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Vikings: Bataviawerf, Oseberg Vikingship Videos
A collection of videos about processing timber for a Viking ship.
Vikings: Bataviawerf, Oseberg Vikingship
A blog post about a symposium on historical reconstructions of ships.
Vikings: Bataviawerf, Oseberg Vikingship
Vikings: Bataviawerf, Oseberg Vikingship
Viking Roses
Viking Roses use a longship as their logo with a Danish flag. They are marketed as 'True Vikings: enduring, vigorous, healthy and CHARMING'. The brand thus plays on the strength and allure of Vikings.
Shieldmaiden part one
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…
SHIELDMAIDEN PART ONE
The first part of a viking saga. Our two heroes…
Die Befreiung - The Rescue (viking short film)
A video short about rescuing a Viking captive.
Viking-age keys on display at the Swedish History Museum, Stockholm.
Viking-age keys on display at the Swedish History Museum, Stockholm.
Viking-age key on display at the Swedish History Museum, Stockholm.
Large Viking-age key on display at the Swedish History Museum, Stockholm.
Viking-age keys on display at the Swedish History Museum, Stockholm.
Viking-age keys on display at the Swedish History Museum, Stockholm.
Viking-age key on display at the Swedish History Museum, Stockholm.
Viking-age key on display at the Swedish History Museum, Stockholm. Found in grave of "princess of Birka" (ca. 8th-10th century).
Hnefatafl - Print and Play Downloads
This web page includes printable boards for many of the variants of hnefatafl, the Vikings' board game.
'Grágás: Konungsbók' ed. by Vilhjálmur Finsen
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…
Bibliographic reference for most recent printing:
'Grágás: Konungsbók genoptrykt efter Vilhjálmur Finsens udgave 1852', ed. by…
The remains of Skuldelev 2 in the Viking Ship Museum, Roskilde
The Viking warship Skuldelev 3 in 29.4 meters long, and the largest of the ships scuttled in the Roskilde Fjord. It dates to to c. 1042 and is built from oak from the Dublin area in Ireland and as an impressive warship probably took part in several…
Photo of the Ladby ship burial
Photo by Flickr userMandiasof the Ladby Viking ship burial. The museum is built around the excavated Viking ship in its original location. For more information, visit
'Princess of Birka' display at Swedish History Museum, Stockholm
'Princess of Birka' display at Swedish History Museum, Stockholm
Viking-Age women's clothing on display at the Swedish History Museum, Stockholm.
Viking-Age women's clothing on display at the Swedish History Museum, Stockholm.
Book Review: 'Women in the Viking Age' by Judith Jesch
A review of Jesch, J., 1991 'Women in the Viking Age' (Woodbridge: Boydell) written by Carolyne Larrington and published in Alvismal. The link is to a pdf of the review.
Review: 'Women in Old Norse Literature: Bodies, Words, and Power' by Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir
A review of Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir, 2013 'Women in Old Norse Literature: Bodies, Words, and Power.' The New Middle Ages (New York: Palgrave Macmillan)
Photo of the Ladby Burial Mound
The Ladby burial mound, containing a high-status ship burial - the only one so far discovered in Denmark. The remains of the Ladby ship are preserved in a museum situated in the mound itself. For more information, see http://en.vikingemuseetladby.dk/
Utgravning av Gokstadskipet 1880 / Excavation of the Gokstad Ship in 1880
A historical photo of the partly-excavated Gokstad ship in Sandefjord, Vestfold, Norway in the 1880s. From the Universitetsmuseens fotoportal
Aerial photograph of the Skuldelev excavations in the Roskilde Viking Ship Museum
An aerial photograph taken in 1962, showing the barrier in the Roskilde Fjord constructed to excavate the five Skuldelev ships. These ships are now on display in the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde.