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Viking Rune Stone (Sanda, Sweden)
Top part of a rune stone found at Sanda, Gotland, Sweden, dating to the Viking Age, thought to depict Odin, Thor and Freyr. The runic inscription reads: 'Rodvisl and Farbjörn and Gunbjörn' (The Swedish History Museum/Historiska Museet, Stockholm...
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Viking Boat Figurehead
A replica of a Viking boat figurehead. From the replica Norwegian ship "Draken Harald Hårfagre."
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Viking Raids in Britain
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)
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Viking Treasure
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.
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Viking Dragon Plaque
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...
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Viking Weight
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)
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Viking Whalebone Plaque
Viking Whalebone Plaque, in the shape of two dragons facing each other with details added on one side of the plaque. It is also decorated with dotted circles and geometric designs. Found in a boat burial. The function of these whalebone plaques...
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Viking Jewelry
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...
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Viking Keys from Sweden
Keys were a powerful symbol of control over the household goods in Viking Scandinavia. The lady of the house, known as the "husfreyja," or "goddess of the house," would always wear the keys on her belt, even taking them with her to the grave...
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Viking Fleet
An artist's impression of a Viking fleet at sea. (From the PC game Total War: Thrones of Britannia by The Creative Assembly)
