To see more Viking articles, click here. By Genevieve Carlton | Checked By John Kuroski Saint Olga of Kiev was the 10th-century princess of Kievan Rus who enacted bloodthirsty revenge on the tribe that killed her husband, the Grand Prince Igor I. When news reached Princess Olga of Kiev that a neighboring tribe had killed her husband, PrinceContinue reading “The Story Of Olga Of Kiev, The Viking Ruler Who Brutally Avenged Her Husband’s Murder — And Became A Saint”
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Viking Women: What Women Really Did in the Viking Age
To see more Viking articles, click here. By David Nikel Women in the Viking Age enjoyed more equality and freedom than almost all other women of their time. From warriors to farmers, here’s the story of the roles of Viking women. Some recent articles have highlighted gender equality in the Viking Age. But while womenContinue reading “Viking Women: What Women Really Did in the Viking Age”
Aethelflaed: who was the warrior queen who crushed the Vikings?
To see more Viking articles, click here. She is a medieval marvel, but – as the daughter of Alfred the Great, and ultimately succeeded by her nephew Æthelstan – Æthelflæd has been overshadowed by the men in her life. Ahead of series four of The Last Kingdom, we revisit a feature by Janina Ramirez who reveals howContinue reading “Aethelflaed: who was the warrior queen who crushed the Vikings?”
Danevirke – The Great Viking Wall
To see more Viking articles, click here. The Danevirke is system of large defensive earthworks and walls that stretches across the neck of the Cimbrian peninsula in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The defences run for 30km (19 miles), starting at the Viking trading settlement of Hedeby near Schleswig on the Baltic Sea coast in the east, toContinue reading “Danevirke – The Great Viking Wall”
Secrets of Scotland’s Viking Age Hoard
To see more Viking articles, click here. A massive cache of Viking silver and Anglo-Saxon heirlooms reveals the complex political landscape of ninth-century Britain By JASON URBANUS Twenty-two pieces of silver bullion, including both raw ingots and flattened Viking arm rings, were discovered in the Galloway Hoard. Arm rings such as these, which are usuallyContinue reading “Secrets of Scotland’s Viking Age Hoard“