Screenshot showing Northern Viking 2026, the codename for a joint U.S., Icelandic and NATO military exercise held in Iceland in August 2026, marking 75 years of U.S.–Iceland defence cooperation.
Remains of a carved stone cross preserved inside the crypt of St. Mary's Church in Lastingham, North Yorkshire (https://lastinghamparishchurch.org.uk/about-us/vicars-of-lastingham/). It dates from the 8th to 10th centuries, and features intricate interlaced knotwork, ring-headed cross motifs, and carvings in Scandinavian style . The crypt itself dates largely to 1078 and is acknowledged as one of the earliest Norman crypts in England.
A reconstruction of an ornate spiral serpent or dragon head from the prow of the 9th-century Oseberg Viking ship. Will be on display at the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo once the museum reopens: https://www.vikingtidsmuseet.no/english/.
A gilded bronze square-headed bow brooch featuring intricate animal ornamentation and stylised human faces with beards. On display in the Arkeologisk museum, Stavanger, Norway.
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The text reads "Rerir", "Blasphemy against death" and "Racher of Solnari" as his title.
Rerir is an antagonists from Genshin Impact and has several components of his character that are drawn from Norse mythology and folklore. His name is of course the same as Rerir from Volsungasaga. He also has Racher as a title which means "Avenger" (i think it's germanic in origin though, but it matches the original Rerir's motives.) Solnari appears to be a combination of the names for the Goddess Sól and Loki's son Nari. Solnari has not appeared in the game so it's unsure if there's more norse inspiration there. In general though, Rerir is aligned with an order that's avenging a fallen civilization so the themes still stand.
Rerir's weapon, a polearm called Barnstokkr, is named after the tree in Volsungasaga that's very central to the plot.
Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age by Eleanor Barraclough. Book sometimes used at Universities, in classes such as Archaeology of Vikings. It seeks to educate about Norse culture based on archaeology. Chapters include: love, travel, belief, bodies, home, play, unfreedom, and endings. United States: Published in the US in January, 2025, by W. W. Norton & Company. Published in the September, 2024, by Profile Books.
The Stackrue sandstone disc with short twig Norse runes. Discovered in the Stackrue broch near Sternness, Orkney in 19th century. On display at Skail House (https://skaillhouse.co.uk/). Made of steatite (soapstone). Estimated to date back to 9th-10th century. The runes on the Stackrue sandstone disc remain mostly undeciphered, though the characters in the first quadrant can be interpreted to mean "god".
Screenshot from the Til Valhalla Project website (https://tilvalhallaproject.com/pages/about-us). The Til Valhalla Project is a US veteran-founded initiative that aims to honors fallen service members by creating and delivering memorial plaques to their families while supporting veteran mental health.
Screengrab of a social media video showing KPop star Jimin from BTS receiving a poster from a fan at a U.S. concert. The poster features Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Erling Braut Haaland and Jimin and reads: "Thor - God of Thunder, Haaland - God of Football, Jimin - our God".
Social media screenshot of the Loony Toons character Elmer Fudd dressed as a Viking hunting Bugs Bunny or “wabbits.” Notably, he is wearing a horned helmet.
A selection of drinks by Rygr Brygghús, a Norwegian brewery. One is a grapefruit IPA named "Utgard" decorated with a viking shield, the other a ginger beer named "Ginger Viking". The brewery's logo features an axe as part of the R and the year 872. The brewery itself was founded in 2017 in Jæren (Rogaland, Norway), but they chose 872 as the year to feature on their logo as it marks the battle of Hafrssfjordr which resulted in the unification of Norway under the rule of King Harald Fairhair.
Lomper by the brand Ola Lompa, from their Viking line. Lomper are a Norwegian potato flatbread which nowadays is typically used for hot dogs, but which traditionally would go with both sweet and savoury fillings. The logo features a Viking ship as the "V" in "Viking" and uses a gothic font. The same font is used for both slogans. The first "Til tradisjonsrik norsk mat" means "For traditional Norwegian food", the second "Dekker hele pølsa" means "It covers the full sausage". This last one references the modern tradition of eating hot dogs in lomper instead of hot dog buns.
