Harald Hardrada: The Battle of Stamford Bridge
The fight for the crown of England draws Harald into one last battle.
Harald Hardrada: Prelude to Invasion
With Norway under his control, King Harald looks to seize the throne of another kingdom.
Viking Age silver treasure discovered in Norway
“This is quite an exceptional find. Finding this big a treasure from the Viking Age hasn’t happened in Norway for a long time.”
Harald Hardrada: King of Norway
Coming back to Norway meant that Harald Hardrada had two relatives to deal with – Sweyn and Magnus. It would make for an interesting path to the Norwegian throne.
New study reveals height of medieval Norwegians
How tall were people in the Middle Ages? A new study from the University of Oslo has examined the height of 227 people who lived in medieval Norway, revealing that elite members of that society tended to be taller and had stronger bones.
Harald Hardrada: Going Back to Norway
While Harald Hardrada was gaining fame and fortune in Byzantium, much was changing in Norway and Scandinavia.
Medieval Scandinavia: The Downfall of the Kalmar Union
For the ninth and last article in the series, Beñat Elortza Larrea explores the internal tensions and conflicts that caused the dissolution of the Kalmar Union.
Viking Woman’s Grave discovered in Norway
She was placed in a burial chamber and took several hundred miniature beads with her on her last journey. Who was the woman who was buried by Valsøyfjord over 1000 years ago?
Gjellestad was a major Viking burial ground, new research reveals
The ground-penetrating radar data showed 13 burial mounds once existed at Gjellestad, some over 30 metres wide.
How Old Norse and Latin co-existed in medieval Norway
When Latin arrived in Norway, Old Norse written culture also flourished. New research shows that runes and letters were used in alternation.
Norway – Catalonia: Medieval Art, a shared artistic heritage
The online conference is part of the collaboration on the exhibition “North & South”, which brings together, for the first time, a selection of examples of medieval altar art from Norway and Catalonia, two regions at the northern and southern edge of the continent.
Medieval Scandinavia: The Formation of the Kingdom of Norway
The transformation of Norway from a sheltered sailing route to the most centralised kingdom in medieval Scandinavia.
Excavation of Viking ship begins
For the first time in over 100 years, there is a full archaeological excavation of a Viking ship taking place in Norway. The Gjellestad ship was discovered in 2018 by ground-penetrating radar.
The Legendary History of Norway
That the legendary forefathers of Norway are named after elements of nature (and winter) is interesting.
The viking ship at Gjellestad comes to life online
A Viking ship and old settlements which were discovered at Gjellestad outside Halden in 2018 have now been brought to life. Researchers from Østfold University College have led a project to create the digital grave site.
At the threshold of the Viking Age: New dendrochronological dates for the Kvalsund ship and boat bog offerings (Norway)
This article presents the site, the finds, and a new dendrochronological date for the Kvalsud vessels.
St. Patrick and the Ossory Werewolves
How a tale of cursed werewolves in Ireland finds its way to 13th century Norway.
Buried Viking ship uncovered by Georadar in Norway
A high-resolution georadar has detected traces of a ship burial and a settlement that probably dates to the Merovingian or Viking Period at Edøy in northwestern Norway.
Mysterious Viking boat graves discovered in Norway
Two people died roughly 100 years apart. Nevertheless, they were buried together. In boats.
Viking Age mortuary house discovered in Norway
Norwegian archaeologists have uncovered an extremely rare find: a mortuary house in the middle of a Viking Age grave field on Vinjeøra in Hemne municipality in central Norway.
Why are dragons and monsters carved into Norway’s stave churches?
The richly decorated portal at Urnes stave church in Norway has often been interpreted in light of paganism. That’s wrong, according to a new stave church study.
Viking ship discovered in Norway
The remains of a Viking ship has been discovered in southern Norway, thanks to ground penetrating radar.
Viking ship discovered under the ground in Norway
Archaeologists using high resolution georadar have found a Viking ship and a large number of burial mounds and longhouses in southeastern Norway.
The Leaders: King Sverre and King Haakon
The objective of the present dissertation discusses how King Sverre Sigurdsson (1177-1202) and Haakon Haakonsson (1217-1263) are depicted in their Sagas.