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An online education site with chapters about the Vikings
A decorated sled pole made of beech wood.
The sled poles found in the Oseberg ship were not found with the sleds, and thus probably do not belong directly to any of the sleds. They are highly…
The Oseberg ship burial include four sleds or sleighs, all decorated with wooden carving. When they were found, traces of red, reddish brown, black,…
The crew of approx. 65 would have slept in shifts on longer journeys, in rather cramped conditions as pictured here onboard Havhingsten in 2013! For…
Vikings are often portrayed as barbaric, dirty warriors. However, archaeological finds indicate that they were well-coiffured, well-clad, and, not…
This tower was built in 1888 to celebrate the thousandth anniversary of the founding of Tønsberg.
#everydayvikings spotted at work (Denmark): Colleague uses 'Viking drinking horn' travel coffee mug. Bought it in Slovakia.
If anyone has further…
Small items from Hviding Viking settlement, including keys, beads and brooches, demonstrating a wealthy population. Details about the exhibition can…
Small Viking ship with prow ornament, produced by Sólarfilma ehf. Photographed in an Icelandic souvenir shop
Smoo Cave in Durness in the north of Scotland. Archaeological investigation has identified Neolithic, Norse and Iron Age artefacts. 'Smoo' is thought…
A smoothing iron for ironing clothes and cloth.
Restaurant opened in 1958, billed as a 'Viking-Style' buffet. Rooms inside are named after the gods, including 'Odin Hall', and the logo is a dragon.…
Snaptun stone is tuyère which protect the bellows from a heat of a blacksmith's forge. It has been found on a beach near Snaptun, Demark. On the stone…
Snoremark uses an image of Gefjun ploughing the land that became Sjælland (Zealand) as its logo. Gefjun was one of the Æsir and was offered as much…
Seminar questions for the first part of a course on Snorra Edda
Seminar questions about the role of myth and mythology in Snorra Edda.
Seminar questions relating to the role of trickery in Gylfaginning.
Seminar questions for the second part of a course on Snorra Edda. This session focuses on the Prologue and Gylfaginning
Seminar questions about the role of misalliance in Gylfaginning, Skáldskaparmál and Skírnismál with specific reference to Njörðr and Freyr.
