Vikings
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bg: Викингите са скандинавски морски народ.
da: Vikinge var nordiske søfarer i perioden fra 8. til 10. århundrede.
de: Wikinger waren skandinavische Seefahrer im 8. bis 10. Jahrhundert.
en: The Vikings were Scandinavian seafarers during 8th to 10th centuries.
no: Vikinge var skandinaviske sjøfarere som koloniserte en rekke land. Periode: 8. til 10. århundre.
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[edit] Vikings in art
 « Pirates normands au IXème siècle » par Evariste-Vital Luminais (1822 - 1896). |
 The Ravager, a painting by John Charles Dollman, showing Vikings in cold weather. |
 A black-and-white reproduction of a painting showing Norsemen in a ship, by Oscar Wergeland. |
 Apollinary Vasnetsov (1856-1933): Arrival of Rurik to Ladoga. |
 At the Battle of Svolder, Einarr Þambarskelfir tries the king's bow and finds it too weak. Christian Krohg (1852-1925) |
 The funeral of a viking, by Frank Bernard Dicksee (1853-1928) |
[edit] Viking ships
 Viking ship near Barsoe, Denmark, 1969 |
 Viking ship (retouched) |
 Viking ship (front view) |
 Viking ship (front view) |
 recovered remains of a Viking ship at Roskilde Viking Ship Museum, Denmark |
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 excavation of a Viking ship at Gokstad, Norway |
 Model of the Gokstad viking ship |
 Viking ship in Stockholm |
 Drawing of Viking longship |
 A replica Viking ship being burnt during Edinburgh's annual Hogmanay celebrations |
 Danes about to invade England. From "Miscellany on the life of St. Edmund" from the 12th century. |
 Vikings transportant leur bateau. |
[edit] Viking religion
 Reconstruction of the tempel of Uppåkra in Sweden |
 Interior from the temple of Uppåkra in Sweden |
 Ruins of the hof (Viking temple) of Hov, Faroe Islands |
.png){kind=small} Scene from Stora Hammar stone |
[edit] Viking people
 Viking chief Tróndur í Gøtu (945-1035 in Gøta) of the Faroe Islands |
[edit] Places from the Viking age
 Grave of Havgrimur, Faroe Islands |
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Viking village, Foteviken, Vel by sundstrom.jpg
Viking village in Sweden |
 Map of the town Lund in Skania, Sweden in the Viking period. |
 Reconstructed map of Paris in 9 century. |
 The place of the battle at Stiklestad were Olaf II of Norway died 1030. |
 The famous rune stone of Jellinge, Denmark with the big lion. |
 Map of Halor Viking market, Skania, Sweden |
 Map of Viking towns of Scandinavia |
[edit] Artifacts from the Viking age
 Viking age lock |
 Viking anchor |
 Pommel from a Viking sword |
 Viking swords |
.jpg) Viking treasure |
.jpg) Viking pins |
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 Drinking horns from the Viking age |
[edit] Vikings on stamps
[edit] Faroe Islands
[edit] Viking Voyages on the Atlantic 2002
Date of issue: 11 February 2002, artist Martin Mörck. See also: Faroese stamps 2002
 Stamp sheet FO 406-408: Viking voyages |
 FO 406: Bearing compass |
 FO 407: Helmsman |
 FO 408: Viking ship |
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[edit] Vikings in popular culture
 Vikings fighting (part of a festival - reenacting 2007) |
 Vikings fighting (part of a festival in Denmark) |
 The Viking |
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 Battle of Flowers float 2007 Moonlight Parade. |
 Le clou du spectacle des 'Vikings' au Grand Parc du Puy du Fou |
