Should we rethink the role of women in ancient societies? For more than 100 years, a high-ranking Viking warrior was assumed to be male. Dr Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson has been studying the grave found in the 19th Century. Her team carried out a DNA test on the bones, revealing that they belonged to a biological woman.Continue reading “The Viking warrior who turned out to be a woman”
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Elves & Dwarves in Norse Mythology
To see more Viking articles, click here. by Irina Manea Elves and dwarves represent minor divine figures in Norse mythology. Elves (álfar) and dwarves (dvergar) have in common their talent for creating precious objects, skill, agility, and moral ambiguity. Dwarves appear in several important stories, such as the one about the forging of Thor’s hammer, or dragon Fafnir’sContinue reading “Elves & Dwarves in Norse Mythology”
How a Viking king inspired one of our best-known modern technologies
To see more Viking articles, click here. A Swede and American tell the story of how they hatched the idea for the moniker ‘Bluetooth’ over beers. At the end of the 1990s, Sven Mattisson, a Swedish engineer working at telecom group Ericsson, and Jim Kardach, an American employed by Intel, were among those developing theContinue reading “How a Viking king inspired one of our best-known modern technologies”
Viking Prophecy: The Poem Völuspá of the Poetic Edda
To see more Viking articles, click here. by Irina Manea The Völuspá (Old Norse: Vǫluspá) is a medieval poem of the Poetic Edda that describes how the world might have come into shape and would end according to Norse mythology. The story of about 60 stanzas is told by a seeress or völva (Old Norse: vǫlva, also called spákona, foretelling woman) summoned by the god Odin, masterContinue reading “Viking Prophecy: The Poem Völuspá of the Poetic Edda”
MU archaeologists reveal oldest writing system among Slavs to be Germanic runes
To see more Viking articles, click here. By Gabriela Peringerová, eng Nick Orsillo A one-of-a-kind discovery has been made by archaeologists from Masaryk University. At the Lány-Břeclav site in the Czech Republic, they found an inscribed animal rib alongside pottery of the Prague type, associated with the Early Slavs. This unique find provides the earliestContinue reading “MU archaeologists reveal oldest writing system among Slavs to be Germanic runes”