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New Medieval Books: Beowulf and the North Before the Vikings

New Medieval Books: Beowulf and the North Before the Vikings Beowulf and the North Before the Vikings By Tom Shippey Arc Humanities Press ISBN: 9781802700138 How much history is there in the story of B...

Possible Viking-Age Marketplace Found in Norway

Possible Viking-Age Marketplace Found in Norway STAVANGER, NORWAY—According to a statement released by the University of Stavanger, a ground-penetrating radar survey conducted on Klosterøy...

Vikings and their impact in Britain examined in new set of stamps issued by Royal Mail

Vikings and their impact in Britain examined in new set of stamps issued by Royal Mail The impact the Vikings had on Britain is being examined in a new set of stamps issued by Royal Mail. The eight stamps feature Viking artefa...

What is the description of Asgard?

What is the description of Asgard? According to Norse mythology, Asgard was the home of the gods, the Aesir, and was connected to Midgard, the home of mankind, via a rainbow bridge. Asgard was not to be confused with the Judeo-Christian concept of Heaven, even though it was believed to be the home of the Norse gods. Rather, Asgard wa...

Baldinn

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Traces of Saxon town found beneath London’s National Gallery

Traces of Saxon town found beneath London’s National Gallery Archaeologists from Archaeology South-East have uncovered traces of the Saxon town of Lundenwic beneath the National Gallery in London. Fol...

Aflvani

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Vikings as explorers and colonizers

Vikings as explorers and colonizers From the end of the eighth century to the beginning of the eleventh century, a Scandinavian people called the Norse inhabited what are now Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. The term

Yndifall

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Ship burial discovered in Norway predates Viking Age

Ship burial discovered in Norway predates Viking Age A burial mound explored last June in Norway holds the remains of a ship that predates the Viking age. Archaeologists believe this is Scandin...

10 Facts About L’Anse aux Meadows, North America’s Only Viking Ruins

10 Facts About L’Anse aux Meadows, North America’s Only Viking Ruins Recreated Viking sod houses behind a wooden fence at L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland, Canada. / Dylan Kereluk, Wikimedia Commons // CC BY...

Vagga

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Early medieval sword fished out of Polish river is in 'near perfect' condition

Early medieval sword fished out of Polish river is in 'near perfect' condition Images of the early medieval sword as well as an X-ray image. (Image credit: O. Ochotny) Workers made a surprising discovery in Poland when ...

Archaeology Classes on the Oxford Experience summer school 2024

Archaeology Classes on the Oxford Experience summer school 2024 Tom Quad, Christ Church, Oxford University – image David Beard The Oxford Experience summer school is held at Christ Church, Oxford. Partic...

Viking Age Iceland: Advocacy and Arbitration

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Viking “Ulfberht” 9th Century Sword Recovered from Vistula River in Poland

Viking “Ulfberht” 9th Century Sword Recovered from Vistula River in Poland The sword at the discovery site | photo Ośrodek Sportu i Rekreacji Włocławek A Viking sword from the 9th to 10th centuries was accidentally ...

Up Helly Aa: What happens at Shetland's Viking fire festival?

Up Helly Aa: What happens at Shetland's Viking fire festival? The festival reaches its climax with the burning of a Viking galley Shetland's Up Helly Aa Viking fire festival is taking place in Lerwick -...