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Bridle from the Gokstad Burial
This bridle from the Gokstad burial is decorated with gilt bronze plaques.
Strap Mounts from the Gokstad Burial
A selection of strap mounts from the Gokstad burial.
Part of a Bailer from the Gokstad Burial
A decorated wooden fragment that may have been part of a bailer.
Tent Pegs from the Gokstad Burial
These are thought to be tent pegs.
Remnants of a Box from the Gokstad Burial
Part of a wooden box.
Adze, Auger and Tethering Pegs from the Gokstad Burial
An adze (left), a spoon-shaped auger with a looped handle (centre) and some wooden tethering pegs.
Wooden Cup and a Dish from the Gokstad Burial
Remains of a wooden cup, and a possible wooden dish with part of a gaming board visible top left.
Wooden Gaming Board from the Gokstad Burial
Part of a wooden gaming board for playing tafl. One piece is displayed on it to indicate its function. In the foreground is the remains of a cup and a wooden dish.
Hunting Knapsack from the Gokstad Ship
The wooden top and bottom of a hunting knapsack. The fabric body has not survived. The lid has a horse carved into it.
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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Candlesticks from the Gokstad Burial
Possible wooden candlesticks. Their actual function is uncertain but it is thought that they were made to hold candles.
Bedposts from the Gokstad Burial
Bedposts made of oak with a carved horse design.
Bucket with Brass Fittings from the Gokstad Burial
A bucket made of yew. It has brass fittings, and iron hoops and handle rings. When found it contained wild apples.
Bucket with 'Buddha' Image from the Gokstad Burial
A bucket made of yew, with brass hoops and 'Buddha'-like figures of enamel and brass.
Bucket with Brass Hoops and Handles from the Gokstad Burial
A small bucket with brass hoops and handles. It is made of yew.
Gilt Bronze Mounts from the Gokstad Burial
A selection of gilt bronze mounts from the Gokstad burial.
Performance of 'Völuspá' by Einar Selvik (Opening Lines)
A performance of the opening lines of 'Völuspá' by musician Einar Selvik (of Wardruna) during the Old Norse Poetry in Performance (ONPIP) Conference at Somerville College, Oxford on Friday 24 June. A version of this song features in the…
Website of the Norwegian musical reconstruction project 'Wardruna'
Wardruna is a musical project based on Nordic mythology and spirituality. As their website explains, they rework Norse poetry and narratives: "With the use of the oldest of Nordic instruments and poetic metres as well as lyrics written in Norwegian,…
Demonstration of the bukkehorn (goat horn) by Einar Selvik in Somerville College
A demonstration of a reconstructed pipe made of goat-horn (bukkehorn) by musician Einar Selvik (of Wardruna) during the Old Norse Poetry in Performance (ONPIP) Conference at Somerville College, Oxford on Friday 24 June 2016. As Einar Selvik points…
Demonstration of a reconstructed horse-hair fiddle (Taglharpa) by Einar Selvik in Somerville College
A demonstration of a reconstructed horse-hair fiddle by musician Einar Selvik (of Wardruna) during the Old Norse Poetry in Performance (ONPIP) Conference at Somerville College, Oxford on Friday 24 June 2016. A fiddle-like instrument was discovered at…