The ubiquitous Viking warship is perhaps the most high-profile symbol of early medieval Scandinavians.
War on the Waterways: Maritime Conflict in the Viking Age in the North Sea Region
January 30, 2015 By
Vikings’ homes would have been very polluted, researchers find
January 21, 2015 By
Danish researchers have found that the fires used for cooking and heat in Viking-era houses would have caused significant indoor air pollution.
What do we think of the Vikings and what did the Vikings think of Cleveland?
January 8, 2015 By
The popular perception of Vikings is that they were pagan warriors, picking on the rich Christian settlements of the British Isles with impunity.
Vital Factors in the Success of the Vikings
January 5, 2015 By
Viking raids in Western Europe met with an easy success which is rather astonishing.
Winter, snow and cold in the life of the Westviking
January 3, 2015 By
The main purpose of this paper is to examine how the Westviking were influenced by winter, snow and cold in their day-to-day life as they were making progress in the West.
Spanish Vikings: Searching for the Norse presence in Iberia
December 19, 2014 By
The fearsome reputation of the Vikings has made them the subject of countless exhibitions, books and films – however, surprisingly little is known about their more southerly exploits in Spain.
Bad Heritage: The Vikings in North America
December 15, 2014 By
I’ll propose that few times are more Immemorial than the medieval, which I think helps explain why the North American Norse have been promoted so heavily. It’s not just their priority among European arrivals; it’s that they’re medieval arrivals.
Change in Northern Winds: A Modern Review of the Viking Siege of Paris 845
December 11, 2014 By
Paris has been besieged many times throughout history, yet the Siege of Paris by the Vikings in 845 remains a significant episode in this larger chronology.
Viking Hall discovered in Sweden
December 8, 2014 By
A Viking feasting hall measuring about 47.5 metres in length has been identified near Vadstena in central Sweden.
Thousand-year-old crucible provides more evidence of the Vikings in Canada’s Arctic
December 5, 2014 By
Although it was found about fifty years ago, archaeologists have just determined that a small stone container discovered on Baffin Island in Canada’s Arctic region was actually part of metallurgical equipment used by the Vikings around the year 1000 A.D.
The Viking (1928): ‘where Norse maids wear rather short skirts and cute winged metal helmets’
November 30, 2014 By
For its corny helmet and scantily clad damsels in distress with matching horns or wings, it asks the right question humanity has been asking from the beginning.
Norsemen And Vikings: The Culture That Inspired Decades Of Fear
November 24, 2014 By
Thoughts of these monstrous men link themselves with words such as bloodlust, raids, and conqueror. Which leaves one to ponder why these men have come to be forever linked with such carnage, surely they must have had some redeeming qualities?
Vikings Red with Blood and Dead: White Martyrs and the Conquest of the American Frontier
November 23, 2014 By
In 1898, a Swedish American immigrant unearthed a mysterious stone from a Minnesota farm field.
The Viking Language of the Highlands and Islands: Reconstructing the Norn Language from Old Norse
November 18, 2014 By
The Orkney and Shetland islands of Scotland were at one time colonized by Vikings and belonged firmly within the field of Scandinavian cultural influence. During this time the people of these archipelagos spoke a unique language known as Norn which evolved from the Old Norse language.
The Orkney Islands in the Viking Age
November 12, 2014 By
How and when did Orkney become such a key player in the relations between Norway and Scotland? Were the Earls of Orkney a barrier to war between the nations?
Which Famous Viking Are You?
November 7, 2014 By
Do you sail the Sea of Worms and trade with the Skraelings? Perhaps you’re in service to the Romans-Who-Speak-Greek in Miklagaard.
Who Would You Fight for in 1066?
November 4, 2014 By
It’s the year 1066. Edward, the King of England, has just died. Edward named his successor as Harold Godwinson, but Edward’s cousin, Duke William of Normandy, claims the king had promised him the crown. As William plans to invade England, there is another invasion brewing to claim the throne – led by Harald Hardrada, the King of Norway. It’s a time of turmoil, betrayal and bloodshed… who would you fight for?
Remediating Viking Origins: Genetic Code as Archival Memory of the Remote Past
October 17, 2014 By
In this article we explore how the remote past is made relevant in the present for participants in a study of population genetics in the UK.
Viking Hoard discovered in Scotland
October 13, 2014 By
Scottish officials announced today “a hugely significant find” – the discovery of a Viking Hoard in Dumfries. Over 100 artifacts dating back to the 9th and 10th century have been found, including a solid silver cross and a Carolingian pot.
Viking Chiefs, Irish Kings and Exported Princesses
October 12, 2014 By
One of the earliest records which we have of the Deisi, the native kingdom in which Viking Woodstown were constructed, is their origin legend
Can you solve Odin’s Riddles?
October 9, 2014 By
Here are 14 riddles that the Norse god Odin says to King Heidrek. Can you solve them?
Earl Rögnvaldr of Orkney, a Poet of the Viking Diaspora
October 8, 2014 By
Kali Kolsson, later Rögnvaldr, Earl of Orkney, ca. 1103–1158, is a truly international figure. He was born in Noway. He travelled to England with some traders in his youth. He then came to power in Northern Scotland.
Vikings, the barbaric heroes: exploring the Viking image in museums in Iceland and England and its impact on identity
October 6, 2014 By
This study analyses the responses of Icelandic and English individuals in regards to their views on the Viking image as represented within museums and in society.
Houses and domestic life in the Viking Age and medieval period
September 28, 2014 By
This thesis examines the representations of houses as physical structures in the Íslendingasögur with specific emphasis on the material aspect of housing culture in the Viking Age and medieval period, as well as the interactions between material culture and text.
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