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A lesson plan using the film 'Northmen: A Viking Saga' as the basis for a series of lessons and exercises about the Vikings.
Archaeologists digging in Trondheim have found human remains and the remains of a church that may date to the early 11th century. The site, behind the…
Brunnhilde the Valkyrie was a recurring character in the Marvel universe. She has had multiple identities/bodies. The original Brunnhilde died during…
Information leaflet about the Sólfar sculpture, often described as a 'Viking ship' and the artist Jón Gunnar Árnason.
Sólfar / Sun Voyager by artist Jón Gunnar Árnason is often described as a Viking ship, when in fact the inspiration is more complex, as this…
Leather shoes and shoe sole from Fishamble Street, Dublin. E190: 7366; E:190: 422; E190: 419
Large decorated leather satchel from Fishamble Street, Dublin. E141: 5213
Leatherworking tools from Fishamble Street and High Street, Dublin, including a leather scorer, cutter, iron punch and iron awl with antler handle.
Large leather container from Fishamble Street, Dublin. E172: 1666
Leather bag with flap and side pocket, from High Street, Dublin. E71: 15581
Child's leather boot from High Street, Dublin. E71: 13204
Walrus ivory plaque with beast motif, of Anglo-Saxon origin. Found in Fishamble Street, Dublin. E190: 7211
Iron fish-hook from St John's Lane (E173: 398) and Billhook from Winetavern Street (E81: 1864)
Iron meat fork from Fishamble Street, Dublin. E172: 13904
A ship's nail (or clinker nail) from Fishamble Street, Dublin. E43: 1286
Pair of silvered spurs from Fishamble Street. Spurs were probably introduced to Ireland by the Vikings, and the examples from Dublin are the earliest…
Bronze coated iron spur from Fishamble Street, Dublin. E141: 10011
Two files from Fishamble Street, Dublin. E172: 1555; E172: 16001
Small hammerhead for metalworking from Fishamble Street, Dublin. E172: 6515
Iron key from Fishamble Street, Dublin. E172: 1856
