Making a Warrior
@makingawarrior.bsky.social
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
Examining viking warriorhood and its representations past and present
Project info: https://www.khm.uio.no/english/research/projects/making-a-warrior
Today's vikingism: the statue Landnemar ('Settlers'), overlooking the city of Akureyri, Iceland. Sculpted by Jónas Jakobsson (1956), it represents Thorunn hyrna and her husband Helgi magri, who, according to Landnámabók, were the first to settle the area during the late ninth century.
November 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Today's vikingism: the statue Landnemar ('Settlers'), overlooking the city of Akureyri, Iceland. Sculpted by Jónas Jakobsson (1956), it represents Thorunn hyrna and her husband Helgi magri, who, according to Landnámabók, were the first to settle the area during the late ninth century.
Today's vikingism: the replica of the Jelling runestone of Harald Bluetooth that was gifted to Utrecht University (Netherlands) in honour of its 300-year anniversary in 1936.
October 1, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Today's vikingism: the replica of the Jelling runestone of Harald Bluetooth that was gifted to Utrecht University (Netherlands) in honour of its 300-year anniversary in 1936.
The Great Viking Survey is at the Wilde Furda festival in Belgium today, catching some final summer sunshine. ☀️ Don't be a stranger!
September 27, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The Great Viking Survey is at the Wilde Furda festival in Belgium today, catching some final summer sunshine. ☀️ Don't be a stranger!
The Great Viking Survey strikes again! This time at the sunny Ishøy Viking Market near Copenhagen 🇩🇰 Come have a chat about vikings if you're around today!
September 7, 2025 at 8:44 AM
The Great Viking Survey strikes again! This time at the sunny Ishøy Viking Market near Copenhagen 🇩🇰 Come have a chat about vikings if you're around today!
Today's vikingism: the life-sized, voice-controlled Isle of Lewis chess game that served as the set piece for a confrontation between Richard Johnson and Nigel Green in the Bond-inspired UK spy thriller 'Deadlier than the Male' (1967).
August 20, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Today's vikingism: the life-sized, voice-controlled Isle of Lewis chess game that served as the set piece for a confrontation between Richard Johnson and Nigel Green in the Bond-inspired UK spy thriller 'Deadlier than the Male' (1967).
This week, our project member Chris Cooijmans will be revealing some initial results from the Great Viking Survey as part of the Midgard Talks series in Borre. Do come along if you find yourself in the area, especially if you're already at Midgardsblot next door!
vestfoldmuseene.no/midgard-viki...
vestfoldmuseene.no/midgard-viki...
August 12, 2025 at 9:45 AM
This week, our project member Chris Cooijmans will be revealing some initial results from the Great Viking Survey as part of the Midgard Talks series in Borre. Do come along if you find yourself in the area, especially if you're already at Midgardsblot next door!
vestfoldmuseene.no/midgard-viki...
vestfoldmuseene.no/midgard-viki...
Today's vikingism: the township of Viking, in Marshall County, Minnesota. Home to around 100 people, it was founded in 1884 and named by a Norwegian Lutheran pastor.
June 24, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Today's vikingism: the township of Viking, in Marshall County, Minnesota. Home to around 100 people, it was founded in 1884 and named by a Norwegian Lutheran pastor.
Another week, another festival - in the Netherlands this time no less! Come find us at VikingFest in Eindhoven today!
June 9, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Another week, another festival - in the Netherlands this time no less! Come find us at VikingFest in Eindhoven today!
The Great Viking Survey is at the Birka Historical Tattoo Festival today! Don't be a stranger!
May 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The Great Viking Survey is at the Birka Historical Tattoo Festival today! Don't be a stranger!
The Great Viking Survey closed with over 10,000 responses on the meter!
Thank you to the countless communities, clubs, colleagues, and other contacts around the world for taking part and sharing this study.
Keep an eye out for updates as we process, analyse, and eventually publish the results!
Thank you to the countless communities, clubs, colleagues, and other contacts around the world for taking part and sharing this study.
Keep an eye out for updates as we process, analyse, and eventually publish the results!
May 26, 2025 at 9:27 AM
The Great Viking Survey closed with over 10,000 responses on the meter!
Thank you to the countless communities, clubs, colleagues, and other contacts around the world for taking part and sharing this study.
Keep an eye out for updates as we process, analyse, and eventually publish the results!
Thank you to the countless communities, clubs, colleagues, and other contacts around the world for taking part and sharing this study.
Keep an eye out for updates as we process, analyse, and eventually publish the results!
Last call for the Great Viking Survey! 🛡️ Today is your final chance to take part, so find us at vikingsurvey.org if you haven't yet!
May 19, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Last call for the Great Viking Survey! 🛡️ Today is your final chance to take part, so find us at vikingsurvey.org if you haven't yet!
We're at the brilliant Boyne Valley Viking Experience today (in Slane, Ireland)! Do come and talk to us about vikings if you're around!
May 18, 2025 at 9:57 AM
We're at the brilliant Boyne Valley Viking Experience today (in Slane, Ireland)! Do come and talk to us about vikings if you're around!
We asked, and you 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 answered! Many thanks to the 10,000 people who've shared their thoughts on vikings with us so far.
It's not too late to take part: you can find us at vikingsurvey.org for a few more days!
It's not too late to take part: you can find us at vikingsurvey.org for a few more days!
May 15, 2025 at 10:48 AM
We asked, and you 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 answered! Many thanks to the 10,000 people who've shared their thoughts on vikings with us so far.
It's not too late to take part: you can find us at vikingsurvey.org for a few more days!
It's not too late to take part: you can find us at vikingsurvey.org for a few more days!
Only a few days left to take the Great Viking Survey! Find it at vikingsurvey.org ⛵️
May 14, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Only a few days left to take the Great Viking Survey! Find it at vikingsurvey.org ⛵️
This week will be your final chance to take part in the Great Viking Survey! 🪓⛵️ You can still find us at vikingsurvey.org!
May 12, 2025 at 10:01 AM
This week will be your final chance to take part in the Great Viking Survey! 🪓⛵️ You can still find us at vikingsurvey.org!
Don't miss the boat! Take part in the Great Viking Survey before it closes on 19 May.
Quick to complete and wholly anonymous, find it at vikingsurvey.org!
Quick to complete and wholly anonymous, find it at vikingsurvey.org!
May 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Don't miss the boat! Take part in the Great Viking Survey before it closes on 19 May.
Quick to complete and wholly anonymous, find it at vikingsurvey.org!
Quick to complete and wholly anonymous, find it at vikingsurvey.org!
Today's vikingism: found across the UK, various types of 'DANELAW'-marked manhole covers remain a common (if mostly overlooked) part of the streetscape.
May 6, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Today's vikingism: found across the UK, various types of 'DANELAW'-marked manhole covers remain a common (if mostly overlooked) part of the streetscape.
Only two weeks and change to go until the Great Viking Survey officially closes on 19 May. ⏱️ Don't forget to take part while you still can!
Let us hear your thoughts on the vikings at vikingsurvey.org!
Let us hear your thoughts on the vikings at vikingsurvey.org!
May 2, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Only two weeks and change to go until the Great Viking Survey officially closes on 19 May. ⏱️ Don't forget to take part while you still can!
Let us hear your thoughts on the vikings at vikingsurvey.org!
Let us hear your thoughts on the vikings at vikingsurvey.org!
Our Great Viking Survey is about to enter its final month! 📣
Spread the word so we can hear from as many people as possible before it closes!
Don't miss the boat on this one, and show us the Viking Age through your eyes at vikingsurvey.org! 🕰️
Spread the word so we can hear from as many people as possible before it closes!
Don't miss the boat on this one, and show us the Viking Age through your eyes at vikingsurvey.org! 🕰️
April 24, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Our Great Viking Survey is about to enter its final month! 📣
Spread the word so we can hear from as many people as possible before it closes!
Don't miss the boat on this one, and show us the Viking Age through your eyes at vikingsurvey.org! 🕰️
Spread the word so we can hear from as many people as possible before it closes!
Don't miss the boat on this one, and show us the Viking Age through your eyes at vikingsurvey.org! 🕰️
Today's vikingism: this silvered 10 franc coin, issued by the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2010 as part of a wider 'Warriors of the World' series, featuring a viking with axe, shield, and helmet 💰
April 21, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Today's vikingism: this silvered 10 franc coin, issued by the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2010 as part of a wider 'Warriors of the World' series, featuring a viking with axe, shield, and helmet 💰
We've had many thoughtful and unexpected responses so far! Clearly the viking world means many different things to many different people. But we'd still like to hear 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 take!
Add your voice to the Great Viking Survey at vikingsurvey.org
Anonymous, fully secure, and open to all (18+)
Add your voice to the Great Viking Survey at vikingsurvey.org
Anonymous, fully secure, and open to all (18+)
April 15, 2025 at 8:43 AM
We've had many thoughtful and unexpected responses so far! Clearly the viking world means many different things to many different people. But we'd still like to hear 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 take!
Add your voice to the Great Viking Survey at vikingsurvey.org
Anonymous, fully secure, and open to all (18+)
Add your voice to the Great Viking Survey at vikingsurvey.org
Anonymous, fully secure, and open to all (18+)
Today's vikingism: Jacobus van Dijck's C19 painting of the murder of viking leader Godfrid. The work depicts a contested episode in 885 that saw its subject - who had recently been granted a landed benefice in Frisia - killed in a conspiracy by regional elites.
@amsterdammuseum.bsky.social, SA 4877
@amsterdammuseum.bsky.social, SA 4877
April 11, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Today's vikingism: Jacobus van Dijck's C19 painting of the murder of viking leader Godfrid. The work depicts a contested episode in 885 that saw its subject - who had recently been granted a landed benefice in Frisia - killed in a conspiracy by regional elites.
@amsterdammuseum.bsky.social, SA 4877
@amsterdammuseum.bsky.social, SA 4877
What do vikings mean to you? Let us know before the survey sails off in a few weeks' time!
Find it at vikingsurvey.org!
Find it at vikingsurvey.org!
April 7, 2025 at 10:08 AM
What do vikings mean to you? Let us know before the survey sails off in a few weeks' time!
Find it at vikingsurvey.org!
Find it at vikingsurvey.org!
The Great Viking Survey marches on - share your views of the viking world with us at vikingsurvey.org! 🔥
March 27, 2025 at 11:26 AM
The Great Viking Survey marches on - share your views of the viking world with us at vikingsurvey.org! 🔥
The Great Viking Survey is the most extensive study ever conducted on global perceptions of the vikings and their world. Your voice matters: no matter who or where you are, every response counts! Take the survey, spread the word, and be part of this groundbreaking project at vikingsurvey.org!
March 17, 2025 at 11:42 AM
The Great Viking Survey is the most extensive study ever conducted on global perceptions of the vikings and their world. Your voice matters: no matter who or where you are, every response counts! Take the survey, spread the word, and be part of this groundbreaking project at vikingsurvey.org!