A Brief History of the Vikings (40 page)

Carriage from the Oseberg grave

Oseberg ship

Wooden post with carved animal head

Trelleborg Fortress

Reconstruction of the Viking barracks at the fortress of Trelleborg. It is considered to have been built by Harald Bluetooth

Interior reconstruction at Trelleborg, built following the pattern of the original foundation post holes

St Olaf, patron saint of Norway

Smith’s mould for casting both Christian crosses and Thor’s hammers

L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Park, Newfoundland, Canada

A berserker, chewing on his shield, from the Lewis chess set

The Lindisfarne stone, depicting a raiding party of Vikings