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Publications of the Viking Society
Digital PDF versions of printed works published by The Viking Society. Includes Old Norse editions, translations and secondary literature.
Interview with Prof. Donna Heddle on the importance of Viking heritage in Orkney
An interview with Prof. Donna Heddle, Director of the University of the Highlands and Islands interdisciplinary Centre for Nordic Studies based in Kirkwall. The interview was conducted on the Orkney Viking Heritage Project field trip.
Children's Activity Sheet on Vikings in Orkney
An activity sheet for primary school children on the topic of Viking and Norse culture in Orkney, produced by PhD Researcher Nela Scholma-Mason for the Orkney Viking Heritage Project
An Icelandic-English Dictionary by Richard Cleasby and Gudbrand Vigfusson
An Icelandic-English dictionary, based on the ms. collections of the late Richard Cleasby. Enl. and completed by Gudbrand Vigfússon. With an introduction and life of Richard Cleasby by George Webbe Dasent.Download the dictionary from…
In Our Time - The Norse Gods
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Vikings’ myths. Thor’s huge hammer, the wailing Valkyrie, howling wolves and fierce elemental giants give a rowdy impression of the Norse myths. But at the centre of their cosmos stands a gnarled old…
How to pronounce the gods' names in Old Norse
Dr Jackson Crawford explains how to pronounce the gods' names in Old Norse
Viking and Medieval Norse Studies Programme
Viking and Medieval Norse Studies is a two-year (120 ECTS credits) Nordic Master's Programme run by the University of Iceland in cooperation with Aarhus University (Denmark), University of Copenhagen (Denmark), University of Oslo (Norway), and the…
Reading of skaldic verse by David Baker and Orri Tomasson
Readings of skaldic verse produced for the Orkney Project. Orri Tomasson reads the Old Norse, and David Baker reads the translations of the following poems:
1. Earl Rögnvaldr Kali Kolsson, a Lausavísur from Orkneyinga saga, ch 58 in which he…
1. Earl Rögnvaldr Kali Kolsson, a Lausavísur from Orkneyinga saga, ch 58 in which he…
Information banners about Viking Heritage in Orkney
The banners were created by the ECRs Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough, Tom Birkett, Brittany Schorn and Marjolein Stern using images and material collected by PhD participants during the Field School in Orkney.
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Poster advertising the Orkney Viking Heritage Project
A poster created by ECRs on the Orkney Viking Heritage Project. Designed and produced by Annelies Stern.
The Lord's Prayer in Orcadian Norn (poster)
A poster produced by ECRs on the Orkney Viking Heritage Project, demonstrating the language of Viking Age Orkney through the Lord's Prayer.
Sverd i Fjell
Sverd i fjell (swords in mountain) was raised in 1983 to commemorate the Battle of Hafrsfjord. After this battle, western Norway was unified under Harald fairhair. The monument was created bysculptorFritz Røedand was unveiled by kingOlav V of…
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Mural of Yggdrasil by Axel Revold in the National Library, Oslo
Mural by artist Axel Revold in the National Library (Nasjonalbiblioteket) at Henrik Ibsens gate 110, Oslo. It depicts the Norns and the World-Tree. It was painted in 1933 by artist Axel Revold, who revived the art of mural painting in Norway.
Asgard: The Nine Worlds diagram by Marvel
This is a diagram of Asgard and the Nine Worlds in the Marvel Universe, inspired by the Norse cosmos. It was produced by Eliot Brown for an Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe.
The Norns and the Tree - Faroe Isles Stamp 431
Stamp FO 431 designed by artist Anker Eli Petersen, in a series inspired by Norse mythology issued in 2003
Logo of YGGDRASIL: European culture, language and identity in a new world
Logo of the European culture, language and identity in a new world.
Project Summary
Is there a common European culture? What cultural developments can be seen within the last two generations? What role does the European Union play? Is language…
Project Summary
Is there a common European culture? What cultural developments can be seen within the last two generations? What role does the European Union play? Is language…
Photograph of Dagfin Werenskiold's relief of Deer Grazing on Yggdrasill
Photo taken by Oslo rådhus / Oslo City Hall of one of the 16 wooden reliefs produced by Dagfin Werenskiold, depicting scenes from Norse mythology. This public artwork, named Yggdrasilfrisen, was produced in the 1940s and 1950s. This relief depicts…
Logo of Yggdrasill Heildsala
Logo of Yggdrasill Heildsala, the leading wholesaler in the import and sale of organic products and health products in Iceland.
Logo of Yggdrasil Gaming Ltd
Trademarked logo of Yggdrasil Gaming Ltd, which describes itself as a provider of market-leading online and mobile casino games, RNG lottery content and live lotto.