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Uppsala, Sweden

Rune Staff Collection

The second-largest collection of runic calendar staffs in Sweden.
The park.
Uppsala, Sweden

Universitetshuset Runestone Circle

A large collection of ancient runestones decorates this university courtyard.
The runestone outside the Vikingaliv.
Stockholm, Sweden

Vikingaliv Runestone

Outside a Viking museum sits a modern-day runestone made by a Swedish runemaster using traditional methods.
Stockholm, Sweden

Aifur

Dine on food tied to Viking history and legend at this subterranean Stockholm spot.
The tombstone found at St. Paul's Cathedral, carved in the classic Ringerike style.
London, England

Viking Tombstone

This Viking gravestone carved in a rare runic style was dug up from a London churchyard.
A modern reproduction of Erik the Red’s house on his estate (known as Brattahlíð) in present-day Qassiarsuk, Greenland.
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The Vikings Got Lucky and Hit Greenland During a Warm Spell

But it didn’t go well for them when things got cold again.
Jonathan Carey February 7, 2019
The Piraeus Lion.
Venice, Italy

Piraeus Lion

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.
St Alphege being carried off by the Vikings.
Canterbury, England

Alphege Windows

A set of medieval stained-glass windows tell the gruesome story of a Viking siege.
Museum of Medieval Stockholm.
Stockholm, Sweden

Museum of Medieval Stockholm

The discovery of an old wall led to the creation of this fascinating museum about the city in the Middle Ages.
Some of the Lewis Chessmen.
London, England

The Lewis Chessmen

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.
Lloyds Bank coprolite.
York, England

Lloyds Bank Coprolite

An incredibly well-preserved piece of ninth-century Viking poop.
Gastro Obscura

Crowdie

This ancient, spreadable cheese is disappearing from Scottish cuisine.
Dublinia
Dublin, Ireland

Dublinia

Experience what life was like in Ireland during the Viking and medieval ages.
The Jell Mound hinted there might be a reason to look here.
cemeteries

Found: A Rare Viking Boat Buried in a Flat Field

The whole place was once a monumental graveyard.
Sarah Laskow October 16, 2018
Design rendering of the temple.
Reykjavik, Iceland

Ásatrú Temple

Iceland's first pagan temple in 1,000 years is underway in Reykjavík.
Gothenburg, Sweden

Ragnhildsholmen Castle Ruin

This castle ruin in the middle of nowhere is a gem for wildlife enthusiasts.
Uppland Runic Inscription 53
Stockholm, Sweden

Uppland Runic Inscription 53

An ancient Viking runestone hidden in plain view in Stockholm's old town.
Ægir Brewery microbrewery.
Flåm, Norway

Ægir Brewery

A Viking-style brewpub named for a Norse sea giant, in the heart of fjord country.