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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…
Whalebone plaque on display in the National Museum of Ireland
A whalebone plaque, possibly for smoothing linen. Discovered in excavations at Cherrywood, Co. Dublin, and dating to the ninth or tenth century. Similar plaques have been discovered elsewhere in the Viking World and are associated with high-status…
Historical Manuscripts Repository at the National and University Library of Iceland
Repository for catalogues and digital description of manuscripts including Icelandic sagas
International Saga Conference Archive
Archive of papers given at International Saga Conferences since 1971
Icelandic Sagas Online
The Icelandic sagas with modern Icelandic spelling
Dictionary of Old Norse Prose / Ordbog over det norrøne prosasprog
Dictionary of Old Norse Prose
Ordbog over det norrøne prosasprog
Online dictionary of Old Norse
Ordbog over det norrøne prosasprog
Online dictionary of Old Norse
Jorvikingi's Blog
Blog about life in tenth-century York and re-enactment
Blog Post about Light in the Dark Ages
Discussion of how metal fittings would have made their owners more noticeable in the dim light of a Viking Age house.
Signage for Viking House Hostel in Waterford
Sign for 'Viking House', a hostel situated within the Viking Triangle in Waterford City.
St Mary's Cathedral, possible site of the Norse thingmote in Limerick
St Mary's Cathedral was founded in 1168, but is the likely site of the thongmote in the Viking settlement on King's Island in Limerick.
View of King's Island, Limerick (south end)
The view of the south end of King's Island in Limerick, formed by a tributary of the Shannon.
View of King's Island in Limerick (north end)
A view of the north end of King's Island, St John's Castle and Thomond Bridge in Limerick. This was the site of the Viking settlement in Limerick.
Blog Post about Vikings: New Cast
New cast announced: The grown-up versions of Ragnar's sons, Ubbe, Hvitserk, Ivar, Sigurd. Discussion of the new cast for Vikings
Blog Post about Vikings season 4: Death all round
Discussion of Vikings season 4: Death all round
Viking axe-head in the Hunt Museum
An iron axe-head, ninth or tenth century, from the Hunt Museum Collections.
HCA 638
http://www.huntmuseum.com/collection/collection-items/hca-638.aspx
HCA 638
http://www.huntmuseum.com/collection/collection-items/hca-638.aspx
Ringed pins in the Hunt Museum
A selection of ringed pins of the ninth, tenth and eleventh century held in the Hunt Museum Collections.
Viking bone ice-skate in the Hunt Museum
A worked bone ice skate, possibly ninth or tenth century, held in the Hunt Museum collections.
HCA 684
http://www.huntmuseum.com/collection/collection-items/hca-684.aspx
HCA 684
http://www.huntmuseum.com/collection/collection-items/hca-684.aspx
Viking hammer pin in the Hunt Museum
An iron hammer pin, Viking, possibly ninth or tenth century.
HCA 639
http://www.huntmuseum.com/collection/collection-items/hca-639.aspx
HCA 639
http://www.huntmuseum.com/collection/collection-items/hca-639.aspx
Viking bone comb in the Hunt Museum
Single-edged, decorated bone comb from the Viking Age. Held in the Hunt Museum Collections.
HCA 592
http://www.huntmuseum.com/collection/collection-items/hca-592.aspx
HCA 592
http://www.huntmuseum.com/collection/collection-items/hca-592.aspx
Silver neck ring in the Hunt Museum
Viking silver neck ring described as having woven strands and knobbed terminals. Dating to the tenth or eleventh centuries. Held in the Hunt Museum Collections.
HCA 452
http://www.huntmuseum.com/collection/collection-items/hca-452.aspx
HCA 452
http://www.huntmuseum.com/collection/collection-items/hca-452.aspx