This 56 of our ongoing series about Viking Age Iceland. For centuries, this island country, unique in Medieval Europe, operated with no king, no great lords, no foreign policy, and no defense forces but which developed legal and judicial systems to limit the violence of bloodfeud and protect the rights of freemen. Far out in the North Atlantic, Iceland was where the famousContinue reading “Viking Age Iceland:”
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Viking ship discovery: Historic dig to uncover longship starts in Norway
To see more Viking articles, click here. The Gjellestad Ship was discovered in 2018 using ground-penetrating radar By James Rogers | Fox News The first excavation of a Viking ship in 100 years is underway in Norway. In a statement, the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (NIKU) explained that the Museum of Cultural History at the University ofContinue reading “Viking ship discovery: Historic dig to uncover longship starts in Norway”
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Viking Age Excavation Could Rewrite the Story of Iceland’s Settlement
To see more Viking articles, click here. By Jelena Ćirić Photo by Bjarni F. Einarsson A Viking Age excavation in East Iceland is revealing a more nuanced history of the settlement of Iceland, involving seasonal settlements, wealthy longhouses, and walrus hunting long before the island was settled permanently. The site, known as Stöð and locatedContinue reading “Viking Age Excavation Could Rewrite the Story of Iceland’s Settlement”
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