In a nutshell An ancient Viking ring inscription, previously thought to require payment of fines in both oxen AND silver, ...
In “Embers of the Hands,” historian Eleanor Barraclough digs deep into the ways that the Vikings loved, traveled and even ...
A stunning archaeological discovery in Norway sheds light on the status and influence of women during the Viking Age. The ...
Tusker Rock, an island in the Bristol Channel just off the coast at Ogmore-by-Sea, took its name from Tuska, a Danish Viking ...
Vikings are one of history’s great cases of false advertising ... Talking about the Viking Age is like saying we live in the Navy SEAL Era. Image All that is true enough, writes Eleanor ...
In Viking Age mass graves in Britain ... analysis method that would provide a sharper lens for fine-scale genetic history. Questions that wouldn't have been possible to answer before are now ...
The Viking Age (c. 800–1050 CE) is famous for its raids and settlements ... offering new insights into the dynamic movements that shaped Europe’s history. Peter Heather, a co-author and medieval ...
In Viking Age mass graves in Britain ... analysis method that would provide a sharper lens for fine-scale genetic history. Questions that wouldn't have been possible to answer before are now ...
The researchers examined over 1500 European genomes from people who lived during the first millennium, an eventful period in European history ... of the Iron Age in Scandinavia, which ended about 800 ...
Likewise, researchers found a “clear shift” in genetic ancestry in 8th century Denmark in which Viking communities had genetic links to Iron Age groups ... of medieval history at King ...