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Gilt bronze horse from a wind vane of a ship in Nationalmuseet, Danmark
An animal figurine found in Lolland, originally from a wind-vane (or prow ornament) on a ship. Dating to c. 1000 AD. For a higher-resolution image see http://samlinger.natmus.dk/DMR/167919
Ghost of the Sea Stallion! At Dublinia
The entrance to the Dublinia experience in Dublin features a scale replica of the prow of Havhingsten (The Sea Stallion from Glendalough) which is visible through the glass from the street outside Dublinia. The Sea Stallion is a reconstruction of the…
Gersum Project: The Scandinavian Influence on English Vocabulary
The Gersum Project, funded by the AHRC, aims to understand Scandinavian influence on English vocabulary by examining the origins of up to 1,600 words in a corpus of Middle English poems from the North of England.
Germanic Mythology: Texts, Translations, Scholarship
A website with translations and texts relating to Old Norse literature and Norse mythology. The website primarily links to other websites, but it does also include original material.
General Photographs of the Tønsberg Viking Festival
A selection of photographs taken around the Tønsberg Viking festival, showing the various wares on offer and the style of the tents.
Gaming pieces in kulturhistorisk museum, Oslo
A selection of gaming pieces on display in the Museum of Cultural History, Oslo. These pieces were probably used for hnefatafl. The photographs include some dice that would have been used for various dice games.
Gaming pieces and tokens on display in Museet Ribes Vikinger
Gaming pieces and tokens made of clay, from Ribe excavations. Details about the exhibition can be found at http://www.ribesvikinger.dk/en/
Game: Vikings - Wolves of Midgard
An article about the forthcoming Playstation game Vikings: Wolves of Midgard. The game uses Norse mythology and players take on the role of a Viking or Shieldmaiden trying to defend Midgard.
Game: Viking Ghost
From the website:
'Viking Ghost is a comical, story driven "Arcade Action-Adventure-Dual Stick Shooter-Dungeon Crawl-Rogue-Like-Lite" (that tastes great...and less filling!).'
'Viking Ghost is a comical, story driven "Arcade Action-Adventure-Dual Stick Shooter-Dungeon Crawl-Rogue-Like-Lite" (that tastes great...and less filling!).'
Game: Odin's Ravens
Odin's Ravens is a card game that ostensibly has a Norse theme.
Game: Iron Tides - Alpha Download
Iron Tides is a Viking-based game combining survival, tactics and resource management. Players command a band of Vikings sailing through stormy seas in search of battle, loot and glory. The loot is then used to upgrade the players' home town, so that…
Game: Flowy
Flowy is a game designed to help combat anxiety through game play based in Norse mythology.
Gamalost fra Vik (old cheese from Vik)
Gamalost (lit. 'old cheese') is a traditional cheese from Norway, made with skimmed cow's milk. It has a long pedigree, and this product claims it goes back to the Vikings. It uses interlace artwork on the packaging to reinforce this fact. Tine SA is…
Galgebakken Fibula
A silver fibula in the form of a woman with a shield and sword. This has been identified as a Valkyrie, although it may be a shieldmaiden.
Fyrkat ring fort
Layout of Fyrkat with the outlines of the longhouses as well as parts of the wall in the background.
Fun Facts about Vikings
Short essays about the Vikings
Full view of the sail on the reconstructed Viking ship 'Sea Stallion from Glendalough'
The windward side of the sail, shrouds, mast. The sails are made from densely woven sheeps' wool dyed with ochre and treated with horse main fat. For more information see…
Frieze: Volund the Smith has Thoughts of Revenge
Volund has thoughts of revenge' is a frieze by Dagfin Werenskiold that is displayed outside Oslo City Hall together with eleven other friezes of his. The friezes are made of pine deck timber, impregnated with linseed oil, and then painted and gilded…
Frieze: Vidar defeats the Wolf Fenrir
Vidar defeats the wolf Fenrir' is a frieze by Dagfin Werenskiold that is displayed outside Oslo City Hall together with eleven other friezes of his. The friezes are made of pine deck timber, impregnated with linseed oil, and then painted and gilded…
Frieze: Thor in his Chariot
Thor in his chariot' is a frieze by Dagfin Werenskiold that is displayed outside Oslo City Hall together with eleven other friezes of his. The friezes are made of pine deck timber, impregnated with linseed oil, and then painted and gilded with gold…