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The fall of Olaf II at StiklestadA painting of the fall of Olaf Haraldsson at Stiklestad in 1030. Thorir hund stabs him with a spear.
The farmer's army at Stiklestad, 1030Halfdan Egedius: Illustration for Olav den helliges saga. Snorre 1899-edition.
Book: Snorre Sturlason - Heimskringla, J.M. Stenersen & Co, 1899.
The Gilling SwordThe Gilling Sword was found in a stream in Gilling West in 1976. It is on display at The Yorkshire Museum, York.
The Gjermundbu HelmetThe Gjermundbu helmet is the only Viking Age helmet that has been found in Norway. It was found in a burial mound near Haugsbygda in Ringerike in 1943…
The Gokstad ShipThe Gokstad ship was found in a burial mound at Gokstad in Vestfold, Norway. The ship dates to c. 890 AD and the burial probably took place c. 900 AD.…
The Great Battle on the 22nd: Slavs and Vikings Festival in Wolin.One of three clashes during the Great Battle, in which ca. 400 warriors from different countries took part.
The Slavs and Vikings Festival in…
The Great Valkyrie Keyring by Ninna ThorarinsdottirThe Great Valkyrie Keyring by Ninna Thorarinsdottir, designed for Icelandic Craft and Design www.icd.is.
Ninna Thorarinsdottir is an Icelandic…
The Hakon and Rognvald Window in Lerwick Town HallThis window in Lerwick Town Hall in Shetland depicts the early tirteenth-century King of Norway, Haakon Haakonsson (Hákon Hákonarson, Håkon Håkonsson,…
The Hall at Borg, Lofoten, NorwayThe reconstruction of the hall at Borg shows how large the greatest Viking halls could be. Originally built in the 500s to a length of 67m, it was…
The Happy Viking Sports Pub, Yuba City, CASports Pub in Yuba City, CA which uses a Viking cartoon figure with horned helmet in its branding. For more information, see…
The Hørning rune stone at Moesgaard Museum, DenmarkThe Hørning stone (DR 58) was carved by an emancipated slave in honour of his master. The inscription reads: tuki : smiþr : riþ :…
The Huxley HoardThe Huxley Hoard is a collection of Viking silver that was buried for safekeeping, but was never retrieved. The 21 bracelets and one ingot were…
The Icelandic HorseA short essay on the history of the Icelandic horse from the Viking Age onwards
The influence of Vikings on European cultureAn essay discussing how the Vikings had a lasting effect on all those they encountered
The interior of the reconstruction of Erik the Red's housePhotographs of the interior of the reconstructed Viking longhouse at Brattahlid (Norse Brattahlíð) in Greenland. The photographs show a number of…
The Introduction of Sails to Scandinavia: Raw materials, Labour and LandThis paper explores the logistical consequences of the introduction of sails to Scandinavia on the threshold of the Viking Age.
The Jelling Stone (Reproduction by the National Museum of Denmark)A press image released by the National Museum of Denmark to promote the Viking Exhibition (2013), featuring a brightly painted replica of the Jelling…
The Källunge weather vaneThe Källunge weather vane from Källunge, Gotland, Sweden was once on the church there. It is decorated in a transitional Mammen/Ringerike style.
The Kensington RunestoneThe Kensington runestone is one of several runestones found in the American Midwest. Olof Ohman claimed to have discovered it in 1898 near Kensington,…
The Klåstad shipPhotographs of the remains of the Klåstad ship in Slottsfjellsmuseet.