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Blog post: Iceland: Dramatic Viking Movie Set and Black Sand Dune BeachThe blog post features photographs of a Viking movie set in Iceland.
An Icelandic-English Dictionary by Richard Cleasby and Gudbrand VigfussonAn Icelandic-English dictionary, based on the ms. collections of the late Richard Cleasby. Enl. and completed by Gudbrand Vigfússon. With an…
Cradles of Education - The Viking EraA short essay about the Vikings with a focus on the education of young people. This site propagates several misconceptions about the Vikings.
The Vikings Trailer 1958 Movie Starring Kirk Douglas Tony CurtisTrailer for the 1958 action epic The Vikings starring Kirk Douglas & Tony Curtis. Directed by Richard Fleischer, the film also stars Ernest Borgnine &…
Concordance to the Proverbs and Proverbial Materials in the Old Icelandic SagasA compilation of proverbs and proverbial matter in Old Norse literature.
Edition and Translation: Úlfr Uggason, 'Eulogy on the House'(Húsdrápa) ed. and trans. Richard North
An edition and translation of the skaldic poemHúsdrápa ('Eulogy on the House') by the poetÚlfr Uggason (early 990s). The edition…
Edition and Translation: Eilífr Goðrúnarson, 'Eulogy on Þórr'An edition and translation of the skaldic poem Þórsdrápa ('Eulogy on Þórr') by the court poet Eilífr…
Edition and Translation: Einarr skálaglamm Helgason, 'Gold-Shortage' (Vellekla), ed. and trans. Richard NorthAn edition and translation of the skaldic poem Vellekla ('Gold-Shortage') by poetEinarr skálaglamm ‘cup-tinkle’ Helgason, c. 980,…
Edition and Translation: Þjóðólfr of Hvinir, 'Haustlǫng', ed. and trans. Richard NorthAn edition and translation of the skaldic 'shield' poemHaustlǫng (Harvest-Long) by poetÞjóðólfr of Hvinir, c. 900. The edition…
Edition and Translation: Anon., 'Loki’s Truth-Game'An edition and translation of the Eddic poemLokasenna ('Loki’s Truth-Game') by Richard North. The edition and translation is excerpted fromThe…
Edition and Translation: Liðsmannaflokkr ('The Soldier’s Song'), ed. and trans. Richard NorthAn edition and translation of the (anonymous?) skaldic poemLiðsmannaflokkr ('The Soldier’s Song')by Richard North, detailing the capture of…
Edition and Translation: Liðsmannaflokkr ('The Soldier’s Song'), ed. and trans. Richard NorthAn edition and translation of the (anonymous?) skaldic poemLiðsmannaflokkr ('The Soldier’s Song')by Richard North, detailing the capture of…
Edition and Translation: Þrymskviða ('The Thunderclap Ballad'), ed. and trans. Richard NorthAn edition and translation of the Eddic poemÞrymskviða ('The Thunderclap Ballad'), detailing the theft and recovery of Thor's hammer, ed.…
Conference Presentation: Richard North, ‘ More Vikings in Spain: Jómsvíkinga saga and a scene in For Whom the Bell Tolls’Richard North (UCL), ‘ More Vikings in Spain: Jómsvíkinga sagaand a scene in For Whom the Bell Tolls’. Chaired by Sarah Baccianti. Presentation at the…
KulturminnesøkA website for finding monuments in Norway
Hávamál: The Wisdom of Odin (Totally Awesome History)In this episode we take a look at the "Hávamál": a text written as part of the Poetic Edda in late 13th Century Iceland. Hávamál means "the Words of…
Words on Words: The Viking BerserkerA blog post about the meaning of Old Norse 'berserkr'.
Viking Camembert CheeseA camembert cheese from Roger Lanquetot et Fils in Vern-sur-Seiche, Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany, which uses imagery based on the Bayeux…
Nyheter: Norges eldste by er enda eldreEvidence has been found that Tønsberg really is Norway's oldest town, and that it could have had an urban character by the 800s.
Bloody Britain - 08/10 - the vikingsEpisode 08 of Rory McGrath's comical look at some of the nastier moments in British History. This one begins with the first raid of THE VIKINGS in…