To see more Viking articles, click here. Vikings were not a uniform phenomenon in ancient Scandinavia. They were part of a complex system of a plunder economy that existed in Europe until the early Middle Ages. With royal power rising, independent raiders either joined the new power, or moved to peripheries. The last dragon shipsContinue reading “Evidence of Viking raids in economic and political development of contemporary Russia”
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Epic sea level rise drove Vikings out of Greenland
To see more Viking articles, click here. By Mindy Weisberger Not even the mighty Vikings could stand against climate change. The Vikings are remembered as fierce fighters, but even these mighty warriors were no match for climate change. Scientists recently found that ice sheet growth and sea level rise led to massive coastal flooding that inundatedContinue reading “Epic sea level rise drove Vikings out of Greenland”
The Vikings Were More Complicated Than You Might Think
To see more Viking articles, click here. By James Gorman One of the biggest surveys ever of ancient DNA offers new evidence of who the Vikings were and where they went raiding and trading. Public fascination with the Vikings runs high these days, with several current television series available for bloody binge-watching. But the Vikings haveContinue reading “The Vikings Were More Complicated Than You Might Think”
Digging up the ‘Spanish Vikings’
To see more Viking articles, click here. The fearsome reputation of the Vikings has made them the subject of countless exhibitions, books and films – however, surprisingly little is known about their more southerly exploits in Spain. No comprehensive archaeological study of Viking sites in Spain has ever been carried out and now a UniversityContinue reading “Digging up the ‘Spanish Vikings’”
Scandinavian trade ‘triggered’ the Viking Age
To see more Viking articles, click here. by University of York Archaeologists from the University of York have played a key role in Anglo-Danish research which has suggested the dawn of the Viking Age may have been much earlier – and less violent – than previously believed. The study by Dr Steve Ashby, of the DepartmentContinue reading “Scandinavian trade ‘triggered’ the Viking Age”