Viking-themed herbal tea by Cemo Gourmet, marketed as inspired by nature and tradition, with packaging featuring a Viking longship against a Norwegian fjord landscape.
Norway-themed souvenir bottle opener featuring a stylised Viking warrior with a horned helmet and beard, surrounded by repeated “Viking of Norway” lettering.
Norway-themed Sudoku puzzle book featuring a cartoon Viking warrior wearing a stereotypical horned helmet and holding a hammer, set against a mountainous Nordic landscape.
Viking-themed coffee by Cemo Gourmet, roasted in Norway and marketed as inspired by the Nordic seas and the spirit of exploration, with packaging depicting Viking warriors aboard a longship in a Norwegian fjord.
Plaque celebrating the opening of Oslo City Hall in 1950, and depicting the coat of arms of Tórshavn, featuring a Thor's hammer (and relating to its name meaning 'Thor's harbour').
Runestone N 29 from Nørstebø, on display at the entrance to Oslo University Library, Blindern Campus.
Details from Runor:
Runic Text
× þair : finr : auk : skofti : rais(t)u : s(t)in : þena : þa : es : (þ)air : s(k)iþtu : lantom : sinum : saʀn(e)r : uala ×
Old West Norse Text
Þeir Finnr ok Skopti reistu stein þenna, þá er þeir skiptu lǫndum sínum, synir Vála.
English
Finnr and Skopti, Váli's sons, they raised this stone when they divided their land(ed property).
Photograph of runestone from Helland, Sola sogn, Rogaland (Norway) with the sigla N 244.
From Runor:
Runic Text
× skarþi : risti : stin : þana : iftir :: biafa : sun : sin : harþa : kuþan : man :
Old West Norse
Skarði reisti stein þenna eptir Bjalfa, son sinn, harða góðan mann.
English
Skarði raised this stone in memory of Bjalfi, his son, a very good man.
The late Anglo-Saxon cross shaft at St James Church, Nunburnholme includes some Norse-influenced imagery, including a depiction of Sigurd and the dragon Fafnir, and a warrior with Viking sword.
