Browse Items (2474 total)

DSC02569.JPG
Iron axehead from the Fishamble Street excavations. Viking Age. The axe is a distinctively Norse weapon of warfare. E 172:2421

DSC02562 (1280x960).jpg
Iron axe head with wooden handle from the River Robe, Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo. Viking Age. Wk. 1

DSC02603 (936x1280).jpg
Iron arrowhead from Christchurch Place, Dublin. Viking Age. Probably used for warfare rather than hunting. E122:15391

DSC02600.JPG
Iron arrowhead from Christchurch Place, Dublin. Viking Age. Probably used for warfare rather than hunting. E122:13194

14713510_758684490939640_6840145906365652136_n.jpg
An Ireland souvenir hat seen in Cork airport, with Viking horns.

Screenshot.jpg
Podcast on the BBC website in the series 'The Matter of the North' looking at the impact of the Vikings and Norman invasions on the North of England.

Presented by Melvin Bragg

Contributors
Professor Judith Jesch, University of Nottingham
Dr…

Donna Heddle - Interview.mp3
An interview with Prof. Donna Heddle, Director of the University of the Highlands and Islands interdisciplinary Centre for Nordic Studies based in Kirkwall. The interview was conducted on the Orkney Viking Heritage Project field trip.

4.jpg
Destination Viking has declared 8th May to be International Viking Day

Odinn.jpg
Archive of papers given at International Saga Conferences since 1971

norse-history2.jpg
Photograph of the interior of the reconstructed Viking long-house in Qassiarsuk by Camilla Hey - Visit Greenland

DSCN2258.JPG
Photos of a reconstruction of a Hiberno-Norse house modeled on those found in the excavations in the Wood Quay area of Dublin, along with reconstructed Viking-Age garden. These photos were taken in 2014 by Maria Teresa Ramandi, participant in the…

DSC_0315.JPG
The valley of Herjólfsdalur was excavated in the 1970s, with the oldest remains dated to the ninth century: a century older than the first inhabitant (Herjólfur Bárðarson) mentioned in the historical records. This reconstructed farmhouse is…

history-of-greenland-03.jpg
Photo by Ella Grødem - Visit Greenland

1024px-L'Anse_aux_Meadows,_main_area_inside_long_house.jpg
The photograph shows part of the interior of a Viking house. The man is sitting on one of the 'benches' that ran down either side of the house. In most houses these would have provided both seating and beds with the whole household sleeping within…

DSC01851.JPG
Ribe VikingCenter has reconstructed eight town-houses from the year 825 AD, inhabited by re-enactors and craftspeople, including the carpenter and shoe-maker. They are based on buildings excavated in Ribe town. This photo shows the interior of one of…

Dublinia interactive map.png
An interactive map of Dublin with a slider allowing a view of the city development through the Viking and Medieval periods. Produced by Dublinia as part of their Online Learning Resources, and available for Primary Level and for Everyone.

ImageHandler.jpg
The shoulder-sleeve and shoulder loop insignia of Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) fromthis high-school in Jacksonville, Florida, features a Viking bust with beard and horned helmet and Viking ship under sail respectively. According to…

ImageHandler (3).jpg
The shoulder-sleeve and shoulder loop insignia of Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) from this high-school in Westhill, Stamford, CT. They feature a viking head with winged helmet and a mask helmet with horns respectively. According to…
Output Formats

atom, dcmes-xml, json, omeka-json, omeka-xml, rss2