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Short movie of vikings made on Bjarkøy in 2004 for Sommarblot by www.vikingland.no. Its about "Selshevneren" Tore Hund meet the norwegian king on Stikklestad. Viking video!

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Mathias found a coin from the 800s in Munkebo. It is a rare example of a well-preserved coin featuring a face that is probably Odin on one side, and a monster on the other. It was minted in Ribe.

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This item links to a wesbite with a map showing a number of Viking-related sites in Norway that you can visit.http://vikingr.news/2016/03/17/1229/

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This page gives a short reading list of history books, fiction, and books suited for children. All of the books are easy to access.

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The connection between Vikings and pizza is unclear, but there are pizza restaurants like this one that are named for the Vikings.

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The baseball team in Chalon sur Saône in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Region in eastern France is named 'Chalon Vikings'. It is not clear what the connection with the historical Vikings is.

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In South East Asia, Viking is a term commonly associated with all-you-can-eat buffets, as this example from the Philippines demonstrates. The website has the tag-line 'Eat like a Viking!'

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SHIELDMAIDEN is a short animation film about VIKINGS! Follow the adventures of the warrior girl Rota and her companions in their travels hrough the dark forests of the north!

SHIELDMAIDEN PART ONE
The first part of a viking saga. Our two heroes…

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Grágás is the Icelandic law code that exists in several editions. This is the edition found in Codex Regius.

Bibliographic reference for most recent printing:
'Grágás: Konungsbók genoptrykt efter Vilhjálmur Finsens udgave 1852', ed. by…

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Vinir Vikinglag is a living history group that engages with and mediates Viking Age culture and crafts.

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Promotional Video by Visit Greenland including re-enactors at Brattahlíð

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Many winter swimming clubs in Denmark have a Norse theme, and those brave enough to bathe earn the title of 'viking'.

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One Viking And His Runestones. First person to greet you when you step out of the railway station (‘Banegården’) in beautiful Vejle, Denmark.

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Since the founding of the club, kayaks at Vordingborg Ro- og Kajakklub (Rowing and Kayak Club) have traditionally been named after figures from Norse mythology, both well-known and more obscure.

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Album released in 2015 by Jamaican reggae dancehall recording artist Vybz Kartel, entitled Viking (Vybz Is King). The album artwork features Vybz with horned helmet and sword. The artist was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2014 for murder.

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A translation of the Old Norse Eddic poem Völuspá by W. H. Auden and P. B. Taylor

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Via Wikimedia Commons: Recoloured crop of larger painting showing a romanticised view of the 11th century Althing (Viking parliament) in session. More information at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Law_speaker.jpg

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The Freya brand of lingerie makes more sense than some examples of appropriation of Norse themes.

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A post about vats in the Norse sagas from the Medieval Cheese blog.
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