Contributor description: Photo of original show of the “Twilight of the Gods” opera by Richard Wagner - how the helmets got the horns. Item photographed in Museumsinsel Schloss Gottorf.
The hem of the Thorsberg trousers, now in the Museum für Archäologie Schloss Gottorf in Schleswig, Germany. These hose-like trousers with socks integrated into the design are dated to the late Roman Iron Age, and are made from a single piece of cloth folded over and stitched at the crotch, as can be seen in this image. Though pre-dating the Viking Age, the design often forms the basis of trousers used in Viking reenactment.
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Valkyrie Profile for PlayStation 1. Contributor supplied context: JRPG video game following the journey of the valkyrie Lenneth, who has a mission to collect souls for Odin in preparation for Ragnarok. The game published by Enix for the PlayStation 1, released in 1999.
Skellig Michael. Contributor supplied: I’m an assistant archaeologist for Skellig Michael, and the monastery is the first thing I think of when it comes to Vikings
Fridge magnets depicting a historical poster (from 1937) and another from 2024, both drawing on the Viking connection to promote tourism to Scandinavia. Photographed in a tourist shop in Oslo.
"Viking laws" tourist souvenir. Used to promote an idea of a Viking ethos, but without any historical precedent. The Norse peoples had a very developed legal system, but these are fabricated 'rules for living'.
Books on Viking braids with titles such as "Badass Braids", "Wikinger flechtfrisuren" and "Wikinger flechtfrisuren 2". Other books pictured include "Norse Myths", "The Ice Museum", "Gods and Myths of Northern Europe", "The Norse Myths: A Guide to the Northern Heroes", "Vikingfletter", "Norwegian Stave Churches" and more.
Reproduction of Viking ship in two sizes. The ship has a dragon head at its prow, oars, black and white shields hanging on the side, and a red and white striped sail. At the top of the mast flies the Norwegian flag.
"The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun" book by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Cristopher Tolkien. The cover features a close-up of an engraving from the Hylestad Stave Church portal, depicting Sigurd slaying the dragon Fafnir.
Viking-branded fire extinguisher.
Produced by VIKING Life-Saving Equipment.
Contributor comments: Viking-branded fire extinguisher because vikings are so famous for putting out fires!
Gol Stave Church, Oslo. Eleventh-century stave church, originally located in Gol; dismantled and moved to the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History in Oslo. Exterior is largely nineteenth-century reconstruction, but interior preserves original.
Contributor information: Viking age-inspired Deer Antler Talismans made in appreciation for members of Wardruna. Five hashmarks denote 5 times I saw them, each hash is inlaid with nature from each location.
The banks of the river Ouse at Riccall (site of the base camp of Harald Hardrada in 1066…) one of if not the last place an invading Norse army landed and camped !
Compilation of Norse Myths found at TJMaxx based on H.A. Guerber's "Myths of the Norsemen from the Eddas and Sagas" from 1909. The book's cover features several Norse inspired motifs, including Odin in a horned helmet, and Sleipnir.
Valhalla Conversations is an independent podcast set up by Becky Hill who has a life long passion for anything Norse. She chats with academics and creatives about a wide range of representations of viking history and Norse mythology in the 21st century.
Mural depicting the Viking and Slavic history of Wolin during graffiti workshops, unveiled as part of the "Wolin. Przystanek Sztuki Współczesnej” project. Funded by the Wolin Municipal Center for Culture, Sports, Tourism, and Recreation.
Screenshot of a meme equating microchips to Norse runes. The text in the meme says "Why are runes always ancient, why'd we stop make new runes? Brother, we made runes so complex that sand started thinking".
Newly discovered piece of the Bayeux Tapestry backside (2023). Whilst at times it is associated with the Viking Age, it is believed to have been created by the Anglo-Saxans.
Bundle of alcoholic beverages by the Norwegian company Bivrost - whose name is inspired by the Norse bifröst. in the bundle are a bottle of Cask Aquavit and one of Arctic Gin. Both feature the company's logo which is inspired by Norse motifs.
Small Sigtrygg Runestone DR 4at the Viking Museum Haithabu. The unes read "§A Ásfríðr, Óðinkárr's daughter, made these monuments in memory of King Sigtryggr, §B her son and Gnúpa's. §C Gormr carved the runes."
