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Burial Mounds at Gamla Uppsala

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Moulds for the casting of various objects - from brooches to keys - found in Ribe. Details about the exhibition can be found at http://www.ribesvikinger.dk/en/

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Soapstone mould has been found in trade emporium in Hedeby / Haithabu.

This mould has engraved on a front side Thor's hammer and on a back side cross or maybe cross-shape Thor's hammer.

This find is a part of permanent exhibition in Hedeby…

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Möttuls Saga is a translation of an Old French poem into Old Norse. This article provides an irreverant summary of the saga.

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A monument to the twelfth-century Danish Bishop (and Archbishop) Absalon, who played a key role in Danish territorial expansion and crusades against the Wends. The memorial features a viking-style ship. It is located in the grounds of Højerup Gamle…

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The origin of SPAM.

A clip from Monty Python's Flying Circus involving spam-loving vikings with horned helmets!

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Le carnet MNM se veut une entrée vers les recherches qui intéressent les mondes normands médiévaux, entendu au sens large pour désigner d’une part l’espace occupé ou colonisé par les Scandinaves aux VIIIe-XIe siècle et de l’autre les…

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The website of Moirai, an ensemble founded in Reykjavik in 2015, which specializes in the music of the Early and High Middle Ages, and "focuses on the female figures in the Edda songs. The story of the cursed Rhinegold is told mostly from the…

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This is a short video to introduce MOIRAI's latest concert project on the Old Norse poetic Edda. More information can be found here: http://www.hannamarti.com/moirai-en

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This item is a transliteration, transcription and translation of World-Tree item 1347.
http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/1347

The animal skin is from Romania where there was a strong German minority until after WW2, and many of them were…

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According to the uploader, this was found in an attic in Romania. It is clearly a modern inscription in a pseudo runic alphabet (Armanen runes). This script was developed by the German occultist Guido von List, whose bizarre interpretations of…

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A modern inscription in runes amongst other engraved messages on a stone in the Ring of Brodgar neolithic monument, Orkney. Perhaps inspired by the Viking-Age twig-runes on another of the stones. No transcription.

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Photos of a brightly painted modern rune stone outside the Kongernes Jelling Museum. It was carved by Erik the Red Sandquist, a professional rune carver from Denmark who is a member of a re-enactment group
Brimir. This stone was made for the Royal…

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Modern Poets on Viking Poetry is a cultural engagement scheme based at the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic, University of Cambridge. It is funded by the AHRC. The project aims to create cross-cultural engagement between modern and Viking…

Allegory in Heathenry; influence on the Viking Faith.pdf
Personal interpretation of Viking faith, inspired by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and influenced by spirituality and theosophy.

From the contributor:

"Rediscovering the profound þeosofi and spirituality in Heathenry - every concept, and the many…

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Models of Norse townspeople on the streets of Viking Jorvik. Part of the temporary exhibit Jorvik: Home and Abroad in St Mary’s, Coppergate. Photos taken by Kisha G. Tracy.

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A model Viking warrior of unknown provenance. He has the typical, anachronistic, double-headed axe and horned helmet.

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A model Viking longship at the Danelaw Centre for Living History

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This is a picture of a model viking boat at Gamla Uppsala.
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