Norse Collection (page 2)

Paris besieged by the Normans, 885 AD, (1875). Artist: T Sherratt
Paris besieged by the Normans, 885 AD, (1875). The Normans occupied the northern area of France now known as Normandy in the latter half of the 9th century

Viking ship, Norway, 9th Century
The Gokstad Ship, Viking, Norway, 9th Century. Front view. Used for a Viking ship burial, the Gokstad Ship was excavated in 1880. From the Viking Ship Museum, Bygdoy

Shaft of Cross at Walton, near Lancaster, England, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Shaft of Cross at Walton, near Lancaster, England, 20th century. Sfaft of an 11th Century Anglo-Danish style cross with scenes from the Sigurd Cycle, a Resurrection scene and ornament

Cobbie Rows Castle, c1145, Isle of Wyre, Orkney, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Cobbie Rows Castle, c1145, Isle of Wyre, Orkney, Scotland, 20th century. Dating from Norse occupation, remains of the oldest medieval castle known to exist in Scotland

West Doorway of Kolbein Hrugas Chapel, c1145, Isle of Wyre, Orkney, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
West Doorway of Kolbein Hrugas Chapel, c1145, Isle of Wyre, Orkney, 20th century. Partly restored 12th century Romanesque chapel demonstrating Norsemen, best known for their Viking raids

Kolbein Krugas Chapel, c1145, Isle of Wyre, Orkney, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Kolbein Krugas Chapel, c1145, Isle of Wyre, Orkney, Scotland, 20th century. Navt. Looking west. Partly restored 12th century Romanesque chapel demonstrating Norsemen

Viking gold arm-ring with tree of life symbols, 9th century
This Viking gold arm ring is from Rabylille, Jutland in Denmark. Its decorated with tree of life symbols, 9th century

A Warder - The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200
The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200. A Warder piece from a collection of ninety-three found at Uig on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Knights - The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200
The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200. Knight pieces from a collection of ninety-three found at Uig on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

A Knight - The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200
The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200. A Knight piece from a collection of ninety-three found at Uig on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Norse dragon cross-slab from the Isle of Man, 11th century
Norse dragon cross-slab at Michael, on the Isle of Man. In Scandinavian style, interlacing the two stylised dragons at each side of the cross shaft, their heads below the ring at the cross-shaft

Bronze Viking brooch, c. 8th-11th century
Bronze Viking brooch, from the Ashmoleons collection, c.8th-11th century

Amber Viking playing piece, 8th-11th century
Amber Viking playing piece depicting a man with a long beard from Roholte, Denmark. From the collection of the National Museum, Copenhagen, 8th-11th century

A Bishop - The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200
The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200. A Bishop piece from a collection of ninety-three found at Uig on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

A Queen - The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200
The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200. A Queen piece from a collection of ninety-three found at Uig on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200. King and Queen pieces from a collection of ninety-three found at Uig on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Norse chessman (Warder: Castle: Rook), Isle of Lewis, Scotland
Norse chessman (Warder:Castle:Rook), Isle of Lewis, Scotland

Norse chessmen, from a Viking hoard, Isle of Lewis, Scotland

Viking ship with dragon prow, 14th century. The ship is carrying warriors to attack a second vessel (left). Detail from a painting in a Danish church

Representation of Odin or Wotan, 1834. The Scandinavian god Odin, known to the Anglo-Saxons as Wotan. God of the dead, he banqueted in Valhalla with those killed in battle

Capture of St Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1012 (mid 19th century). St Alphege was an English prelate who became Archbishop of Canterbury in 1006

Head of a Viking warrior, c9th-11th century
Head of a Viking warrior. From the National Historical Museum, Stockholm

Gurm Gamle (Gormo), King of Denmark from 840, 1815
Gurm Gamle, King of Denmark from 840, 1815. Gurm Gamle (Gormo) wearing a leather corselet over a tunic, a hat/crown of many folds

Braiid site on the isle of Man

Braiid settlement site on the Isle of Man. The circle of stones is the remains of an early Christian period Celtic roundhouse, and beyond it is a boat-shaped Norse long-house

Viking bronze and tortoise-shell brooch, c. 8th-11th century
Viking bronze and tortoise-shell brooch from Scandinavia in the gripping-beast style, from the Ashmoleons collection, c.8th-11th century

Thorfin and Gudrida on the Shore of Vineland, (1877). Creator: Albert Bobbett
Thorfin and Gudrida on the Shore of Vineland, (1877). Icelandic explorers Thorfinn Karlsefni and Gudrid Thorbjarnardottir led an expedition to Vinland

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