contact: vikingsandartefacts@yahoo.com

Artefacts from the Viking Age and Norman period

See for my blog here and the artefacts under the image.

‘…hold the roots…’


‘It is people like you who hold the roots and give back to many who thought they were lost.’ Rhiannon Scharfetter – Vienna, Austria https://myskaldkonur.com

‘I have been suggested to contact you, a Viking specialist, for your competence and sensibility to the problems of those interested in ancient objects.’ Antonio Barsotti – Pisa, Italy. 

Book Vikings and the artefacts from the Viking Age (published October 2025) image on front: Luit van der Tuuk. (Wessel Spoelder on Facebook group Medieval Finds: “Sometimes you come across a book that manages to present a well-worn subject with such clarity and freshness that it immediately captures your attention. That is exactly what happens when you open Vikings and Artefacts from the Viking Age.
Unlike many other books on this period, this work does not get bogged down in dry dates. It succeeds in a unique way in explaining who the Vikings really were and where they came from. The text is accessible and enlightening, bringing history to life before your eyes.
What makes this book a real ‘breath of fresh air’, however, is its focus on the metal artefacts. The beautiful, detailed photographs of the objects – from fibulae to weaponry – draw you into the story. You can see the craftsmanship and the spirit of the makers reflected in every item discussed. It is not just a book to read, but also a visual tribute to Viking culture.
For anyone who is even slightly curious about this fascinating period: look no further. This book is an absolute must-read and a gem for your bookshelf!”

www.vikingartefacts.com

Viking artefacts

This new website had replaced my website www.travellingnorth.nl

March 2023 I published the Dutch version of a book on the Viking Age and the artefacts of this period of time (hardcover, full-many images, 550+ pages), followed by an English translation October 2025. The book also gives a broader perspective on the Baltic, Finnic and Finnic-Ugrian/Slavic peoples and tribes who were living alongside and with these Norsemen during the Viking Age. In depth I am writing about the distinct various Viking art styles to, as well as their hybrid art styles p.e. the Anglo-Scandinavian art style etc.

The book (Dutch and in English) can be ordered for 60 euro’s by sending an email to the above mentioned email and contact address. 

When clicking on a link to an artefact, on top of the opening page you see what you see on the Home page. But you are on the right page you want to be. You have to scroll a bit down the page to see the artefact and information. I am figuring out how one can be diirected to the information itself. The flipside of this page build-up is, that you don’t have to scroll all the way back to the menu with artefacts on top.

Cover viking book Thomas Kamphuis
Cover viking book Thomas Kamphuis
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Beneath attached are some impressions of my activities.

Antiques Roadshow Viking Age in library of Reuver in the Provence of Limburg The Netherlands June 2016
Viking Age college at the State University of Groningen on behalf of the Scandinavian Society Groningen, April 2016.
Viking Age college at the State University of Groningen on behalf of the Scandinavian Society Groningen, April 2016.
Some artefacts on display during an exhibition in museum Dorestad in Wijk bij Duurstede
Thomas Kamphuis writing July 2017

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