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NorseMap- project based @ UCC & funded by ERC Consolidator Grant. Aiming to map Viking legacy with help of general public & to understand evolution of the image of Vikings over past 200 years in fields diverse as literature, tourism, branding & politics

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Our NorseMap website is now live! Go check it out: www.ucc.ie/en/norsemap

07.10.2025 10:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What is a viking to you? Has your perception of them changed over the years? NorseMap is a @erc.europa.eu funded research project where we want to map the legacy of vikings in areas like literature & art, branding, tourism & politics. Comments below -what comes to mind when you think of vikings?

07.10.2025 10:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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โ€˜See you in Valhallaโ€™: how the FBI director waded into the far-rightโ€™s obsession with the Vikings Was the FBI chief sending a message to white supremacists? Itโ€™s more likely Patelโ€™s Valhalla reference was a clumsy attempt to call Kirk a hero.

NorseMap published a short piece in 'The Conversation' about the use of Valhalla in contemporary political discourse.

theconversation.com/see-you-in-v...

03.10.2025 09:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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