Making a Warrior

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Research project @Oslo/Uppsala/Reykjavík/Copenhagen Examining viking warriorhood and its representations past and present Project info: https://www.khm.uio.no/english/research/projects/making-a-warrior

A group of visitors being shown around the Vikingmania! exhibition by curator Adam Bierstedt. A large red sign with the exhibition title is on the left side of the photograph.
A photograph of the Norwegian national football team dressed up as pop-culture vikings on a beach, with the Nærøyfjord composited in as background, and the same viking ship pasted in three times at different angles and distances.
A large, colourful and stylised mural of a viking with horned helmet on the side of a rectangular building with a grassy patch and road in front.
Møllemosegård Horse Harness Bow – Jonas Lau Markussen – Nationalmuseet – CC BY-SA 05
An image of an alleged viking ship prow ornament, featuring a wooden creature's head with mouth open, painted in red and gold with decorative banding. The writing around the image reads 'Norse Decoration', and 'Drawn by W[illia]m Gibb'
The facade of the Norwegian Church Arts Centre, with Cardiff Bay in the background, including the Senedd and Pierhead Building, as well as the Giant Wheel.
A replica stave church with a viking statue in front
A sign for the galley shed of Uyeasound (est. 1911), featuring a stylised rendering of a viking ship (based on Gotlandic picture stone examples).
A detailed pen drawing of a scene from a saga, featuring two men looking out from a viking ship in rough seas, with other ships in the distance.
A short white text formatted like an inspirational quote against a black background. The text reads 'A Viking is an occupation like being a zookeeper but obviously totally different in every way'. It is attributed as 'anonymous, from the Great Viking Survey (2025)'.
The Japanese cover for an issue of Yowamushi Rollo, featuring the title character hugging a sheep aboard a viking ship.
Various badges for the teams (e.g. surface sampler, imaging, biology, meteorology) of NASA's 1975 Viking Mars mission, featuring a wide range of cartoon vikings with horned helmets.
A (presumably) fiberglass sculpture of a stereotypical viking - including bushy red beard and horned helmer - holding a mug of beer next to his face.
A bronze statue of two figures, a woman and a man, on a concrete plinth in a snow-covered field overlooking a cityscape (with a distant mountain in the background). An abstract bronze representation of a viking ship is seen at the base of the plinth.
A low angle of a runestone in front of a medieval church building, with the church spire rising from behind a tree in the background.
The festival ground of Wilde Furda, Elewijt , Belgium, featuring a range of tents, crafts, and reenactors on a green, sunny field
Tents and reenactment at the Ishøy Viking Market
A life-sized Isle of Lewis chess game rising from the floor, being a large set piece for UK spy thriller 'Deadlier than the Male' (1967).
Poster for a talk at 'Midgard Talks 2025' on Thursday 14 August: Text: Christian Cooijmans - Postdoc, Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo. 'The Endless Viking Age: Global Perspectives on a Premodern Past' Abstract: The Viking Age fascinates globally, often romanticised or politicised. Yet few studies explore its worldwide perception. Drawing on the Great Viking Survey with over 10,000 responses, this talk reveals new insights into how Vikings are viewed and reimagined today, showing their enduring cultural impact across diverse modern audiences. For more information and ticket prices visit our website: Midgardvikingsenter.no'
A green roadside sign for the township of Viking, Minnesota.
A recreated late-medieval market square with visitors
Birka Historical Tattoo Festival flag
The Great Viking Survey logo superimposed onto a photograph of a fern leaf, along with the text 'Thank you for taking part!'
A collage poster of various images (viking ship, stone, forest, beach, northern lights) with the text 'FINAL DAY TODAY' overlaid. The Great Viking Survey logo is in the middle, with the text 'vikingsurvey.org' underneath.
A camp of tents in a river valley
The Great Viking Survey logo against a forested background with the words 'TEN THOUSAND RESPONSES' added above as if floating between the trees. The bottom of the image likewise states 'Final Week - Closes 19 May' and provides the url address: vikingsurvey.org.
The Great Viking Survey logo overlaid on a foggy mountainous background.
The Great Viking Survey logo overlaid on a sunset seascape in Scandinavia, with the words 'Final week! Closes May 19' likewise included.
The Great Viking Survey logo against a background of a mountainous landscape - the words 'Closes 19 May!' are also superimposed in red.
Danelaw-marked utility cover in Edinburgh, Scotland
The Great Viking Survey logo against a hazy forest background
Silvered coin containing the image of a viking warrior, with the text 'warriors of the world' and 'viking' surrounding it.
The Great Viking Survey logo against a mountainous background with sunrays shining through.
An oil painting of a blond viking at the moment of his death - indoors, surrounded by armed, armoured, and caped men, with silver and gold treasure on the floor.
The Great Viking Survey logo floating above a calm sea at dusk, with reflection visible in the water.
A close-up photograph of a campfire, with the Great Viking Survey logo positioned among its embers.
The Great Viking Survey logo overlaid on a mountainous Norwegian coastal landscape.
Photograph of a Swedish coastal landscape with a standing stone, overlaid with the Great Viking Survey logo
Lanyards and microphone on a wooden table
A pink viking ship parade float taking part in Reykjavík Pride, 2015
The Great Viking Survey logo, superimposed over a photograph of a volcanic landscape.
Great Viking Survey logo and details, overlaid onto a photo of a sandy beach and dunes
CBC Radio One logo
A mountainous landscape in Iceland, with the text '5,000 responses!' as well as the Great Viking Survey logo, and the URL vikingsurvey.org
The Great Viking Survey logo, overlaid on a photograph of a pine forest on a sunny day.
A somewhat disgruntled tabby cat dressed up - in armour and winged helmet - and photographed as the shieldmaiden Brünnhilde, in 1936.
The Great Viking Survey logo, overlaid onto a photograph of an autumnal forest
The Great Viking Survey poster, featuring the logo and the following text: 'We want to hear from you! Join the Great Viking Survey, a landmark global study on viking history and myth in the world today. Let us see the vikings through your eyes at vikingsurvey.org'.
A early twentieth-century painting of a sea-battle between English and vikings.
A sunset seascape from a rocky shore, overlaid with the logo of the 'Making a Warrior'-research project
The Great Viking Survey logo over a blue-orange seascape at dusk, along with the URL 'vikingsurvey.org' and the University of Oslo logo.
The Great Viking Survey logo, with the text 'We want to hear from you!' and 'Vikingsurvey.org' overlaid on top of a photo of a viking ship hull.
The Great Viking Survey logo overlaid on an image of the Dannevirke fortifications (Iron Age/Viking Age), near Schleswig in northern Germany.
Re-enactors on a viking ship in the waters near Catoira