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The Scar Dragon Plaque in The Orkney Museum
The Scar Dragon Plaque is one of the most impressive of the finds from the Norse Scar Boat Burial, excavated in 1991. The grave contained the remains of an adult man, an elderly woman, and a child along with grave goods. The artefacts date to c. 875…
Photo of St Olaf's Wynd Street Sign in Orkney
Photo of the street sign 'Olaf's Wynd' in Kirkwall, Orkney. Wynd is a placename element from the Norse verb venda, meaning 'to turn' or 'to wind'. St Olaf refers to the Norwegian king Ólafr Haraldsson, who reigned from 1015 to 1028 and was…
Sign for Egilsay in the Orkneys
Egilsay is famous as the site of the martyrdom of St Magnus, and for the church that still stands on the site, with its unusual round tower. Egilsay may refer to the personal name Egil (Egil's Island) or to Gaelic eagles, meaning church. It was the…
Plaque indicating location of St Olaf's Kirk in Kirkwall
This plaque in Orkney indicates the location of St Olaf's Kirk in Kirkwall, from which Kirkwall may derive it's name.
View inside the Round Tower of St Magnus Church, Egilsay
St Magnus Church, founded at the site of the killing of Saint Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney by an axe-blow to the head in ca. 1116 at the orders of his cousin Hákon Pálsson. This episode, referred to in Orkneyinga saga, is possibly corroborated…
The Yggdrasil Mobility Programme
The Yggdrasil Mobility Programme is a research grant for international PhD students and young researchers to fund research stays in Norway. The programme is currently suspended.
It demonstrates the use of the World-Tree symbolism in an initiative…
It demonstrates the use of the World-Tree symbolism in an initiative…
De Re Militari: The Society for Medieval Military History
A search for articles relating to Vikings on the Society for Medieval Military History. Keyword: Viking
News: Did Leif Erikson once live in Cambridge, Massachusetts?
A discussion of the legendary Norse city of Norumbega, as postulated by Prof. Eben Norton Horsford. Horsford was an early food chemist who became an amateur archaeologist. He claimed to have found Norse artefacts in Cambridge MA, and put a plaque…
News: Great British Bake Off contestant makes Mjölnir and Jörmungandr Bread
Several Newspapers reported on Great British Bake Off contestant Tom Gilliford, and his efforts to make a Thor's hammer and World-Serpent shaped breads for episode 3 of the 2016 series, including this article in the Telegraph
Christina von Nolcken - The Vikings and a Turbulent Anglo-Scandinavian World
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On August 14, 2007, Denmark apologized for her part in the ninth-century Viking…
On August 14, 2007, Denmark apologized for her part in the ninth-century Viking…
The Viking: A Family Business for 50 Years (Iceland)
Stores in Reykjavík and Akureyri selling quality goods made in Iceland. The branding uses typical Viking imagery of a horned helmet and beard.
Website: Introduction to 'Viking Age Music' by the Viking Answer Lady
A brief general introduction to what little we know about music in the Viking Age, including literary references, finds of instruments and some audio clips of reconstructed instruments. Includes some references for further reading.
The reconstructed Viking Ship 'Saga Oseberg' photographed at Roskilde
Saga Oseberg is an exact replica of the early-ninth-century Oseberg ship, found in a burial mound in near Tønsberg in Vestfold, Norway. It is one of the best preserved Viking ships (virtually complete), and has a length of almost 22 meters. It…
Promotional material for Vikings Steakhouse in Clontarf
Use of Clontarf's Norse history and the Viking brand (including horned helmet) in this restaurant - the Vikings Steakhouse
Logo of the Viking Theatre, Clontarf
The Viking Theatre draws on the Viking past of Clontarf, and the international significance of the Battle of Clontarf in 1014.The website describes the theatre as follows: "The Viking Theatre aims to provide a professional, artistic outlet for both…
The Sæbø sword
The article describes the Sæbø (or Thurmuth) sword. This sword was found in an early 9th-century barrow at Sæbø in 1825. It has a runic inscription on its blade.
Film: Outlander
Outlander is a 2008 big-budget fantasy / science fiction film set in pre-Viking Scandinavia, directed by Howard McCain. It is loosely based on the Old English poem Beowulf, and though set in the Vendel Period, the fictionalized culture is more…
Rediscovering the Vikings: 1st Call for Papers
First call for papers for Rediscovering the Vikings
Rediscovering the Vikings: 2nd Call for Papers
Second call for papers for the Rediscovering the Vikings conference
Android App: Norse Mythology
An app that says it contains the basic information about Norse Mythology, such as names of gods and goddesses. Reviews suggest that it is incomplete but still useful.