Each of these
items are amazing replicas of actual museum pieces
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Thor Bronze Statue Replica
This 10th Century bronze image of Thor was found in Akureyri, Iceland. It
shows him in his characteristic pose grasping his hammer, Mjøllnir. Thor was
the Norse god of thunder, lightning, rain and agriculture and was the most
popular of the gods. Thor's sacred emblem, the hammer, was used to celebrate
weddings and funerals and people carried his amulet as a good-luck charm.
This solid bronze replica of Thor is
cast in Sweden. It stands 3-1/4 inches high and weighs 9 ozs.
$35
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Edda: Viking Songs from Medieval Iceland
"Sequentia" recorded this CD in Iceland. It is a studied reconstruction
of how Viking music may have sounded. But no one can be sure of sounds
that were not scored, nor, of course, recorded. "Sequentia" is an
internationally acclaimed ensemble that combines vocal and instrumental
virtuosity with innovative research and programming to reconstruct the
living musical traditions of medieval Europe.
You will hear mythological songs and stories from
the Old Icelandic epic EDDA: tales of the Norse gods plus prophecies of
the seeress who foretells the end of the gods at Ragnarok.
There are 3 vocalists, medieval fiddles and lyres
presenting music of starkness and mystery, sung in the ancient Viking
language - similar to that spoken in Iceland today.
This intriguing CD is complete with a 47-page
brochure containing background notes plus a parallel translation of the
songs in Icelandic and English.
$17
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Viking Bookends
These bookends are enlarged reproductions of the famous 12th Century
Viking Lewis chessmen,
The bookends are cast in a resin
compound with the look and feel of the walrus tusk originals. Each
freestanding piece is approximately 6 inches tall and weighs about 3-1/2
lbs.
We offer the bookends in sets,
available as:
M052KQ - Royal Set (1 King and 1 Queen)
M053 - Knight Set (2 knights) $79 a set
Knight
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shipping
M400 The Oseberg Tapestry
In A.D. 834, the Oseberg ship was used for the burial of a Viking queen. She
has been tentatively identified as Queen Åsa, grandmother of Harald Fairhair
who united the whole of Norway under one crown in the late 9th century.
Queen Åsa was accompanied to her grave by a young slave-girl and all of the
appropriate furniture and equipment for continuation after death of her
accustomed life.
The original tapestry fragments are of
unbelievable craftsmanship and challenged modern resources to make such a
faithful replica. Archaeologists painstakingly arranged the surviving
tapestry fragments to create this replica, which dramatically illustrates
another unique artistic activity of the Viking Age. Very few pictorial
scenes from the Viking Age have survived, making the Oseberg tapestry a
cultural treasure.
The replica tapestry measures 36.5 inches
by 18.5 inches and is made of pure cotton. complete with descriptive
literature. $119
