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Diagram of the Norse Cosmos by Wolfgang Werner
A colourful and detailed diagram of the Norse Cosmos, produced by Wolfgang Werner and featured on the esoteric website www.impurismus.de
Photograph of Urnes Stave Church North Door
Photograph of carvings on the north side of Urnes Stave Church. These carvings date from c. 1130, and may depict pre-Christian motifs.
The Jelling Stone (Reproduction by the National Museum of Denmark)
A press image released by the National Museum of Denmark to promote the Viking Exhibition (2013), featuring a brightly painted replica of the Jelling Stone.
Illustration of Yggdrasill by Friedrich Wilhelm Heine
Illustration of 'The Ash Yggdrasill' by Friedrich Wilhelm Heine, printed in Wilhelm Wägner's Asgard and the Gods (1886)
Illustration of the Norse Cosmos by Finnur Magnússon
An illustration of the Norse cosmos at the close of Finnur Magnússon's 1825 Eddalæren og dens oprindelse - vol. 3 (p. 339). This image is followed by a colour illustration of the nine worlds, and a schematic of various cosmologies for…
Logo of Överhogdal
Trademarked symbol of Överhogdal village, based on an image of a tree (possibly Yggdrasill) on one of the Överhogdal tapestries.
Detail of Yggrasill from the Överhogdal tapestries
Detail of Yggdrasill from the Överhogdal tapestries, produced during the Viking Age and re-discovered in 1909 in Överhogdal Church.
Illustration of Yggdrasill from AM 738 4to
Detail from an illustration of Yggdrasil on fol. 43r of the 17th century Icelandic manuscript AM 738 4to (the Edda oblongata), housed in The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies in Reykjavík, Iceland. The manuscript…
Illustration of Yggdrasill by Lorenz Frølich
Published in Karl Gjellerup, Den ældre Eddas gudesange oversatte samt indledede og forklarede af Karl Gjellerup med tegninger af Lorenz Frølich (Copenhagen, 1895) at p. 69. Lorenz Frølich provided illustrations throughout the work, and this image…
Viking Tyres Logo
Viking Tyres from Norway use the Viking image to promote the toughness of their tyres and link them to their Norwegian homeland. Their slogan is 'We offer you Norway in tyre form.'
Viking Footwear
Viking footwear is a Norwegian company producing al-weather footwear.
Viking Scaffolding
Viking Scaffolding is a company based in the Midlands of England. They use a classic Viking with horned helmet to promote their company
Viking Cruises
Viking Cruises is an international travel company that uses the logo of a Viking ship to sell their cruises.
Viking: The Berserkers
A film described as 'The Viking Hunger Games'. This trailer shows one way that popular culture engages with the Vikings, in this instance the Viking berserkers who were supposed to have been an unstoppable, berserk Viking warrior.
Vikings of Bjornstad Reading List
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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.
The Viking Network
A website with various pages about the Vikings, designed as a teaching resource
BBC Hands on History - Vikings
A short video about the Vikings from the BBC Hands on History page
Vikings and Valkyries in Contemporary Culture
Norse myths and medieval sagas have been the source for “popular” cultural trends since the first nationalistic approach of the Romantics in 19th century Europe. Today, such Norse-based representations have established a distinct visual and…
Norse Mythology in Popular Culture
The wikipedia page for Norse mythology in popular culture lists a wide variety of media that include elements of or are about Norse mythology.
Entertainment Exhibit
PDF file of the exhibit page Entertainment