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Silver Mjolnir (Thor's hammer) pendant 9th-11th century CE, Björkö, Sweden. Historiska Museet, Stockholm

An 1882 illustration by Heinrich Hansen of the observatory of Uraniborg on Hven (Ven) island, Sweden, built by Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) in 1576.

Reconstructed Viking boats near the site of Birka on the island of Björkö in Sweden. Birka was an important trading center and strongly fortified town in the Viking Age which flourished from the 8th through the 10th centuries CE. Along with...

Early Scandinavian burial mound marked by stones laid out in a ship-pattern - a practice that was common in Scandinavia from the Bronze Age through the Viking Age. This particular one is situated in Anundshög, Västerås, Sweden, and dates...

A c. 1665 coloured illustration showing the layout of the observatory of Uraniborg on Hven (Ven) island, Sweden, built by Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) in 1576. (National Library of Scotland)

The sarcophagus of Gustavus Adolphus at the Riddarholm Church, Stockholm, Sweden. Engraved Gustavus Adolphus Magnus, meaning Gustavus Adolphus the Great.

Gilt copper alloy oval brooch is composed of two pieces dating from the 10th century and found in Norrtälje, Sweden. The British Museum, London. The first piece is an upper shell with cast animal interlace decoration and four bird head...

Modern-day Yule bonfire in Sweden.

This documentary on the history of the Vikings covers the beginning of the Viking Age, the Norse and Viking Culture, Norse Mythology and Religion, Ships, Trade, Famous Vikings such as Ragnar Lothbrock, Ivar the Boneless, Bjorn Ironside and...

In the frozen Far-North of Europe, beneath the Northern Lights, lies a land of snow, endless tundra, and dense forests. Where ancient languages and songs echo on the frigid air. Where majestic reindeer roam...majestically. Anyway, this...