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.
Pre-Norman Crosses West Cheshire and the Norse Settlements around the Irish Sea
Pre-Norman Crosses West Cheshire and the Norse Settlements around the Irish Sea By J.D. Bu’Lock Transactions of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society,…
Finding Cynuit
Finding Cynuit By Nick Arnold Published Online (2008) Introduction: Early in 878 an army of supporters of King Alfred of Wessex found themselves…
A Viking-Age Shieling in Skarðsvík, Fugloy, Faroe Islands
Almost fifty years ago ancient shieling sites of Viking Age date were identified in the Faroe Islands by Christian Matras, the linguist, and Sverri Dahl, the state antiquary.
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…
Face of Viking Woman Reconstructed
Researchers at the University of Dundee have helped recreate the face of a Viking woman who lived in medieval York. The reconstruction is…
Shetland’s Viking Age to be explored in research project
A new research project is being set up to further explore the Viking age in Shetland, including the origins of the Norse settlers…
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…
Archaeology in Iceland: Recent Developments
Archaeology in Iceland: Recent Developments By Erin-Lee Halstad McGuire Scandinavian-Canadian Studies, Vol.16 (2005-6) Introduction: Icelandic archaeology is a dramatically different field than it…
How significant are the Scandinavian migrations for the creation of identities in the early middle ages?
How significant are the Scandinavian migrations for the creation of identities in the early middle ages? By Jayne McErlean Innervate: Leading Undergraduate Work…
Anglo-Saxon and Viking Works of the Needle: Some Artistic Currents in Cross-Cultural Exchange
Anglo-Saxon and Viking Works of the Needle: Some Artistic Currents in Cross-Cultural Exchange By Carolyn Priest-Dorman Published Online, 1992 Abstract: This paper contains…
The Vikings And Their Victims: The Verdict Of The Names
I am convinced that it is the knowledge that many of the invaders became our ancestors that has caused twentieth-century English historians to temper their language when describing the onslaughts of the Vikings.
Magical medicine in Viking Scandinavia
Prior to A.D. 1213, the heathen Germanic peoples worshipped many gods and medical practice grew out of religious conceptions. Magical medicine and superstitions from the Old Norse literature are discussed in detail.
Eleven years of archaeological research at Rushen Abbey, 1998 to 2008
Eleven years of archaeological research at Rushen Abbey, 1998 to 2008 Davey, Peter J.. Monastic Research Bulletin vol. 14 (2008) Abstract Man lies…
Viking weather-vane practices in medieval France
This paper discusses the apparent influence and, even, spread of Viking weather-vane practices to countries outside the Scandinavian area.
The Danes in Medieval Romance: Myth, Memory, Identity
The Danes in Medieval Romance: Myth, Memory, Identity By Daniel Wollenberg Paper given at the Vagantes: Medieval Graduate Student Conference, held at the…
Manufacturing Techniques of Belt and Harness Fittings of the 10th Century AD
The present study includes approximately 900 items of belt and horse harness fittings. They have been found on the Upper Dnieper, Smolensk region, the site of the Gnezdovo settlement and cemetery dating from the end of 9th to the beginning of 11th century.
Saracen Archers in Southern Italy
The Normans, soon after the conquest of Sicily was complete, began using Sicilian Saracen mounted and foot archers as auxiliary troops: in 1076 they were included in the Guiscard army at the seizure of Salerno
Vikings in Ireland and Scotland in the Ninth Century
Vikings in Ireland and Scotland in the Ninth Century By Donnchadh Ó Corráin Peritia Vol.12 (1998) Abstract: This study attempts to provide a…
Discretion and deceit: a re-examination of a military stratagem in Egils saga
Discretion and deceit: a re-examination of a military stratagem in Egils saga By Ian McDougall The Middle Ages in the Northwest: papers presented…
Spinning seiðr
Spinning seiðr By Eldar Heide Old Norse Religion in Long-Term Perspectives: Origins, Changes, and Interactions, edited by Anders Andrén, Kristina Jennbert et al.…
How much material damage did the Northmen actually do to ninth-century Europe?
The aim of this dissertation is to examine the material damage the Northmen perpetrated in Northern Europe during the ninth-century, and the effects of their raids on the economy of the Carolingian empire.
Vikings in the Nor’ Wast: The Roots of Orkney’s Identity in Norway and Canada
Vikings in the Nor’ Wast: The Roots of Orkney’s Identity in Norway and Canada LANGE, MICHAEL A. Scandinavian-Canadian Studies, Vol.17, (2007) Abstract This article…