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Thor's Hammer Necklace (Modern) in Kalundborg Museum
Replica Thor's hammers are often sold as souvenirs, as well as being a symbol of religious (neo-pagan) identity for some individuals.
Sea Stallion Reconstructed Viking Ship in medium swell
The reconstructed Viking ship 'Sea Stallion from Glendalough' in good wind and medium swell in the Kattegat, July 2015. For more information see…
Skuldelev 3 on display in the Viking Ship Museum, Roskilde
The well-preserved viking ship Skuldelev 3, a small cargo vessel dating to c. 1040 and probably used for trade and transport in Danish waters and the Baltic. It is on permanent display in the Viking Ship Museum, Roskilde, and was reconstructed as…
Remains of the Roskilde 6 Ship on display in the Viking Exhibition in the Nationamuseet
Roskilde 6 was discovered in 1997 during work to extend the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde. The 37 meter Viking warship is the largest yet discovered, and had apparently been wrecked on the shore near Roskilde. Only 20% of the timbers survived, but…
Lessons from the Viking lifestyle: Ingrid Galadriel Aune Nilsen at TEDxTrondheim
Ingrid Galadriel Aune Nilsen is the founder and art director of Trondheim Vikinglag -- an organization for people that are interested in history and handicrafts from the viking age. In the summer, Trondheim Vikinglag organizes the 'Trondheim Viking…
Telemark Viking Team
Telemark Viking Team do team-building events and movie resources. They have a replica of the Oseberg ship that they sail and take people out on. They are related to Olavs Menn.
Temperatsure
Temperatsure manufactures Nordic Ice and uses a longship as its logo.
Vikingtiden
A short timeline of the Viking Age
Sel Viking (Viking Salt) from Terre Exotique
This Viking salt is a smoked salt produced in Egersund, Norway for the French brand Terre Exotique.
Reflections on Our Fascination with Vikings and What It Tells Us about How We Engage with the Past
An essay on how a group of students responded to a class on the history of the Vikings and how it affected their perception of the Vikings.
Viking House Reconstruction, Denmark
A photograph of a reconstructed Viking house in Denmark. The photograph was taking in 1988 by Terry Barry
Viking Teaching Resources on Pinterest
A list of resources for teaching about the Vikings that does not feature too many horned helmets.
Houses and domestic life in the Viking Age and medieval period: material perspectives from sagas and archaeology
This PhD thesis examines how houses were used in the Viking Age and medieval period, and compares archaeological evidence with the medieval Icelandic sagas.
Blog post: On the Trail of Sail History - the Vikings
A blog post discussing the practicalities of making sails for Viking ships.
Blog post: Following up on Viking Sails
A follow-up post about the practicalities of making sails for Viking ships. See the related items for earlier discussion on how Vikings made sails.
Silver Viking Ships
Models of the Oseberg ship in silver in the gift shop at Vikingskipshuset
Logo of Armour All screwdriver set
Armour All is a company producing automotive care technologies. Their logo is a Viking with horned helmet, as photographed here in a store in Cork, Ireland. You can see the development of the logo on the history section of their website:…
International Saga Conference Archive
Archive of papers given at International Saga Conferences since 1971
The Battlefields Trust - Battle of Fulford 20th September 1066
The Battlefields Trust website provides information about the Battle of Fulford, including modern maps with conjectural battlefield deployments marked on them.
The Chaucer Studio
The Chaucer Studio is a non-profit organisation that recordings of medieval literature. The catalogue includes readings of Old Norse literature.