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Vikings: Raiders, Traders and Settlers

Quiz for students of the Oxford University online course "Vikings: Raiders, Traders and Settlers"

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The drawing shows a scene from the Gosforth Cross in which sentry for the Æsir who lives in Himinbjörg by Bifröst, the rainbow bridge that leads to Ásgarð, where he stands guard with his horn Gjöll. What is the name of the sentry?

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Tephra horizons in south-central Iceland. Tephrochronology is a useful dating method in Iceland, especially the ‘Settlement Layer’. What date is the Settlement Layer?

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This Viking Age pagan cemetery has many graves defined by stones in the shape of a ship. Where is this cemetery?

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This photo shows part of a Viking hoard which consisted of over 8,600 items including silver coins and bullion, and dates to c. 905 AD. The hoard was discovered in 1840. Which hoard is this?

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This Norse Period round church is on the Orkney Mainland. Whereabouts is it exactly?

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The image shows a reconstruction drawing of a Viking Age female burial in the Isle of Man. Where was the burial?

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This detail from an Isle of Man cross shows Sigurd roasting the heart of the dragon Fafnir. Where is that cross?

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This heated pool once belonged to a famous Icelandic literary character. Who was he?

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This Vendel Period helmet plate matrix was part of the grave goods of a burial. Where was that burial?

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This scene from the Gosforth Cross compares the Crucifixion with the death of one of the Norse gods. Which god was it?

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