Vikings
45 artifacts · 400 CE – 1270 CE · artifact (10) · people (9) · architecture (7) · battle (7) · art (7) · spiritual (5)
From the icy fjords of Scandinavia, the Vikings expanded their reach across Europe, blending trade, exploration, and warfare. The items in this hall, including ships and artifacts, encapsulate the fierce spirit and ingenuity of a people who navigated unknown waters and left an indelible mark on history.
The Collection
- Golden Horns of Gallehus — 400 CE · art
- Gotland Picture Stones — 700 CE · art
- Birka (Viking Settlement) — 750 CE · architecture
- Sack of Lindisfarne — 793 CE · battle
- Norse Religion (Ásatrú) — 793 CE · spiritual
- Hedeby (Viking Trading Town) — 800 CE · architecture
- Valkyrie Figurine — 800 CE · art
- Rök Runestone — 800 CE · art
- Valhalla — 800 CE · spiritual
- Yggdrasil (World Tree) — 800 CE · spiritual
- Blót (Norse Sacrifice Ritual) — 800 CE · spiritual
- Oseberg ship — 834 CE · artifact
- Oseberg Cart (Ceremonial Wagon) — 834 CE · art
- Ragnar Lothbrok — 845 CE · people
- Siege of Paris (845 CE) — 845 CE · battle
- Ulfberht Viking Sword — 850 CE · artifact
- Borre Style Brooch — 850 CE · art
- Ivar the Boneless — 865 CE · people
- Great Heathen Army Invasion — 865 CE · battle
- Spillings Hoard — 870 CE · art
- Harald Fairhair — 872 CE · people
- Battle of Hafrsfjord — 872 CE · battle
- Gokstad Ship — 890 CE · artifact
- Viking Sunstone (Solar Compass) — 900 CE · artifact
- Thor's Hammer Pendant (Mjölnir) — 900 CE · artifact
- Cuerdale Hoard — 905 CE · artifact
- Rollo (First Duke of Normandy) — 911 CE · people
- Jelling Stones — 965 CE · architecture
- Mammen Axe — 970 CE · artifact
- Erik the Red — 985 CE · people
- Battle of Maldon — 991 CE · battle
- L'Anse aux Meadows — 1000 CE · architecture
- Roskilde Viking Ships — 1000 CE · architecture
- Leif Erikson — 1000 CE · people
- Freydís Eiríksdóttir — 1000 CE · people
- Ragnarök — 1000 CE · spiritual
- Battle of Clontarf — 1014 CE · battle
- Harald III of Norway — 1015 CE · people
- Cnut the Great — 1016 CE · people
- Battle of Stamford Bridge — 1066 CE · battle
- Nidaros Cathedral — 1070 CE · architecture
- Urnes Stave Church — 1130 CE · architecture
- Lewis chessmen — 1150 CE · artifact
- Prose Edda — 1220 CE · artifact
- Poetic Edda — 1270 CE · artifact