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

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These two small boats were found in a Viking Ship Burial. Which 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 axe highly decorated with silver inlay has given its name to a Viking Art style. What is that style?

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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 gold Arabic dinar is a fake made by a Viking. It was found in Eastern England. In which county was it found?

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This was one of three phallic figures found at this pagan cult site. Which cult site was it?

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This neolithic monument contains Viking Age runic inscriptions. What is the name of the monument?

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It is the opinion of the excavators of this site that they had found the remains of the ‘Earl’s Bu’, a drinking-hall mentioned in the Orkneyinga Saga in AD 1136. Where is this site?

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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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