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Brooch from a Viking grave, 9th century. Artist: Unknown
 
Viking runestone with a ship and the eight-legged horse Sleipnir, 8th century. Artist: Unknown
 
The Academician's' animal head-post from the Oseburg Viking ship burial, 9th century. Artist: Unknown
 
Viking cross-slab showing the story of Sigurd. Artist: Unknown
 
Circular Viking gold brooch from Denmark, 9th century. Artist: Unknown
 
Tapestry fragment showing a Viking horseman. Artist: Unknown
 
Viking silver cup from Jelling, 10th century Artist: Unknown
 
Massive silver Viking bracelet, 10th century. Artist: Unknown
 
Viking gilded bronze dress fastener, 9th century. Artist: Unknown
 
Panel of the Gundestrup cauldron.
 
Norse chessman (Warder:Castle:Rook), Isle of Lewis, Scotland. Artist: Unknown
 
Two Viking period swords. Artist: Unknown
 
Vitlycke is one of the largest surfaces of rock carvings in the whole of Scandinavia.
 
Helmet from a Vendel boat grave.
 
Model of the Oseberg Ship.
 
Silver Viking 'Thor's Hammer' amulet, 9th century Artist: Unknown
 
Scandinavian imitation of the Long Cross penny of Ethelred II.
 
Coins, mainly Byzantine and Islamic - part of Viking treasure found in burials which illustrate theextent of Viking travels.
 
The Oseberg Ship.
 
Illustration from the collection of Icelandic sagas, the Flateyjarbok.
 
Stave church carving with a scene from the story of Sigurd.
 
Three-ringed collar with filigree granulation and carved figures.
 
Viking longships under sail. Artist: Albert Sebille
 
Smith's mould for casting both Christian crosses and Thor's hammers.
 
Pair of gold brooches.
 
Bridle mount.
 
Comb decorated with a human and animal head.
 
Detail of a carving from a stave church portal illustrating the story of Sigurd.
 
Stave church at Fagusnes, Borgund.
 
Silver-mounted rock-crystal sphere, a pendant from a necklace.
 
Arm ring, terminating in dragon-heads.
 
Detail of a carved funerary stone.
 
Bird-like mask used as a mount for the top of a staff.
 
The Gokstad Ship.
 
A Knight - The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200. Artist: Unknown
 
The so-called "Sigurd's Helmet". Possibly refers to the historical Sigebert of the Franks who die
 
Arm-ring.
 
A Norse ship incised on a piece of wood.
 
Pendant representing a Valkyrieoffering a horn.
 
Head of a Viking warrior, c9th-11th century. Artist: Unknown
 
Memorial picture stone decorated with whorls symbolising the sun and vignettes from the hunt.
 
Viking ceremonial fork, Sweden. Artist: Werner Forman
 
Page from the Codex Regius, Iceland, late 13th century. Artist: Werner Forman
 
Detail of an animal head on the Mammen horse-collar, Viking, Jutland, Denmark. Artist: Werner Forman
 
Viking amber head, Denmark. Artist: Werner Forman
 
Viking silver arm ring and gold brooch, Hornelund, Denmark, 10th century. Artist: Werner Forman
 
Fierce human mask carved on the side of the Oseberg cart, Viking, Norway, c850. Artist: Werner Forman
 
Gold bracteate, Viking, Migration period, c300-700. Artist: Werner Forman
 
Silver pennies of William I. Artist: Unknown
 
Cast lead-alloy disc brooch. Artist: Unknown
 
Anthropomorpic figure from a copper hoard, probably used as a cult object.
 
Alfred the Great (849-899), Anglo-Saxon king of Wessex from 871, 885 (1864). Artist: Unknown
 
The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200. Artist: Unknown
 
Viking leather boot, 10th century. Artist: Unknown