireland

Piece of iron chain-mail from Christchurch Place, Dublin. E122:5764

Tags: Archaeological Artefacts, Armour, Chainmail, Dublin, Exhibition, Ireland, Iron, Museums, National Museum of Ireland, Viking Age

Portland State Vikings: Rebranding

Portland State Athletics teams use the Viking name as part of their brand.

Tags: Branding, Modern, Reception, Sports

Possible decoration from the Oseberg ship

A decorated wooden piece from the Oseberg burial. It is uncertain exactly what it is for.

Tags: Archaeological Artefacts, Burial Mound, Bygdoy, Bygdøy, Carving, Grave goods, Kulturhistorisk museum, Norge, Norway, Oseberg, Ship Burials, Viking Age, Vikingatida, Vikingskipshuset, Vikingtiden, Wood

Postcard depicting a modern commemorative "runestone" in the Jardin des Plantes, Rouen.

Postcard depicting a modern commemorative "runestone" in the Jardin des Plantes, Rouen – a gift from the Kingdom of Norway. "In 1911 the city of Rouen celebrated the millenium of the founding of the Duchy of Normandy and the baptism of the…

Postcard of Surtsey

A postcard showing Surtsey near Iceland. Surtsey is a volcanic island off the south coast of Iceland. The island was created by a submarine volcanic eruption that began in 1963 and finished in 1967. It is named for the fire giant Surtr from Norse…

Tags: Giants, Iceland, Norse Mythology, Ragnarök, Reception, Surtr, Surtsey, Vestmannaeyjar, Volcanic eruption, Westman Islands

Postcard of Up Helly Aa with Runes

Postcard of the burning of the galley at Lerwick's Up Helly Aa. On the reverse there are runes which appear to read 'Viking Prints', though the alphabet used is the older futhark.

Tags: Burning, Commercial, Festivals, Galley, Heritage, Legacy, Modern, Modern Runes, Postcards, Re-enactment, Reproductions, Runes / Runer, Scotland, Shetland, Souvenirs, Up Helly A', Up Helly AA, Viking Ships

Poster advertising the Orkney Viking Heritage Project

A poster created by ECRs on the Orkney Viking Heritage Project. Designed and produced by Annelies Stern.

Tags: doctoral training, Heritage, Orkney, Projects, Public Engagement

Poster for 'Rediscovering the Vikings' Conference in Cork (Hnefatafl Players)

A poster produced by Anne-Kathrin Schoerner for the Conference 'Rediscovering the Vikings: Reception, Recovery, Englagement' at University College Cork, 25-26 November 2016 (Organised by the World-Tree Project). The hnefatafl players are based on an…

Poster for 'Rediscovering the Vikings' Conference in Cork (Horse)

A poster produced by Anne-Kathrin Schoerner for the Conference 'Rediscovering the Vikings: Reception, Recovery, Englagement' at University College Cork, 25-26 November 2016 (Organised by the World-Tree Project). The horse design is based on a drawing…

Tags: Art, Conference, Cork, Drawings, Horses, Ireland, Jarlshof, Modern, Posters, Publicity, Reception, Replica, Reuse, World-Tree Project

Poster for 'Rediscovering the Vikings' Conference in Cork (Ship and Bird)

A poster produced by Anne-Kathrin Schoerner for the Conference 'Rediscovering the Vikings: Reception, Recovery, Englagement' at University College Cork, 25-26 November 2016 (Organised by the World-Tree Project). The ship and bird designs are based on…

Tags: Art, Bird, Conference, Cork, Drawings, Ireland, Jarlshof, Modern, Posters, Publicity, Reception, Replica, Reuse, Ships, Viking Ships, World-Tree Project

Poster for Grettir theatreplay based on the Icelandic saga

Billed as 'A theatreplay based on one of the most famous Icelandic sagas', written and produced by Elfar Logi Hannesson for Comedytheatre. Poster seen in the Westfjords.

Tags: Adaptation, Drama, Grettir, Grettis saga, Iceland, Legacy, Modern, Performances, Reception, Reinterpretation, Sagas, Sagas of Icelanders, Theatre

Poster of 1998 production of Wagner's Götterdämmerung

Götterdämmerung ('Twilight of the Gods' - a mistranslation of Ragnarök) is the final Opera of Wagner's 'Ring Cycle' based on the Old Norse myth cycle. This poster is from a 1998 production by the Hungarian State Opera (Magyar Állami Operaház).

Tags: Adaptation, Advertising, Germany, Hungary, Modern, Norse Mythology, Opera, Performances, Reception, Wagner

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.

Tags: Danmark, Denmark, Exhibition, Experience, Goddesses, Interpretations, Jelling, Kongernes Jelling, Language, Legacy, Linguistics, Modern, Museums, Norse Gods, Personal Names

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.

Tags: Danmark, Denmark, Exhibition, Experience, Goddesses, Interpretations, Jelling, Kongernes Jelling, Language, Legacy, Linguistics, Modern, Museums, Naming, Norse Gods

Posts from the Ravning Bridge at Kongernes Jelling (Royal Jelling) Experience Centre

Several of the original posts from the Ravning Bridge are displayed in the Kongernes Jelling Centre, alongside a multimedia display about the bridge itself with an artists impression of the original. The bridge, constructed in 979 or 980 lies 10km…