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Tugboat 'Odin'
Tugboat 'Odin' moored in Kiel, Germany.
Technical description of the ship: http://www.schiffbilder.de/bild/seehaefen~deutschland~kiel/33607/schlepper-odin-im-hafen-von-kiel.html
Technical description of the ship: http://www.schiffbilder.de/bild/seehaefen~deutschland~kiel/33607/schlepper-odin-im-hafen-von-kiel.html
Multipurpose-ship 'Haithabu'
'Haithabu' ship is multipurpose-ship at Landesbetriebes für Küstenschutz, Nationalpark und Meeresschutz Schleswig-Holstein in Kiel.
It is named after trade emporium Hedeby / Haithabu, which was discovered near Schleswig.
Technical…
It is named after trade emporium Hedeby / Haithabu, which was discovered near Schleswig.
Technical…
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…
Amulets from Árós
On the photo are iron Thor's hammer and small, bronze axehead.
These amulets have been found in Århus (Árós in the Viking Age). Currently they are displayed on permanent exhibition in the Moesgård Museum.
These amulets have been found in Århus (Árós in the Viking Age). Currently they are displayed on permanent exhibition in the Moesgård Museum.
Depiction of the Ships from Hedeby
These ships were carved on polished red deer antler.
This find is a part of the permanent exhibition in the Hedeby Viking Museum / Wikinger Museum Haithabu.
This find is a part of the permanent exhibition in the Hedeby Viking Museum / Wikinger Museum Haithabu.
Draken Harald Hårfagre Sailing into New York City 2016
The largest Viking ship sailing in modern times, Draken Harald Hårfagre, sailed into New York City harbor September 17 2016. She left Haugesund, Norway, April 26 2016 and sailed across the North Atlantic Ocean to America just like the Vikings did a…
Varangian Guardsmen from the Skylitzes Manuscript
One section of the Skylitzes manuscript illustrates how the Varangian Guard, an elite mercenary unit mainly consisting of Scandinavians in Byzantine service, dealt with the death of one of their number. The deceased had attempted to rape a woman, so…
'Thor' Graffiti
A graffiti tag in San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, California showing that 'Thor' has been there.
Blog post: Women - Key figures in medieval Sweden
In one section of the Swedish History Museum in Stockholm representing the Viking period, Swedish women are represented in one individual display case by a great number of keys found in various archaeological digs. Keys are everyday and familiar…
Gaming pieces in kulturhistorisk museum, Oslo
A selection of gaming pieces on display in the Museum of Cultural History, Oslo. These pieces were probably used for hnefatafl. The photographs include some dice that would have been used for various dice games.
Vikingskip fra norsk arbeidsgiverforening
A silver model Viking ship on display at Oslo City Hall.
Review: 'Cold Counsel: Women in Old Norse Literature and Mythology. A Collection of Essays' ed. by Sarah Anderson and Karen Swenson
Review of Anderson, S. and Swenson, K. (eds), 2002 'Cold Counsel: Women in Old Norse Literature and Mythology. A Collection of Essays' (London and New York: Routledge).
Photo of the Balladoole Boat Burial on the Isle of Man
A Viking-Age ship burial from the late ninth century / early tenth century was excavated beneath this ship setting now marking out the site in Balladoole on the Isle of Man. It contained a rich burial of a high-status man and woman with a horse and…
Review: 'Women in Old Norse Society' and 'Old Norse Images of Women' by Jenny Jochens
On pp. 89-91, a review of:
Jochens, J., 1995 'Women in Old Norse Society' (Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press)
Jochens, J., 1996 'Old Norse Images of Women' (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press)
Jochens, J., 1995 'Women in Old Norse Society' (Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press)
Jochens, J., 1996 'Old Norse Images of Women' (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press)
Aerial photograph of the Skuldelev excavations in the Roskilde Viking Ship Museum
An aerial photograph taken in 1962, showing the barrier in the Roskilde Fjord constructed to excavate the five Skuldelev ships. These ships are now on display in the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde.
Utgravning av Gokstadskipet 1880 / Excavation of the Gokstad Ship in 1880
A historical photo of the partly-excavated Gokstad ship in Sandefjord, Vestfold, Norway in the 1880s. From the Universitetsmuseens fotoportal
Photo of the Ladby Burial Mound
The Ladby burial mound, containing a high-status ship burial - the only one so far discovered in Denmark. The remains of the Ladby ship are preserved in a museum situated in the mound itself. For more information, see http://en.vikingemuseetladby.dk/
Review: 'Women in Old Norse Literature: Bodies, Words, and Power' by Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir
A review of Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir, 2013 'Women in Old Norse Literature: Bodies, Words, and Power.' The New Middle Ages (New York: Palgrave Macmillan)
Book Review: 'Women in the Viking Age' by Judith Jesch
A review of Jesch, J., 1991 'Women in the Viking Age' (Woodbridge: Boydell) written by Carolyne Larrington and published in Alvismal. The link is to a pdf of the review.
Viking-Age women's clothing on display at the Swedish History Museum, Stockholm.
Viking-Age women's clothing on display at the Swedish History Museum, Stockholm.