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Elysian Elixirs E-Cigarettes brand their different flavours on gods, including Baldr and Mjolnir photographed in Weymouth, and Skadi on the website http://www.elysianelixirs.com

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Mannequins displaying typical Viking Age dress for men and women at the Trelleborg Viking Fortress Museum.

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Bottled water on sale in Kongernes Jelling, which features a drawing of Harald Bluetooth or King Gorm the Old on the label.

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Thorlabs is an optical equipment company headquartered in the US, but with a lab in Ely, Cambridgeshire (where the contributor saw this logo). The company was apparently named after the founder's dog, Thor (who was presumably named after the Norse…

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Several of the beers produced by Jelling Bryggeri draw on the prominent Viking heritage of the area, including Kong Haralds Classic, Gorm, Thyras Bryg, and Jelling Guld (with images of the pre-Viking Golden Horns of Gallehus)

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In South East Asia, Viking is a term commonly associated with all-you-can-eat buffets, as this example from the Philippines demonstrates. The website has the tag-line 'Eat like a Viking!'

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Earrings based on Yggdrasil (the World-Tree) and produced by Museums Smykker - seen on sale at Museet Ribes Vikinger.

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A replica of a silver pendant found in Östergötland, Sweden and on display in Historiska Museet, Stockholm. It is widely believed to represent the goddess Freyja. These earrings and pendants were seen in Museet Ribes Vikinger.

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A silver pendant from Aska, Östergötland, Sweden, dating to the Viking Age (800 - 1099) and on display in the Swedish History Museum. It is widely believed to represent the Norse goddess Freyja with the brisingamen necklace. For higher…

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Photo of Bermingham Tower, Dublin Castle. The walls of Dublin Castle were built on the original defensive banks of the Viking settlement. In the undercroft of the powder tower the foundations of these defensive banks and revetments can be seen.

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View to the Coach House from the Black Pool, Dublin Castle. The Black Pool is the site of the 9th century longphort in Dublin.

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View from inside the Ship St. gate in Dublin Castle, looking south towards Ship St. Barracks and the site of the church of St. Michael-le-Pole

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Excavation records in storage at Waterford City Archives. Excavations of Viking and medieval Waterford carried out between 1986-1992. Visits to the archives can be arranged at…

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The Sea Stallion docked in Dublin on its first voyage in 2007. Photo taken by Rebecca Boyd. For more information on the Sea Stallion, see http://www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/en/

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Viking children with weapons, seen in the gift shop of Museet Ribes Vikinger. If you know who produces these souvenirs, please let us know!

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Vikings with weapons, seen in the gift shop of Museet Ribes Vikinger. If you know who produces these souvenirs, please let us know!

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A replica of a slate drawing from the important site of Jarlshof, dating to 800-1100. The drawing elegantly depicts a Viking ship with rigging. The original is in the National Museum of Scotland. For a higher-quality image see…

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A drawing of a bird on slate, with the tail suggested by the lines of the stone. From the Norse site at Jarlshof, Shetland. This is a replica: the original is in the National Museum of Scotland.

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A poster produced by Anne-Kathrin Schoerner for the Conference 'Rediscovering the Vikings: Reception, Recovery, Englagement' at University College Cork, 25-26 November 2016 (Organised by the World-Tree Project). The ship and bird designs are based on…

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A drawing of a horse on slate, with dense etching (partially reconstructed). From the Norse site at Jarlshof, Shetland. This is a replica: the original is in the National Museum of Scotland.
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