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A short article on page 2 of Queensland’s ‘The Brisbane Courier’ newspaper on August 12, 1908. The uncredited article reports on a Viking ‘Dragon Ship’, probably a replica or recreation of a Viking-Age ship with a carved…

A newspaper article about a Viking Dragon Ship on page 29 of the Brisbane newspaper The Queenslander on 18 July, 1908. The recreation ship filled up most of St Paul’s Hall and included shields with emblems along its sides, a prow consisting of…

A newspaper article on page 7 of the Queensland newspaper The Brisbane Courier on 11 August, 1908. The article reports on the reopening of the Viking Dragon Ship at St Paul’s Hall, and the accompanying entertainment. Described as a…

An illustrated story on page 48? Of the Brisbane newspaper, The Queenslander, published on 23 November, 1907. The story by Jennie Hall is about a young Viking from Denmark named Olaf who, as the youngest son, has to ‘go a-Viking’…

An article on page 8 of the Brisbane Courier newspaper on December 29, 1930. The article reports on the forthcoming excavations of the main Viking trading centre of the ninth to eleventh centuries, Hedeby. The site is now in northern Germany in South…

War Sword is a store specialising in swords and armour in the Brisbane suburb of Carina, Queensland. They sell various re-creations of medieval weapons, including axes, halberds, shields, spears, swords, and helmets and full suits of armour. There…