Vikings
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.
ru: Викинги - средневековые скандинавские мореплаватели и воины.
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Vikings in art [edit]
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« Pirates normands au IXème siècle » par Evariste-Vital Luminais (1822 - 1896).
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The Ravager, a painting by John Charles Dollman, showing Vikings in cold weather.
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A black-and-white reproduction of a painting showing Norsemen in a ship, by Oscar Wergeland.
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Apollinary Vasnetsov (1856-1933): Arrival of Rurik to Ladoga.
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At the Battle of Svolder, Einarr Þambarskelfir tries the king's bow and finds it too weak. Christian Krohg (1852-1925)
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The funeral of a viking, by Frank Bernard Dicksee (1853-1928)
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Leif Ericson as he discovers Vinland
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Another painting of Leif
Viking ships [edit]
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Viking ship near Barsoe, Denmark, 1969
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Viking ship (retouched)
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Viking ship (front view)
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Viking ship (front view)
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recovered remains of a Viking ship at Roskilde Viking Ship Museum, Denmark
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excavation of a Viking ship at Gokstad, Norway
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Model of the Gokstad viking ship
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Viking ship in Stockholm
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Drawing of Viking longship
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A replica Viking ship being burnt during Edinburgh's annual Hogmanay celebrations
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Danes about to invade England. From "Miscellany on the life of St. Edmund" from the 12th century.
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Vikings transportant leur bateau.
Viking religion [edit]
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Reconstruction of the tempel of Uppåkra in Sweden
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Interior from the temple of Uppåkra in Sweden
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Ruins of the hof (Viking temple) of Hov, Faroe Islands
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Scene from Stora Hammar stone
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Viking people [edit]
Places from the Viking age [edit]
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Grave of Havgrimur, Faroe Islands
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Viking village, Foteviken, Vel by sundstrom.jpg
Viking village in Sweden
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Map of the town Lund in Skania, Sweden in the Viking period.
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Reconstructed map of Paris in 9 century.
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The place of the battle at Stiklestad were Olaf II of Norway died 1030.
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The famous rune stone of Jellinge, Denmark with the big lion.
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Map of Halor Viking market, Skania, Sweden
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Map of Viking towns of Scandinavia
Artifacts from the Viking age [edit]
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Viking age lock
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Viking anchor
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Pommel from a Viking sword
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Viking swords
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Viking treasure
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Viking pins
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Drinking horns from the Viking age
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Vikings on stamps [edit]
Faroe Islands [edit]
Viking Voyages on the Atlantic 2002 [edit]
Date of issue: 11 February 2002, artist Martin Mörck. See also: Faroese stamps 2002
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Stamp sheet FO 406-408: Viking voyages
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FO 406: Bearing compass
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FO 407: Helmsman
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FO 408: Viking ship
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Vikings in popular culture [edit]
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Vikings fighting (part of a festival - reenacting 2007)
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Vikings fighting (part of a festival in Denmark)
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Reconstructor portraying a Viking
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Battle of Flowers float 2007 Moonlight Parade.
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Le clou du spectacle des 'Vikings' au Grand Parc du Puy du Fou
