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Blog Post about Season 4 Vikings: Yol
Discussion of Season 4 Vikings: Yol
Blog post about Dorestad Museum
An account of a visit to the Viking museum in Dorestad, The Netherlands
Blog Post about Floki as Loki through the seasons
A discussion of how Floki in the Vikings tv series can be compared to Loki
Blog Post about Vikings season 4: What might have been
Discussion of Vikings season 4 'What might have been'
Blog Post about Vikings season 4 The Profit and The Loss
Discussion of Vikings season 4 The Profit and The Loss
Blog Post about Season 3 Trailer for Vikings
My view on the trailer for season 3 of Vikings
Blog Post: My journey to find out more about the Vikings in The Netherlands
My journey to find something about Vikings in The Netherlands
Blog Post about Trees in Norse myth
Discussion of some trees in Norse mythology
Blog Post about Similarities between Norse and Arthurian mythology
An essay on similarities between Norse and Arthurian mythologies
Blog Post about Odin and the sword in the tree
An idea for linking Old Norse material with Arthurian material in Vikings
Blog Post about the Exhibition - Vikings: life and legend
This blog post reports the opening of the Vikings: Life and Legend exhibition at the British Museum.
Remains of the Viking Age church at Brattahlíð
Remains of the Viking Age church at Brattahlid (Brattahlíð). Thjodhild (Þjóðhild), Eirik the Red's wife, had the church built when she converted to Christianity. Areconstruction of the churchstands on the hillside…
Reconstructed Viking Age church in Greenland
Thjodhild (Þjóðhild) stands on the low wall surrounding the reconstructed Viking Age church at the Viking settlement of Brattahlíð (Qassiarsuk), Greenland. This was the settlement where Erik the Red lived. Although he was a pagan, his wife…
Map of Viking Limerick
An outline of the Viking Age settlement(s) at Limerick
Map of Woodstown longphort site
A map showing the location of the archaeological site of Woodstown near Waterford.
Map of Viking Waterford
An outline map of Viking Waterford, based on evidence from excavations in the city.
The Hørning rune stone at Moesgaard Museum, Denmark
The Hørning stone (DR 58) was carved by an emancipated slave in honour of his master. The inscription reads: tuki : smiþr : riþ : stin : ift ¶ þurkisl : kuþmutaR : sun : is : hanum ¶ kaf : kul : uk :…
Map outlining possible Viking Age Settlement in Cork
A map of the late Viking-Age settlement in Cork, based on the limited available evidence and the later medieval city.
Twelfth-century dog collar from Waterford
A decorative dog collar from excavations carried out in Waterford City. It dates from the twelfth century, and is an extremely rare example of a collar used for hunting or racing dogs in the late Viking Age. The Waterford Treasures websitepoints out…
Photograph of the Lilleberge Brooch
The Lilleberge Brooch was discovered in 2014 by the British Museum, in organic material from the Lilleberge excavations, conducted in the nineteenth century. The item is held in the British Museum.