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Norsemen Collection

Background imageNorsemen Collection: Wild Hunt of Norsemen

Wild Hunt of Norsemen
A troop of Norse horsemen and their dogs gallop through the night sky in pursuit of their prey

Background imageNorsemen Collection: Battle of Hastings

Battle of Hastings
At Hastings, Harolds army - exhausted after fighting the Norsemen at Stamford Bridge - encounter the Normans, after their Channel crossing : victory goes to the invaders

Background imageNorsemen Collection: Maes-Howe (Interior)

Maes-Howe (Interior)
The interior of the Maes Howe chamber shortly after it was re-opened in 1861. Norsemen had already robbed the mound in the 12th century AD and left runic inscriptions

Background imageNorsemen Collection: Norsemen in Humber

Norsemen in Humber
The Danish king Anlaff sails from Ireland with Cumbrian and Scottish allies and enters the Humber, but they are defeated by Athelstan

Background imageNorsemen Collection: HASTINGS TRICK

HASTINGS TRICK
The cunning Norsemen use all kind of subterfuges in their invasion of France : their leader Hastings feigns death to gain entry into a besieged city. (Doubtless a legend !) Date: circa 880

Background imageNorsemen Collection: Fredensborg Palace Gardens - Normandsalen - Denmark

Fredensborg Palace Gardens - Normandsalen - Denmark
The Valley of the Norsemen - Farmers and fishermen in stone at Normandsalen - Sculpture museum in Fredensborg, Denmark. The creator of the collection was the Norwegian post driver Jorgen Christensen

Background imageNorsemen Collection: Last phase of the Battle of Assendun

Last phase of the Battle of Assendun (Essendune) on 18 October 1016, with the defeat of King Edmund Ironside of England by the Danes led by Cnut (Canute)

Background imageNorsemen Collection: King Alfred, Angles, Saxons and Norsemen

King Alfred, Angles, Saxons and Norsemen
King Alfred the Great, Angles, Saxons and Norsemen, agriculture, ships and churches. (3 of 4) 9th century

Background imageNorsemen Collection: Guarding the coast, France, 9th century

Guarding the coast, France, 9th century
Sentinels on the Atlantic coast of France keep watch for the Norsemen, who harass the country before eventually settling in Normandie, named for them. Date: early 9th century

Background imageNorsemen Collection: Macbeth Meets Witches

Macbeth Meets Witches
Macbeth and Banquo, after defeating the invading Norsemen, encounter three witches on a blasted heath, who predict wonderful events

Background imageNorsemen Collection: Norsemen in France

Norsemen in France
Paris is besieged unsuccess- -fully by the Norsemen; Count Eudes and bishop Goslin defend the city and the Vikings are paid to turn their attention to Bourgogne

Background imageNorsemen Collection: Aerial view of a reconstructed Viking longboat

Aerial view of a reconstructed Viking longboat, with the crew in historical costume. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageNorsemen Collection: Opera at Covent Garden, London

Opera at Covent Garden, London. Date: 1913

Background imageNorsemen Collection: Charlemagne & Norsemen

Charlemagne & Norsemen
As if the Saracens aren t problem enough, Charlemagne also has to deal with the Norsemen : he watches with apprehension the approach of their vessels

Background imageNorsemen Collection: Rollo Baptised

Rollo Baptised
Rollo (or Robert) has been allowed to settle in Normandie as its first duke : he is baptised as a Christian

Background imageNorsemen Collection: Norsemen Besiege Paris

Norsemen Besiege Paris
Bishop Joscelin orders a high tower to be constructed, from which the defenders can assail the invaders : the Norsemen destroy it, but the Parisians rebuild it

Background imageNorsemen Collection: Battle at Louvain

Battle at Louvain
At Louvain, the Norsemen are defeated by Arnolf von Karinthen (Carinthia)

Background imageNorsemen Collection: Norsemen in Sicily

Norsemen in Sicily
Shortly after the Norman conquest of Britain, norsemen under Roger Guiscard land in Sicily

Background imageNorsemen Collection: Norsemen in Italy

Norsemen in Italy
The landing of the norsemen on the coasts of Italy

Background imageNorsemen Collection: Norsemen in Sicily 2

Norsemen in Sicily 2
Soon after the Norman conquest of Britain, norsemen under Roger Guiscard land in Sicily

Background imageNorsemen Collection: Newport Tower

Newport Tower
Newports Old stone mill has been identitied by some as constructed by Norsemen in pre-Columban times : alas, this identification is almost certainly incorrect

Background imageNorsemen Collection: Abbots Bromley Horn

Abbots Bromley Horn
ABBOTS BROMLEY HORN DANCE: Has elements of a mock hunt: 6 deersmen, a fool, a hobby horse, a Maid Marian, 1 boy & crossbow, 1 boy & triangle dance through the town

Background imageNorsemen Collection: Norsemen at Banquet

Norsemen at Banquet
Norsemen at table in medieval Scandinavia

Background imageNorsemen Collection: Thorvalds Expeditions

Thorvalds Expeditions
The son of Leif Eriksson, Thorvald, enters Boston Harbour on his own exploration of the newly discovered North American coast

Background imageNorsemen Collection: Eric the Red / Greenland

Eric the Red / Greenland
Eric the Red (father of Leif Eriksson - who landed in North America circa 1000) reaches Greenland

Background imageNorsemen Collection: Settlement of Eriksson

Settlement of Eriksson
The Pre-Columbian settlement of Leif Eriksson (the son of Eric the Red and father of Thorvald) in Vinland (L Anse aux Meadows site) rediscovered in 1960 by Helge Ingstad

Background imageNorsemen Collection: Naddod Discovers Iceland

Naddod Discovers Iceland
Viking explorer Naddod discovers Iceland


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