Vicke Viking is a series of children s book by Swedish author Runer Jonsson . Plot overview The books main character is Vicke Vicky in English , son of Halvar, chief of the Viking village of Flake. Unlike his village fellows including most of the other boys of his age Vickie is blessed with a sharp and imaginative mind which helps him and his fellow Vikings out of many tight situations, including rival Viking lord Sven the Terrible. Characters Vickie , the series titular character, a boy of about 10 years of age. He is very timid and has a special fear of wolves, but his brains eventually help him solve any problem he s confronted with. Halvar , Vickie s father and chief of Flake. A rather braggish character who prefers to solve problems with brawns, but who has since learned to listen to and value Vickie s ideas. Tjure and Snorre , two Vikings in Halvar s crew who constantly quarrel about anything despite or maybe because of the fact that they really care deeply about each other. Urobe , the oldest Viking in Halvar s crew. While he is rather old and not as imaginative as Vickie, he is quite knowledgeable in sagas and legend lore, and he is respected as a fair judge and mediator. Faxe is the biggest and strongest, but also the slowest, of Flake s Vikings who enjoys a close big brother relationship with Vickie. Gorm , a rather over excited fellow among the Flake Vikings who occupies ... intellectually he is clearly Vickie s inferior. Sven the Terrible , a vicious Viking pirate who ... second in command. Books Vicke Viking 1963 Vicke Viking lurar de r d gda 1965 Vicke Viking Hederskung 1966 Vicke Viking i Vinland 1967 Vicke Viking hos burduserna 1969 Vicke Viking st rtar tyrannerna ... Vicky the Viking , which enjoyed a tremendrous success in the European children TV networks. A German movie adaptation of the stories by Michael Herbig , titled Vicky the Viking film Vicky the Viking ... Vicke Viking sv Vicke Viking ... more details
Infobox Ship Begin Infobox Ship Image Ship image File Balder Viking in Aberdeen.jpg 300px Balder Viking in Aberdeen. Ship caption Balder Viking in Aberdeen. Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship name Icebreaker Balder Viking Ship owner Trans Viking Icebreaking & Offshore AS Ship operator Ship registry Sk rhamn, Sweden Sk rhamn , Sweden Ship route Ship ordered Ship builder Ship original cost Ship yard number Ship way number Ship laid down 2000 Ship launched Ship completed Ship christened Ship acquired Ship maiden voyage Ship in service Ship out of service Ship identification Ship fate Ship status Ship notes Infobox Ship Characteristics Hide header Header caption Ship class Ship tonnage Ship displacement 3,382 tonnes Ship length 83.70 metres Ship beam 18.00 metres Ship height Ship draught 6.00 metres Ship draft Ship depth Ship decks Ship deck clearance Ship ramps Ship ice class Ship sail plan Ship power Ship propulsion 18,300 HP 13, 440 kW Ship speed convert 16 kn km h Ship capacity Ship crew 23 Ship notes imo 9199646 The Balder Viking is a icebreaker and Anchor handling tug . ref name Transatlantic2010 02 16 cite news url http www.tradingmarkets.com news press release crncf transatlantic signs contract for three of its offshore vessels 778646.html title TransAtlantic signs contract ... AHTS Icebreaker Vidar Viking Main Characteristics publisher author date accessdate 2009 02 01 quote ... 4DACTION wi alias fsDrawPage 1 144 title Vidar Viking publisher Arctic Logistics Information And Support ... 02 ref She is owned and operated by a Norway Norwegian company, Trans Viking , but she is registered in Sweden . She has two sister ships, the Tor Viking and the Vidar Viking . ref name BalderViking cite news url http siempre.arcus.org 4DACTION wi alias fsDrawPage 1 146 title Balder Viking publisher ... expedition. In February 2010 the Balder Viking , Vidar Viking and Loke Viking were chartered ... of Sweden sv Balder Viking ... more details
Image Gmvikinglogo.png thumb right 250px Logo for Oldsmobile s Companion make of automobile, VikingViking was an automobile manufactured by General Motors Corporation General Motors Oldsmobile division for model years 1929 to 1931. Viking was part of Alfred Sloan s General Motors Companion Make Program companion make program introduced to help span gaps in General Motors pricing structure, and was marketed through GM s Oldsmobile division. Viking was one of four makes introduced by General Motors, the other lines and their GM divisions being Pontiac Oakland automobile Oakland , Marquette automobile Marquette Buick and LaSalle automobile LaSalle Cadillac . Of the four makes, Viking was the only one priced higher than its parent make. Riding a convert 125 in mm 0 abbr on wheelbase, Vikings were powered by a monoblock V8 engine , the first automobile using this type of engine construction. Vikings were available as 4 door sedan car sedan , deluxe 4 door sedan, convertible coup with rear deck seat, deluxe convertible coup with rear deck seat, close coupled 4 door sedan and deluxe close coupled 4 door sedan. Viking production for 1929 was 4,058 units and 1930 2,813. GM discontinued the Viking and the Marquette at the end of the 1930 model year, preferring to bet on Oldsmobile and Buick which had better consumer awareness. However, an additional 353 units were assembled using existing parts and marketed as 1931 models. References cite book author Kimes, Beverly R., Editor. Clark, Henry A. title The Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805 1945 publisher Kraus Publications year 1996 isbn 0 87341 428 4 General Motors brands General Motors Vintage auto stub Category Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States Category General Motors marques Category Oldsmobile vehicles de Viking Automarke lt Viking sv Viking bilm rke ... more details
peacock date October 2011 refimprove date October 2011 Viking Range Corporation is a privately held company that manufactures ultra high end professional kitchen appliances for home use. Viking originated .... In addition to their Professional and less expensive Designer series, Viking s latest offering .... ref http goliath.ecnext.com coms2 gi 0199 7077985 Viking going commercial Strictly Business.html ref Headquartered on historic Cotton Row in downtown Greenwood, Mississippi , Viking Range employs ... finance?cid 13753382 Viking Range Corporation Google Finance Bot generated title ref History In the 1980s Fred Carl, Jr. , founder and CEO of Viking Range, discovered some major flaws in the design ... the first commercial type range in 1987. The unanticipated volume and growth experienced by Viking .... Therefore, in October 1989, Viking began preparations for manufacturing its own product line ... 1990, the first Viking produced range top went into production. Production of the 48 inch range followed in April, and by July 1990, all models were in production in Greenwood. For the first time Viking ... , dishwashers , cutlery and professional counter top appliances. Greenwood s Viking Renaissance The establishment of Viking s hometown of Greenwood, Mississippi as a tourist destination came with the opening of The Alluvian Hotel on Howard Street in 2003. Built as a subsidiary of Viking Range ... Kelly, Leslie. Delta Treat. The Commercial Appeal. January 22, 2006. ref In 2005, Viking opened convert 7000 sqft m2 adj on destination spa spa , a cooking school and a bakery. The Alluvian Spa, Viking Cooking School and the Mockingbird Bakery are all the work of Viking Hospitality Group, and provide services to local residents and corporate clientele that Viking provides training and demonstrations ... Outside of Viking s development, other private ventures have flourished in the blocks surrounding The Alluvian ... CPSC accepted a settlement under which Viking agreed to pay a 450,000 in civil penalties to settle ... more details
The Viking Trilogy is a trilogy of juvenile historical novels by Henry Treece . They are Viking s Dawn , The Road to Miklagard and Viking s Sunset . Treece wrote several juvenile historical novels, some set during the viking era, and this trilogy is regarded as among his best. ref http www.collectingbooksandmagazines.com treece.html article on Treece s writing ref The three novels describe the adventures of Harald Sigurdson, a Norwegian people Norwegian viking. He goes on three voyages, which between them are representative of the various voyages which were made by the Vikings, and which take place at different stages in his life. Viking s Dawn Harold is an adolescent who sails with his father on a raid to Scotland. They come to grief on an island in the Hebrides . The Road to Miklagard Harald is now a young man whose father has died. He has a complicated series of adventures which takes him to a giant s treasure cave in Ireland, then Jebel Tarik Gibraltar , then to Miklagard the Viking s name for Constantinople where he joins the famous Varangian Guard . Eventually Harald returns home to Norway via the great ship portage on the Dnieper . Viking s Sunset Harald is now a mature man who enjoys a peaceful life of farming with his wife and sons. When his village is attacked, he forms a crew of vikings and pursues the raiders. The chase leads him across the Atlantic Ocean to the east coast of America. He and his crew encounter Inuit and then Indigenous peoples of the Americas Native Americans . Harald s final fight takes place among the native tribes. In a great battle, it is revealed that he is a berserker . Significant scenes include the death of one of the raiders, Havlock Ingolfsson, whom Harald abandons to die on a skerry , and Harald s death at the hands of Heome, the mad handless brother of heroic Wawasha. The brothers have similarities with Loki and Balder respectively ... Category Children s historical novels Category Novels set in the Viking Age ... more details
MedalTableTop MedalCountry SWE MedalSport Men s Freestyle wrestling MedalCompetition Olympic Games MedalGold 1952 Summer Olympics 1952 Helsinki Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics Light heavyweight MedalBottom Viking Palm October 13, 1923 January 19, 2009 ref Cite web url http www.vt.se sport artikel.aspx?articleid 4510207 language Swedish title Viking Palm har avlidit trans title Viking Palm has died work V sterviks Tidningen date 2009 01 19 ref was a Sweden Swedish wrestling wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling . Olympics Palm competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki where he received a gold medal in Freestyle wrestling , the light heavyweight class. ref name db ol WRE1952 http www.databaseolympics.com games gamessport.htm?g 13&sp WRE 1952 Summer Olympics &ndash Helsinki, Finland &ndash Wrestling databaseOlympics.com Retrieved on 13 September 2008 ref Personal life Palm was born in stra Broby , Sweden . References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Palm, Viking ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Olympic wrestler DATE OF BIRTH October 13, 1923 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH January 19, 2009 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Palm, Viking Category 1923 births Category 2009 deaths Category People from stra G inge Municipality Category Swedish sport wrestlers Category Olympic wrestlers of Sweden Category Wrestlers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Category Wrestlers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Category Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Category Olympic medalists in wrestling Sweden Olympic medalist stub Sweden wrestling bio stub de Viking Palm no Viking Palm pl Viking Palm sv Viking Palm ... more details
File Viking Dahl.jpg thumb Viking Dahl. Viking Dahl , 8 October 1895 5 January 1945 , was a Sweden Swedish composer, active also as a painter and an author. He was brother to K. G. William Dahl . Viking Dahl was born in Osby in Scania and studied at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm Royal College of Music 1915 1919 in Stockholm and thereafter in Copenhagen and Berlin . During a stay in Paris 1920, he wrote the dance drama Maison de Fous for Ballets Su dois . He developed his own avant gardism during his studies in Stockholm, and in Paris he met the radical French composers of the time, among them Darius Milhaud and Maurice Ravel . When he returned to Sweden he became an organist in Varberg , where he lived until his death. External links http www.stim.se avd mic prod personer.nsf LookupBiografier 9AB9626BCF07DD9C41256492002D1EB0?OpenDocument Viking Dahl, biography in Swedish http www.muslib.se ebibliotek STM STM1980 STM1980 2Hoijer.pdf Viking Dahl and the Piano, by Olof H jer in Swedish Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Dahl, Viking ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 8 October 1895 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 5 January 1945 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Dahl, Viking Category 1895 births Category 1945 deaths Category People from Osby Municipality Category Swedish composers Category Swedish artists Category Royal College of Music, Stockholm alumni Category People from Varberg Municipality Sweden composer stub ja sv Viking Dahl ... more details
Infobox film name A Viking Saga image caption director Michael Mouyal producer Ole Boetius br Alex Cohen writer Michael Mouyal br Dennis Goldberg screenplay story based on based on title of the original work writer of the original work starring Ken Vedsegaard br Peter Gantzler br Erik Holmey br Hans Henrik Clemensen music Mark Allen cinematography Pierre Chemaly editing Kinga Orlikowska studio distributor released Film date 2008 4 13 First Take Film Festival df y runtime 82 minutes country Film Denmark language English br Danish budget gross A Viking Saga is a 2008 film about the early life and rise to power of Oleg of Novgorod , the Kievan Rus Rus prince who attacked and conquered Kiev in AD 882 from the Rus war lords Askold and Dir , before moving his capitol there. Cast Ken Vedsegaard as Oleg of Novgorod Peter Gantzler as Askold and Dir Askold Erik Holmey as Rurik Kim S nderholm as Askold and Dir Dir See also List of historical drama films External links imdb title 0834967 A Viking Saga DEFAULTSORT Viking Saga Category 2008 films Category Danish films Category Films based upon European myths and legends Category Films set in Russia Category Films set in the Viking Age Category Films set in the Middle Ages da A Viking Saga ... more details
Infobox company company name Viking Line Abp company logo Image Viking Line wordmark.svg center 200px ... report09 10.pdf Viking Line annual report 2009 2010, retrieved 2011 04 04 ref industry Shipping ... VikingLine.fi Viking Line is a Finland Finnish shipping company that operates a fleet of ferry ... . Viking Line shares are quoted on the Helsinki Stock Exchange . Viking Line is operated from the land Islands . Company history File Steam Ship Viking 1963.jpg thumb upright left Sun deck of the original SS Viking 1924 6 , photographed in 1963. Early years 1959 1966 Viking Line s history can ... her SS Viking 1924 6 and began service on the route Korpo Finland Mariehamn land Gr dd Sweden . ref name 40 years http www.vikingline.fi. about history 40 years.asp Viking Line 40 Years of Ferry ... Eliasson, Thor Alf Viking Line i backspegeln , pages 18 20. Mariehamns Tryckeri Viking Line 2005. No ISBN ... and Mariehamn. ref name Nisch sv icon Eliasson, Thor Alf Viking Line i backspegeln , pages 22 23. Mariehamns Tryckeri Viking Line 2005. No ISBN code ref In 1962, a disagreement caused a group of people ... and in the end of July 1966 Viking Line was established as a marketing company for all three companies ... sv icon Eliasson, Thor Alf Viking Line i backspegeln , pages 26 27. Mariehamns Tryckeri Viking Line ... , retrieved 12 October 2007 ref 1967 1985 Because Viking Line was only a marketing company, each owner ... by name all Sally ships had a Viking prefix on their names, Slite took their names from Roman and Greek ... s wife Ellen Eklund. File Vikingline 1974.jpg thumb MS Viking 5 , built 1974 for Rederi Ab Sally, in Stockholm during her first year of service. During the 1970s Viking expanded greatly and overtook ... at Meyer Werft Germany , namely MS Apollo MS Apollo and MS Diana MS Diana for Slite, and MS Viking 1 MS Viking 1 , MS Viking 3 MS Viking 3 and MS Viking 4 MS Viking 4 for Sally. MS Viking 5 MS Viking ... Viking Line i backspegeln , pages 40 43. Mariehamns Tryckeri Viking Line 2005. No ISBN code ref These so ... more details
Viking was a ship used by the film producer Varick Frissell in the making of the 1931 film The Viking 1931 film The Viking . During the shooting of extra footage for this film it exploded, taking the lives of Frissell and twenty six other crew members. The Viking was a wooden hulled whaling ship built ... vessel, the SS Southern Cross Southern Cross , was constructed. The Viking was a vessel of 620 gross tons and equipped with a convert 90 hp auxiliary engine. The Viking was launched in 1882 ... off the coast of Greenland . In 1882 the Viking was used by Fridtjof Nansen for his first Arctic expedition. In 1904, the Viking was purchased by the Bowring Brothers of St. John s, Newfoundland and Labrador ... master of her until 1923. The Viking was the smallest of the Bowring Brothers fleet, and her loss was the first for the Bowring Brothers in fifty two years. The Viking was capable of carrying 276 men. In 1930 and 1931, the Viking was chartered by Varrick Frissell and Alexander Gustavus Penrod previously ... of Newfoundland island Newfoundland . The Viking was mastered by Captain Bob Bartlett for the making ... additional footage, both Frissell and Penrod returned to the front the following spring in the Viking ... 13 km off Horse Islands Newfoundland and Labrador Horse Islands , while stuck in the ice, the Viking ... on board including Frissell and Penrod. The Viking caught fire and sank. ref cite web url http ... newfoundlandshipwrecks.com Viking documents viking survivors estimated at 118.htm title Viking Survivors ... references External links imdb title 022537 The Viking http newfoundlandshipwrecks.com index1.htm Viking Shipwreck coord missing Newfoundland and Labrador DEFAULTSORT Viking Category 1882 ships Category ... coast Category Maritime incidents in 1931 Category Bowring Brothers pt SS Viking ... more details
italictitle File Viking SLV AllanGreen c.jpg thumb 300px Viking under the Danish flag Image Barken viking gothenburg 20051011.jpg thumb right 300px Four masted Barque Viking at Gothenburg harbour in 2005 The Viking better known by the ship type as a prefix, Barken Viking is a four masted steel barque , built in 1906 by Burmeister & Wain in Copenhagen , Denmark . She is reported to be the biggest sailing ship ever built in Scandinavia. Viking was originally built as a sail training ship for the rapidly growing Danish merchant fleet. At that time, seaworthiness and cargo capacity were given top priority. One day in July 1909, while carrying a full cargo of wheat from Australia , Captain Niels Clausen recorded a speed record in the ship s log 15.5 knots 28.7 km h . On February the 25th 1917, she was sighted and boarded by the German commerce raider SMS Seeadler auxiliary cruiser Seeadler . Unusually, the Germans then allowed her to proceed because being Danish, she was a neutral .... Barken Viking won the Grain Race of 1948. There are only ten four masted barques and one four masted ... , Finland , and Viking . Viking came to Gothenburg G teborg, Sweden permanently in 1950, as a home ... in the G teborg guest harbor as hotel Barken Viking . The owner is the Liseberg amusement park. Finnish artist Lena Ringbom Lind n, one of few females on board a ship at that time, sailed on Viking on one ... guano The Viking s cargos Cement Denmark Coal Europe Guano South America Salt Germany Hamburg ... category Barken Viking ship, 1906 See also Grain race Moshulu Pommern ship Pommern Tall ship Windjammer ... en home Accommodation Hotel Hotel Barken Viking Official site of Barken Viking http www.liseberg.se Liseberg Engelska Liseberg Island Accomodation Hotel Barken Viking Hotell Barken Viking.htm Official ... Viking, Barque Category Tall ships of Denmark Viking, Barque Category Tall ships of Finland Viking ... in Gothenburg de Viking 1907 fr Viking voilier sv Barken Viking ... more details
Infobox Music genre name Viking metal color white bgcolor BB0022 stylistic origins Black metal , death ... of Viking metal bands Bands Norse mythology Norse paganism Folk metal Viking metal is a subgenre ... imagery, and lyrical themes of Norse mythology , Norse paganism , and the Viking Age . It was developed ..., as there are notable differences between Viking metal and folk metal. Another characteristic of the style is that nearly all bands claim to have Viking ancestry. Characteristics Viking metal is noisy ... been considered a category of folk metal . ref Mulvany, pg.46. ref Like folk metal bands, Viking ... 2008 06 16 ref but, unlike folk metal, Viking metal typically avoids non standard instruments . ref ... metal screams and growls. ref name Freeborn Freeborn, pg.843 ref Thematically, Viking metal draws ... of an anti Christian or Satanism Satanic nature. ref name Freeborn Viking metal combines the symbolism ... heritage, expressed through Viking mythology and imagery of northern landscapes. ref name Marshall65 ... of Viking metal lyrics and themes. ref name Marshall65 In his thesis paper Reawakening Pride Once Lost ... history of heavy metal uses parodies of the occult in an incongruous fashion, Viking metal bands use ... Aaron Patrick Mulvany has stated that Viking metal... ...is much less concerned with traditional aural materials like instruments and melodies. Instead, Viking bands limit themselves mainly to the use ... that a lthough the majority of Viking metal bands... ...limit themselves primarily to textual borrowings ... historical examples to augment their illusion. This has led to the creation of an ahistorical Viking ..., pg.36. ref According to Mulvany, Viking metal draws heavily on sea shanties and media images ... Load band Heavy Load establishes a case for this band as the first Viking metal group, ref cite web ... of Viking metal are generally cited to be later in the Scandinavian metal scene, particularly the death metal death and black metal scenes of the late 1980 s. Inspired by the Viking themes used by the American ... more details
Viking Heights is a prominent flat topped mountain , 2,960 m, between Tanngarden Peaks and Mount Wideroe in the Sor Rondane Mountains . Mapped by Norwegian cartographers in 1957 from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump , 1946 47, and named Vikinghogda the Viking height . usgs gazetteer coord 72 4 S 23 24 E display title Category Mountains of Queen Maud Land Category Princess Ragnhild Coast QueenMaudLand geo stub no Vikingh gda ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 The Viking Tour is a Norway Norwegian week long cyclosportive and organized cycling holiday offering both timed and non timed classes. The event was first organized in 2005 with 70 participants and already by 2007 some 270 cyclists from 18 nations signed up. Like the professionals Tour de France , the route is changed every year but will typically include several UNESCO World Heritage Site s and places popular with tourists such as Geiranger , N r yfjorden, Sognefjell , Sognefjord and Aurland . Daily stage distances vary considerably from 70 to 170 kilometres, depending on ascent. During the seven days, well over 10 000 meter of ascent is conquered. Most stages are started with a non timed transport stretch where all riders of all classes ride together at an easy speed. External links http www.vikingtour.org Viking Tour homepages youtube MqKFPAjZmWo 2008 report from German team Agapedia M nsterland DEFAULTSORT Viking Tour Category Bicycle tours no Viking tour ... more details
Infobox Ship Begin Infobox Ship Image Ship image File Tor Viking Drawing.png 300px Drawing of the Tor Viking Ship caption The Tor Viking Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship name Icebreaker Tor Viking Ship owner Trans Viking Icebreaking & Offshore AS Ship operator Ship registry Sk rhamn, Sweden Sk rhamn , Sweden Ship route Ship ordered Ship builder Ship original cost Ship yard number Ship way number Ship laid down 2000 Ship launched Ship completed Ship christened Ship acquired Ship maiden voyage Ship in service Ship out of service Ship identification IMO number 9199646 Ship fate Ship status In service Ship notes Infobox Ship Characteristics Hide header Header caption Ship class Ship tonnage Ship displacement 3,382 tonnes Ship length 83.70 metres Ship beam 18.00 metres Ship height Ship draught 6.00 metres Ship draft Ship depth Ship decks Ship deck clearance Ship ramps Ship ice class Ship sail plan Ship power Ship propulsion 18,300 HP 13, 440 kW Ship speed 16 knots Ship capacity Ship crew 23 Ship notes The Tor Viking is an icebreaker and anchor handling tug . ref name VidarViking1 cite web url http www.vikingsupply.com vess vidar spec.asp title AHTS Icebreaker Vidar Viking Main Characteristics publisher author date accessdate 2009 02 01 quote Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ... Vidar Viking publisher Arctic Logistics Information And Support author date accessdate 2009 02 01 ... Norwegian company, Trans Viking , but she is registered in Sweden . She has two sister ships, the Balder Viking and the Vidar Viking . ref name BalderViking cite news url http siempre.arcus.org 4DACTION wi alias fsDrawPage 1 146 title Balder Viking publisher Arctic Logistics Information And Support ... the Swedish Maritime Administration called for the Vidar Viking and the Tor Viking to serve as icebreakers ... 15 years. ref The vessels are chartered on a contingency bases where Trans Viking s parent company .... The contract expires in 2015. References Reflist Category Icebreakers of Sweden sv Tor Viking II ... more details
Infobox Weapon name Viking sword image Image Viking swords.jpg 250px caption Viking swords displayed at the Wikingermuseum in Hedeby . origin type Sword Service history service ca. 700 1000 AD used by Norse & various Europeans wars Production history designer design date manufacturer unit cost production date ca. 700 1000 AD number variants General specifications weight avg. 1.1 kg 2.5 lb length 91 100 cm 36 39 in part length avg. 74 cm 29 in width 5 cm 2 in height diameter crew Bladed weapon specifications blade type Double edged, straight bladed, slight taper hilt type One handed with pommel, variable guard sheath type head type acute distal taper, and point haft type The Viking sword was the main type of sword used in North Western Europe during the Viking Age . Although called Viking sword , this style of sword was not exclusively limited to Vikings and was used by other peoples. Morphology It was a development of the Roman spatha , evolving out of the Migration Period sword in the 8th century, and into the Arming sword classical knightly sword in the 11th century with the emergence of larger cross guards. Blade length varied from 28 to 33 inches. ref name length cite book last Loades first Mike title Swords and Swordsmen year 2010 publisher Pen & Sword Books location Great Britain isbn 9781848841338 ref Early example have single, deep, wide fullers running the full length of the blade. ref name length Later examples have multiple narrow fullers. ref name length These fullers were used to increase the strength of the sword while reducing the weight at the same time. This weight ... might readily be called the Viking sword to do so would be to disregard the widespread popularity ... Viking Gothi go ar , Earl jarls , and sometimes selected freemen wielded swords, while ordinary freeman tended to carry axes, spears or and slings. See also commons category Viking swords Migration ... Wiglaf s Weapon Widget Database of Viking swords. DEFAULTSORT Viking Sword Category Viking swords ... more details
Sources date February 2012 Infobox music genre name Viking rock color white bgcolor crimson stylistic origins Rockabilly , Oi , Street punk , folk music cultural origins Sweden instruments popularity derivatives subgenrelist subgenres fusiongenres regional scenes local scenes other topics Viking rock Vikingarock in Swedish not to be confused with viking metal is a rock music genre that takes much of its themes from 19th century Viking Romanticism Viking romanticism ref name granslandet http www.levandehistoria.se node 2433 Expo Musik i gr nslandet ref , mixing it with rockabilly , oi streetpunk and Folk music folk elements ref name granslandet . Frequent themes occurring in Viking rock include vikings and Norse mythology , as well as Sweden s King Karl XII and the Caroleans . Viking rock is often linked to white supremacy . ref name vittoljud http vittoljud.levandehistoria.se art vitmakt 28 vitmakt 1.html Vitt oljud Vikingarock ref Many make no distinction between Viking rock and white power music, ref name vittoljud ref http www.bra.se extra news ?module instance 3&id 138 BR kad utgivning av Vit maktmusik under 1990 talet ref and there is debate whether Viking rock is essentially Racism racist . ref name granslandet List of notable Viking rock bands Hel band Hel ref http www.dn.se kultur noje mondo avbokar vikingarock efter protester DN Mondo avbokar vikingarock efter protester ref Ultima Thule Swedish band Ultima Thule ref name LevandeHistoria cite web url http www.levandehistoria.se node 2433 title Musik i gr nslandet accessdate 2008 07 17 format work Expo 2 2007, replublished at the Forum f r levande historia website ref ref http www.dn.se nyheter sverige nykopingspolisen beredda pa konflikthelg Dagens Nyheter Nyk pingspolisen beredda p konflikthelg ref References reflist External links http www.vikingarock.se Vikingarock.se Sweden s largest homepage about Viking rock music genre stub sweden stub Category Viking rock de Vikingrock nl Vikingarock no Vikingarock ... more details
Viking Valley coor dm 71 53 S 68 21 W is a valley on the east side Mars Glacier containing a braided stream which feeds into Secret Lake , Alexander Island . This area was the prime research site of the 1992 93 Mars Glacier field party led by D. D. Wynn Williams . Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place Names Committee UK APC in 1993 in association with Mars Glacier. The name Viking stems from the Viking Lander project of NASA which first searched for life on Mars in 1976. usgs gazetteer Category Valleys of Antarctica Category Landforms of Alexander Island AlexanderIsland geo stub ... more details
books?id khcEAAAAMBAJ&dq Viking Records music label&source gbs navlinks s issn 0006 2510 accessdate ... Billboard Magazine http books.google.co.nz books?id khcEAAAAMBAJ&pg PA18&lpg PA18&dq Viking Records ...&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 4&ved 0CCAQ6AEwAw v onepage&q Viking 20Records 20Polynesian ... Chess . At that time Viking s extensive catalogue was largely made up of recordings Fiji, Samoa .... ref name books.google.co.nz In 1965 and 1966, Viking Records released the winning albums for the Golden ... Tumbling down . ref name tui Viking records also had the distinction of releasing a record by The Mauriora ... http rateyourmusic.com label viking record company ltd Viking Record Company Ltd ref Some of its ... v viking nz oz.html 45 Discography for Viking Records OZ ref Selected LP releases Noel McKay In Person Viking VP 48 Dinah Lee Introducing Dinah Lee Viking VP 140 1964 Selected Maori and Pacific Island LP releases Fiji Meet Me in Fiji Authentic Fijian music recorded at the Fiji Mocambo Hotel Viking VP 165 Maori Ratana Senior Concert Party Ratana Presents Viking VP 256 ref teaohou.natlib.govt.nz http ... Samoa Illustrated booklet and recordings 2 LP Viking VSP 19 20 The Samoan Surfriders with Bill Sevesi & his islanders Aloha Samoa Viking VP 54 ref name Show us your record collection Tiki Central http ... collection ref The Samoan Surfriders My Samoan Maiden Viking VE 164 Tahiti Ensemble Tahitien Tahiti Dance to the Tamoure Tahiti Viking VP 319 ref name Show us your record collection References Reflist Category Ethnic music record labels Category New Zealand record labels Category Viking Records ... more details
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Image Northern Europe map.svg thumb Viking Lotto countries in Europe. Viking Lotto known in Denmark as Onsdags Lotto , Wednesday Lotto , V kingalott in Iceland is a cooperation between the national lottery lotteries in Norway , Sweden , Denmark, Iceland, Finland , Latvia , Lithuania and Estonia . Viking Lotto started in 1993 and was the first of its kind in Europe . Draws are held every Wednesday evening and they take place at Norsk Tipping in Hamar . Cost per combination is NOK 4 in Norway and similar cost in the other member countries. The first prize is common and is financed by a certain Euro amount for each combination played. The lower prizes are national and locally decided. This arrangement is different from Euromillions where all prize categories are common. The issue is to select 6 numbers which can be any integer from 1 to 48, called a combination. During the draw, 6 main and 2 additional numbers are drawn from the source of 48 numbers. The first prize is won with 6 correct numbers and the remaining prizes are decided on. See also Lottery Eurojackpot a similar transnational lottery in Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and Slovenia. EuroMillions a similar transnational lottery in Austria, Belgium, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and United Kingdom. External links http www.danskespil.dk Danske Spil da icon http www.eestiloto.ee Eesti Loto et icon ru icon http www.lotto.is slensk Getsp Getraunir is icon http www.veikkaus.fi Veikkaus fi icon sv icon http www.norsk tipping.no Norsk Tipping no icon https svenskaspel.se Svenska Spel sv icon http www.latloto.lv Latvijas Loto lv icon ru icon http www.perlas.lt Perlas lt icon Category Lottery games Category Economy of Denmark Category 1993 establishments et Viking Lotto no Viking Lotto fi Viking Lotto sv Viking Lotto ... more details
Infobox VG title Viking Child image File Viking Child cover art Atari Lynx .jpg Viking Child caption Atari Lynx cover art developer Imagitec Design Limited IDL publisher Atari released vgrelease NA 1991 genre Action game Action modes Single player video game 1 Player platforms Amiga , Atari ST , Atari Lynx , Game Boy , Game Gear , Personal computer PC Mainly titled Prophecy I The Viking Child was a game created by Imagitec Design Limited on Amiga , Atari ST , Commodore Amiga , Atari Lynx , Game Boy , Game Gear and the Personal computer PC . Summary This video game was based on a Viking Child called Brian who must enter the Halls of Valhalla and do battle against an evil god Loki and his minions. The game closely resembled Wonder Boy in Monster Land , as certain elements like collecting hidden gold, upgrading the character s weapons and visiting shops were practically identical, despite the difference in release times. These facts earned Viking Child a reputation for being a clone of Wonder Boy in Monster Land , or, according to Amiga Reviews, an inferior copy http amigareviews.classicgaming.gamespy.com prophecy.htm . Programming of the Lead version Atari ST version was done by Mark Fisher a.k.a. Fish, Mr Fish Original graphics were created by Anthony Rosbottom a.k.a. Bliz, Blizzard Music was written by Barry Leitch & Ian Howe See also List of Atari Lynx games References http www.gamefaqs.com portable lynx data 587009.html Viking Child at GameFAQs Atari stub action videogame stub Category 1991 video games Category Amiga games Category Atari games Category Atari ST games Category Atari Lynx games Category Game Boy games Category Game Gear games Category DOS games Category Imagitec Design games Category North America exclusive video games ... more details
for prehistoric island Viking Bergen Island Infobox athletics club clubname TIF Viking image File TIF Viking.png logo fullname Turn & Idrettsforeningen Viking founded 17 May 1892 ground Skansemyren br Bergen Turn & Idrettsforeningen Viking is a Norway Norwegian sports club from Bergenhus , Bergen . It has sections for gymnastics , athletics sport athletics , race walking , orienteering , volleyball , Team handball handball and skiing . It was founded on 17 May 1892 as IK Viking , but later changed their name. The club had its heyday before and around World War II. Its indoor arena, Vikinghallen, was erected in 1935 and to this day generates most of the club s income. Its outdoor arena and home ground is Skansemyren. ref name friidrett cite journal title TIF Viking&mdash et begrep i Bergen last Thoresen first Thore Erik issue 4 2009 journal Friidrett pages 14 17 language Norwegian ref Many international athletes represented the club, including Harald Stenerud , Olaf Strand , John Systad and Odd Rasdal . In the 2000s, race walker Trond Nymark became the club s most prominent member. Former sports include association football between 1911 and 1919 , sport rowing and sport shooting . ref name friidrett References Reflist External links http www.tifviking.no Official site no icon Postenligaen DEFAULTSORT Viking Category Athletics clubs in Norway Category Sport in Bergen Category Sports clubs established in 1892 Category Orienteering clubs in Norway Category Defunct football clubs in Norway Category Multi sport clubs Norway sport team stub athletics club stub no Turn og Idrettsforeningen Viking ... more details
Infobox comic book title Wikipedia WikiProject Comics title Viking image Viking Issue 1 Cover.jpg caption schedule Bi Monthly ongoing Historical y publisher Image Comics Image startmo April startyr 2009 endmo January endyr 2010 issues 5 main char team writers Ivan Brandon artists Nic Klein pencillers inkers colorists Nic Klein letterers Kristyn Ferretti br Nic Klein br Tom Muller cover design editors creative team month April creative team year 2009 creators Ivan Brandon , Nic Klein TPB ISBN subcat Image Comics sort VikingViking is a creator owned comic book ongoing series series published by Image Comics . It is written by its creator, Ivan Brandon , ref cite web first Drew last Bell url http www.newsarama.com comics 010921 Viking Brandon.html title Getting Into Viking with Ivan Brandon publisher Newsarama date January 21, 2009 accessdate May 5, 2009 ref ref cite web first Michael Patrick last Sullivan url http www.comicbookresources.com ?page article&id 20172 title Ivan Brandon Conquers Image with Viking publisher Comic Book Resources date February 25, 2009 accessdate May 5, 2009 ref with art by Nic Klein . ref cite web first Nic last Klein url http www.newsarama.com comics 090407 viking sketch process.html title The Panel ist VIKING Artist Takes Us Inside His Process publisher Newsarama date April 7, 2009 accessdate May 5, 2009 ref Publication history The first issue appeared April 22, 2009 but had sold out before it went on sale. ref cite press release url http www.newsarama.com comics 090327 vikings press release.html title Image s Viking Sells Out Before Going On Sale publisher Newsarama date March 27, 2009 accessdate ref The fifth issue appeared in January 2010, and finished ... Bram Annikki Viking princess, Daughter of King Bram the Quiet Bork A merchant arms dealer Bram A Viking ... refbegin gcdb series id 35800 title Viking comicbookdb type title id 23251 title Viking refend External ... Viking 1 , Comic Book Resources DEFAULTSORT Viking Comics Category Fictional Vikings ... more details
br Rich Vose Viking Skull is a 5 piece heavy metal band, originating in the UK. History Viking ... Viking Skull Chapter One . After top notch press reviews they landed main support for HIM Finnish band ... released their first full length album Born In Hell . Viking Skull was later invited to join Alice ... to Viking Skull not being able to provide Twisted Sister with a 3000 a day backline hire. This hit ..., Bam Margera , asked Viking Skull to include one of their songs on his compilation cd Viva La ... in Amsterdam and Viking Skull disbanded on September 25, 2006. Roddy Stone wrote that day on their Myspace blog ...Viking Skull in their present form is no longer, due to fighting within the band ... to replace Gordon And Darren. The band traveled to America to begin recording Chapter Two Viking Skull ... Sunrise EP . On the 11th of December 2007, Viking Skull competed at Metal Hammer presents Get ... 1 Winner. Other bands that competed were Engel, Goat The Head and Evile. Viking Skull was expected to win this event, bringing in the biggest crowd on the night and being the most popular band there, but Viking ... collapse collapse font size 95 Title Label Date of Release Chapter One Viking Skull Chapter One ... Two Viking Skull Chapter Two Filthy Note September 8, 2007 Blackened Sunrise EP Filthy Note September ..., 2012 External links http www.myspace.com vikingskull MySpace.com vikingskull Viking Skull s Official MySpace Page DEFAULTSORT Viking Skull Category English heavy metal musical groups Category Musical groups established in 2002 fr Viking Skull no Viking Skull ... more details
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