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Blog post: The Kilmorie Cross
Discussion and photographs of the Viking Age cross at Kirkcolm in the Rhinns of Galloway. The cross is Christian but features a figure identified as the hero Sigurd.
The Original Longships - Technology That Shaped a Culture
Delve into the past for a look into the art of Viking longship building. Meet a master boatbuilder and learn about the role these vessels played in advancing Viking society centuries ago.
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Round Shields and Martial Practices of the Viking Age
From the website: 'The aim of this research project is thus to assess the extent to which the round shield can illuminate Viking Age martial practices. More specifically, the research employs a practice approach towards understanding Viking Age…
Hnefatafl board
A home-made hnefatafl board.
Viking-Age Cork
History of Cork in the Viking Age aimed at primary students.
History World - The Vikings
Short articles about the Vikings.
Viking Direct
Viking Direct is an office supplies company that uses the name Viking with no clear reason for doing so.
Jomsborg Vikingeklubben Winter bathing club Denmark
Sticker with logo of Jomsborg Vikingeklubben [Jomsborg Viking Club]. Winter bathing club, founded 1933. Bathe naked in the sea, then in to the sauna. Meets at Den Permanente bathing area in Risskov (Århus) Denmark. Danish Winter-bathers (not just at…
Vikingene tålte ikke fornærmelser
An article about honour and law in the Viking Age.
Bredøkser med messingbeslag
The Kulturhistorisk museum in Oslo has six axes with bronze fittings on their shafts in its collections. The axes all date from the last part of the Viking Age, and there are photographs of them in the museum's online collections.
Viking Mars Mission
A series of posters used to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Viking mission to Mars by NASA
Viking 1 Mars landing poster
NASA's poster illustrating the landing sequence for the Viking 1 Mars landing.
Hagar the Horrible Beer Steins
Beer steins featuring Hagar the Horrible (aka Harald Hirmuinen) in Finland. From left to right, they read 'That's it!', 'Searching for an equaliser', and 'Man of the house'.
Harald Hirmuinen
Hagar the Horrible is known as Harald Hirmuinen (the Terrible) in Finland.
Thor beer
Thor is a wheat beer from Finland. The label shows Thor in his cart pulled by his goats.
Viking Lotto
Viking Lotto runs in all the Nordic countries, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Vaellustalli Toreson
Torson's riding stables are known as Viikinkilinna (Viking Castle). The safety notice uses runic-style fonts as part of the commercial branding.
Viking keyring
A Viking keyring from Finland
Ægishjálmur t-shirt from Finland
Although Finland's Viking past is not as marked as that of the Scandinavian countries, it is still used as a selling point, as with this t-shirt featuring the Ægishjálmur or Helm of Awe/Terror. The shape of this runic stave is only known from later…
Silver Viking coins in the National Museum of Finland
Silver coins from the Viking Age at the National Museum in Helsinki. The coins were found by metal-detectorists and are primarily Germanic or Anglo-Saxon in origin.