Food

Lots of food items have been found, but apparently nobody thinks they're interesting enough to put photos online. They're all wrong.
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Object from the exhibition We call them Vikings produced by The Swedish History Museum
Bread Charred bread Helgö, Ekerö, Uppland, Sweden. SHM 26142 (F5812)
Object from the exhibition We call them Vikings produced by The Swedish History Museum
Bread Charred bread Helgö, Ekerö, Uppland, Sweden. SHM 26142 (F4997)
Beer, beef and politics: Findings at viking archaeological site show power trumping practicality
Beer, beef and politics: Findings at viking archaeological site show power trumping practicality December 3, 2014 Baylor University Vikings are known for raiding and trading, but those who settled in Iceland centuries ago spent more time producing and feasting on booze and beef — in part to gain political clout in a place very different from their homeland, says an archaeologist.
Viking Food - Looking for the Evidence
This site includes a link to an excel database of (most) of the ingredients found in VA archaeology. Very useful, but please use with caution, as it lists all PLANTS (not all edible/non poisonous), and has a wide geographic range.
Viking Foods
Reconstruction of the food market in Viking York and a lot of history of times including recipes
The Vikings of Bjornstad
Viking Museum Haithabu - plum, cherry, beechnut, hazelnut, and blackthorn
Food, Diet, and Nutrition in the Viking Age
Food, diet and nutrition in the Viking age
Viking Cooking: a Reconstruction
Article: What food we know (pretty much) the Vikings had, and some recipes
Letter from Iceland - Surviving the Little Ice Age - Archaeology Magazine - September/October 2012
A layer of fish bones
What was life like in Viking Britain? - BBC Bitesize
Viking Fishing Evidence from Coppergate.
Ribe Viking Center garden: Chickweeds (Stellaria media) Horsebeans (Vicia faba) Hops (Humulus lupulus) Garlic (Allium sativum) Cress (Lepidium sativum) Mallow (Malva sylvestris) Caraway (wild) (Carrum carvi) Coriander (Coriandrum sativum) Cabbage (Brassica) Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) Field peas (Pisum arvense) Marjoram (Origanum majorana) Mint (field) (Mentha arvensis) Red Orache (Atriplex hortensis) Ramson (Allium ursinum) Strawberry (Fragaria vesca) Mustard
This Fossilized Turd Will Make You Glad You Weren't A Viking
The Lloyds Bank Turd, found in York in 1972 and lost for over 40 years. Now displayed at JORVIK Viking Centre, it has provided a wealth of information about Viking diet and intestinal health. In the case of the individual who deposited it, neither was very good.