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Ice and Longboats: EMAP Volume 2
Ancient Music of Scandinavia - European Music Archaeology Project (EMAP) Volume 2. This is a video related to the CD Ice and Longboats, volume 2 of a collaboration between Delphian Records, EMAP and the University of Huddersfield. The series was the…
Dogs
Dogs are known from the Mesolithic period onwards in Scandinavia. They would have been used by the Vikings as guards, hunting animals, and even as pets. Dogs similar to the Norwegian Elkhound are known from the Mesolithic period, and remains of…
Northmen - A Viking Saga Official International Trailer 1 (2014) - Ryan Kwanten Movie HD
A band of Vikings cross enemy lines and a panicked race begins. The losers will pay with their lives.
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The Vikings by Ryan Reeves
Ryan M. Reeves (PhD Cambridge) is Assistant Professor of Historical Theology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Twitter: https://twitter.com/RyanMReeves Instagram: https://instagram.com/ryreeves4/
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Statue in Gimli, Manitoba
A Viking statue in Gimli, Manitoba, shown in 1981 (left) and 2016 (right). The town was settled by Canadian Icelanders and by Icelandic immigrants. The town's Icelandic festival celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2014.
Viking Icelandic Yogurt
Viking Icelandic Yogurt from Saga Dairy Inc uses a longship as its logo.
Saga Thing: Nicknames
Saga Thing has collected a selection of nicknames from the sagas that they have discussed. Old Norse nicknames could often be less than complimentary, frequently scurrilous, and were always given, never self-imposed. The giving of a nickname could be…
Saga Museum, Iceland
A museum of exhibits showcasing events for the Icelandic sagas
The Saga of Olaf Haraldson translated by Samuel Laing
This 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 text.
Deadly Angels by Sandra Hill
Deadly Angels is a series of books by Sandra Hill featuring Viking vampires.
Blog: The Day of St Olaf
A blog post about an immigrant's first experience of St Olaf's Day in Norway
News: Unique Tomb Found in Denmark Contains Remains of Viking Power Couple
A Viking tomb at Hårup in Denmark contained three graves dating to c.950. The primary grave contained a man and a women and the third body was buried there later.
Thistil Mistil Kistil: A webcomic
Thistil Mistil Kistil is a fantasy adventure webcomic about vikings and Norse mythology. It follows Coal, a recently deceased warrior, as he joins forces with Loki to collect missing pieces of the gods’ weapons. Along the way they meet Hedda, an…
Great British Viking Quest: Episode 1: Journey to the Mainland
EPISODE 1 of the Great British Viking Quest #GBVQ.
I take a bumpy flight across the ocean to speak at 'The Viking World - Diversity and Change' international conference at the University of Nottingham's Centre for Viking Studies. The event 'marks…
I take a bumpy flight across the ocean to speak at 'The Viking World - Diversity and Change' international conference at the University of Nottingham's Centre for Viking Studies. The event 'marks…
Folklore: Why the sea is salty
SarahRowsSolo explains why the sea is salty, including some Viking folklore about why they thought the sea was salty. Folklore begins about 7.10 into the video.
Image of a Viking in sand on Alderney
An image of a viking in sand, complete with helmet (without horns!)
Vikings: Raids. Culture. Legacy Ep.1 (Introduction)
Every evening around 9pm GMT I read from 'Vikings: Raids. Culture. Legacy' book by Roderick Dale and Marjolein Stern, with permission from Carlton Publishing. Come and join me on Periscope for the live reading of the book: Twitter: @GBVQuest
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Scapa Whisky with Viking Branding
Scapa Orkney Single Malt Whisky, 2001. A Viking ship is used in the branding of this product.
Sverd i Fjell
Sverd i fjell (swords in mountain) was raised in 1983 to commemorate the Battle of Hafrsfjord. After this battle, western Norway was unified under Harald fairhair. The monument was created bysculptorFritz Røedand was unveiled by kingOlav V of…
Slik fjernet vikingene lus
Vikings are often portrayed as barbaric, dirty warriors. However, archaeological finds indicate that they were well-coiffured, well-clad, and, not least, well-combed.