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This scene from the interior of the Gundestrup Cauldron is usually interpreted as a scene of rebirth. On the bottom, a line of Celtic infantrymen march to a figure on the left of the register who is probably a war god. These infantrymen are...

Cadmus Slays the Dragon, oil on canvas by Hendrick Goltzius, between 1573 and 1617. Koldinghus, Kolding, Denmark.

Amulet in the shape of Thor's hammer, Mjollnir. It is a commercial copy of an archaeological find dating to the Viking Age (c. 790-1100 CE) excavated at Rømersdal, Bornholm, Denmark. In the Viking Age, talismans such as Odin’s head, Thor’s...

The 'Sea Stallion', a replica based on the remains of the Viking longship known as Skuldelev 2 built in the 11th century CE in Dublin, but found sunk in Roskilde harbour in Denmark. It was around 30 meters long and 3,8 meters wide.

Drawing depicting the Jelling cup - a Viking Age silver cup found in a burial mound at the site of Jelling, Denmark. It is decorated with typical Viking Age animal ornamentation, in this case of the so-called Jelling style variety, which...

This comb, known as the Vimose Comb, found in Denmark, represents the earliest inscription that is without a doubt runic. It reads "harja" (possibly meaning “comb”, or “warrior”) and is dated to c. 160 CE, and it uses runes so confidently...

A 17th-century painting by Albert Eckhout showing dancing Tapuias, an indigenous tribe of Brazil. (National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen)

Image showing one face of the Viking Age Jelling stone (standing at Jelling, Denmark) dating to c. 970 CE. The stone's three sides are covered, on one side with an inscription and on its other two with large pictures of Christ and a great...

The first Viking ship able to navigate the sea easily is known as the Nydam ship, from Denmark, built c. 350-400 CE, though this ship had no sail. Gottorp Castle, Sleswig.

The Tollund Man was c. 30-40 years old when he died by hanging c. 405-380 BCE. He was found in 1950 in a bog c. 10 km west of Silkeborg. The Tollund Man's head was preserved but his body dried out; now a recreation of the body is on display...