Viking: Did you mean...?

Plaque from a late 9th- or early 10th-century burial at Scar, Sanday in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. Orkney Museum. The plaque, carved from one piece of whalebone into the shape of two dragons facing each other, was found in a Viking burial...

Reconstructed Viking Age (c. 790-1100 CE) farm in Avaldsnes, Norway, including main longhouse and various outbuildings.

An artist's impression of what the Viking raids in Britain may have looked like from the late-8th to 11th century CE. (From the PC game Total War: Thrones of Britannia by The Creative Assembly)

Viking jewelry dating from the 800 - 1100 century CE, showing the transition from Norse Mythology to Christianity. The older pieces depict Thor's hammer, while the latter depicts the Christian cross. Exhibited at the Museum of Cultural History...

The Hon Hoard is the largest Viking treasure ever found in Norway, consisting of objects from different parts of Europe and Arabia. Buried between 875-900 CE. Exhibited at the Museum of Cultural History in Oslo, Norway.

Sketch made by Hjalmar Stolpe, published in 1889, of the Viking Age grave found at Birka, Sweden, labelled 'Bj 581'. Buried with weapons and horses (things normally associated with warriors), this particular grave has been subject of much...

Viking weight comprised of lead and topped with a penny of Aethelred I (r. 865-871 CE). Acquired in 1991 near Wareham (Dorset). (British Museum, London)

Decorative game pieces may have been used to play checkers or backgammon, two games known in Viking Age Scandinavia through trade with the Middle East. These pieces are made from wood and date to c. 800-1000 CE. They are Norwegian in provenance...

Golden Viking brooch originally from the Carolingian Empire, 9th century CE. Exhibited at the Museum of Cultural History in Oslo, Norway.

Map depicting the Norse Viking settlements in Greenland. The Eastern Settlement, here named 'Austerbygd' sat on the southwestern tip and was occupied between c. 985-1450 CE, while the Western Settlement (here called 'Vesterbygd', occupied...