By Raquel Brandao A shipwreck resting about 20 miles south of Stockholm, known as “Wreck 5,” has a new identity. It was long filed under “Viking,” but fresh fieldwork shows it is a late medieval vessel built with flush planking, a style that changed how ships carried people, cargo, and weapons. The wreck lies inContinue reading “Supposed Viking ship turned out to be a 15th-century vessel”
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Fangi
Old Norse Words here.
Eimr
Old Norse Words here.
Dansleikr
Old Norse Words here.
Who was Thorkell the Tall? The pragmatic Viking warrior who fought for (and against) all sides
By James Osborne Who was the legendary Viking warrior Thorkell the Tall, and precisely how tall was he? From his links with the Jomsvikings to his role in the shifting Anglo-Saxon history leading up to 1066, his story has more twists than you might expect The late Anglo-Saxon period was defined by ever-shifting struggles for supremacy. AcrossContinue reading “Who was Thorkell the Tall? The pragmatic Viking warrior who fought for (and against) all sides”