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Blog: The Quest - VikingsAuthor Patricia Bracewell describes her day out to visit the location where History Channel's 'Vikings' is filmed.
Oli Stewart Demonstrating Rowing Technique on-board HavhingstenOli Stewart, a member of the Sea Stallion crew, demonstrates good rowing technique on board the largest reconstructed Viking Ship - Havhingsten.…
Representation of Yggdrasil and the Norse Cosmos in Museet Ribes VikingerThis representation of the World-Tree in Museet Ribes Vikinger uses the celing and floor to give a sense of Yggrasill's function in connecting…
Viking ship Fire PitUser submitted image of a Viking fire pit produced by the Canadian company Imagine Metal Art, which produced metal garden sculptures. For more…
LibraryThing: VikingsLibraryThing is a site for cataloguing your books online. It is possible to search the site by keyword and read reviews that other people have written…
Blog: The Viking Origins of the Red Hair GeneA short article discussing the origins of the gene that controls red hair and relating it to the Vikings.
News: Exploring Iceland through its Viking sagasNews article about Kári Gislason and Richard Fidler travelling to Iceland to discover the Old Norse sagas.
Telemark Viking TeamTelemark Viking Team do team-building events and movie resources. They have a replica of the Oseberg ship that they sail and take people out on. They…
Kirkjuvagr Orkney GinKirkjuvagr Orkney Gin is a new product due to be launched in August 2016 and produced by Orkney Distilling Limited. It is branded using the Old Norse…
Gulatinget: Tusenårsstad for Sogn og Fjordane og Gulen kommuneThe website for the Gulating project, which aims to mediate and promote the history of Gulating. The site includes information about Gulating's…
Nerthus ProjectThe Nerthus Project aims at compiling a lexicon of Old English based on structural-functional principles. This involves the synthesis of the knowledge…
Thing Sites: Discover the Viking Cradle of DemocracyThe Thing Project is a project dedicated to promoting tourism by engaging with the various thing sites in northern Europe.
The Old Norse word þing,…
'Article: Network analysis of the Íslendinga sögur' by P. Mac Carron and R. KennaThe article describes how the authors performed a network analysis of the Íslendinga sögur to gather quantitative information on interrelationships…
Valhala Hidromel, BrazilValhala Hidromel is a company that produces mead in a traditional way, but far from its origins in Northern Europe. The company is based in Campos do…
Dansk Mjød LogoDansk Mjød is a brewer in Billund, Denmark that produces mead and mead-based products including beer, mustard and bitters.
Ungmennafélagið Fjölnir multi-sports club in IcelandThis club in Grafarvogur, Reykjavík takes the name of Fjölnir, a legendary Norse king mentioned in Grottasöngr and Ynglinga saga (where he is said to…
Dansk Viking Bitters with MeadA 30% Danish bitter based on mead and produced by Dansk Mjød
Kayaks with Names from Norse Myth at Vordingborg Ro- og KajakklubSince the founding of the club, kayaks at Vordingborg Ro- og Kajakklub (Rowing and Kayak Club) have traditionally been named after figures from Norse…
Heimskringla Volume II Óláfr Haraldsson (The Saint) translated by Alison Finlay and Anthony FaulkesA modern translation of St Olaf's saga available as a freely downloadable pdf from the Viking Society for Northern Research
The Saga of Olaf Haraldson translated by Samuel LaingThis item links to Laing's translation of St Olaf's saga. It is an old translation. The translator has been quite free in interpreting the Old Norse…