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Viking Age Iceland: Iceland’s Immigrants
This is Part 5 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 theContinue reading “Viking Age Iceland: Iceland’s Immigrants”
Elaborate Viking ship burial may have held a king or queen
To see more Viking articles, click here. By Stephanie Pappas – Live Science Contributor It doesn’t look like much now — just a series of well-organized nails and a few fragments of rotted wood — but a Viking ship unearthed by archaeologists in Norway may have been the elaborate burial of a king, queen or powerful lord. According to BBC News,Continue reading “Elaborate Viking ship burial may have held a king or queen”
Swedish runestones open gateway to ancient Viking civilization
To see more Viking articles, click here. By Justin Calderon, CNN. Vallentuna, Sweden (CNN) — Drive north of the Swedish capital for about half an hour and you’ll reach the lakeside district of Vallentuna, a pleasant community with cobblestone churches, picnic areas and playgrounds.It’s also a journey deep into Sweden’s ancient Viking past.Scattered among Vallentuna’s greeneryContinue reading “Swedish runestones open gateway to ancient Viking civilization”
Viking Age Iceland: Iceland’s Settlers
This is Part 4 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 theContinue reading “Viking Age Iceland: Iceland’s Settlers”