To see more Viking articles, click here. A new book looks at the legendary Scandinavians through their own eyes. By Neil Price One of the most enduring components of the Viking image is the notion of freedom—the adventure of a far horizon and all that went with it. But for many, this was an unattainable hope.Continue reading “The Little-Known Role of Slavery in Viking Society”
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Weymouth Vikings
To see more Viking articles, click here. The extraordinary mass burial site on Ridgeway Hill excavated in June 2009 during the earthwork operation for the Weymouth relief road continues to reveal its secrets, isotope analysis of executed individuals from the mass burial has revealed that they are likely to have originated from a variety ofContinue reading “Weymouth Vikings”
Viking Age Iceland: The Effect of Emigrating from Europe
This 55 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: The Effect of Emigrating from Europe”
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Archaeology Student Finds Viking Trading Post in Norway
To see more Viking articles, click here. Artifacts unearthed at the site include jewelry, coins and pieces of silver. By Alex Fox A graduate archaeology student has discovered a previously unknown Viking trading post in northern Norway, report Torgeir Skeie and Laila Lanes for Norwegian broadcast network NRK. As detailed in his newly published master’s thesis, Tor-KetilContinue reading “Archaeology Student Finds Viking Trading Post in Norway”