The Poet and the Spae-Wife: An Attempt to Reconstruct Al-Ghazal’s Embassy to the Vikings
Before Dozy’s work,only excerpts from ibn-Dihya in incomplete shape had been known from the writings of the seventeenth-century Maghribi man of letters, al-Maqqari…
Vikings in the East: Scandinavian Influence in Kievan Rus
The Vikings, referred to as Varangians in Eastern Europe, were known throughout Europe as traders and raiders, and perhaps the creators or instigators of the first organized Russian state: Kievan Rus.
Scholar finds evidence of links between Vikings and North American natives
Old Norse sagas such as Saga of Erik the Red and the Saga of the Greenlanders have been long been considered among the…
The Conversion of the Vikings in Ireland from a Comparative Perspective
The primary goal of this study is to try to determine when, how, and by whom the Vikings who settled in Ireland were converted to Christianity.
The Enchanted Islands: A comparison of mythological traditions from Ireland and Iceland
The Enchanted Islands: A comparison of mythological traditions from Ireland and Iceland By Katarzyna Herd Master’s Thesis, University of Jyväskylä, 2008 Introduction: Ancient Europe…
Characters and Narrators as Interpreters of Fidelity Tests in Medieval Arthurian Fiction
Characters and Narrators as Interpreters of Fidelity Tests in Medieval Arthurian Fiction Besamusca, Bart Neophilologus (2010) Abstract This article discusses a number of fidelity-testing…
Viking Trade and Settlement in Continental Western Europe
Viking Trade and Settlement in Continental Western Europe Edited by Iben Skibsted Klæsøe Museum Tusculanum Press, 2011 ISBN: 978-87-635-0530-7 Publisher’s Synopsis: The European…
Analysing the Vinland Map: A Critical Review of a Critical Review
Analysing the Vinland Map: A Critical Review of a Critical Review By Kenneth M. Towe, R.J.H Clark and K.A. Seaver Archaeometry, Vol.50:5 (2008)…
Greenland Norse Knowledge of the North Atlantic Environment
The aim is to document and discuss Norse knowledge of oceanographic phenomena including tides, non-tidal ocean currents, surface water properties, and sea ice.
Queer Vikings? Transgression of gender and same-sex encounters in the Late Iron Age and early medieval Scandinavia
Queer Vikings? Transgression of gender and same-sex encounters in the Late Iron Age and early medieval Scandinavia By Sami Raninen SQS, Vol.2 (2008)…
Flying a kite with the children of Hiberno-Norse Dublin: a tentative social exploration
Flying a kite with the children of Hiberno-Norse Dublin: a tentative social exploration By Bronagh Ni Chonaill Dublin in the Medieval World: Studies…
The Vikings and Their Outreach: From Buddhas to Butternuts
Examining Viking livelihoods, trade and cultural exchange.
Climate helped drive Vikings from Greenland
The end of the Norse settlements on Greenland likely will remain shrouded in mystery. While there is scant written evidence of the colony’s…
Sailing Directions of the North Atlantic Viking Age
Sailing Directions of the North Atlantic Viking Age (from about the year 860 to 1400) By Soren Thirslund Journal of Navigation, Vol.50 (1997)…
Runes in Changing Contexts: Viking Age and Medieval Writing Traditions
Runes in Changing Contexts: Viking Age and Medieval Writing Traditions Källström, Magnus 7th International Runic Symposium, Oslo (2010) Abstract The topic of Viking…
Viking Shipyard discovered on the Isle of Skye
Archaeologists have discovered a 12th century Norse shipbuilding site on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. Investigations at Loch na h-Airde on Skye’s…
Dogs in graves – a question of symbolism?
A 9th century female boat-grave is the starting point for a discussion about dogs in Scandinavian graves from c. 500-1100 AD.
Midlands Viking Symposium to explore the legacy of the Vikings in Ireland
This year’s Midlands Viking Symposium will be taking place outside the United Kingdom for the first time in its history as scholars focus on the…
A Pictish burial and Late Norse/Medieval settlement at Sangobeg, Durness, Sutherland
A Pictish burial and Late Norse/Medieval settlement at Sangobeg, Durness, Sutherland By Keven Brady, Olivia Lelong and Colleen Batey Scottish Archaeological Journal, Vol.29:1…
Odin and his Brothers: Common Threads of the Odinic Tradition
Within the Poetic Edda Odin, Lodur (Loki) and Haenir are responsible for the creation of humanity in Nordic mythology.
Medieval Padlocks: An Introduction
Medieval Padlocks: An Introduction McIntyre, Rob Thornforge Knives Abstract Padlocks were used extensively throughout the medieval period for securing chests and caskets. They were…