Written by: David Keysin SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE | OCTOBER 2010 Before construction could begin on new student housing at one of Oxford University’s 38 colleges, St. John’s, archaeologists were summoned to investigate the site in January 2008. After just a few hours of digging, one archaeologist discovered the remains of a 4,000-year-old religious complex—an earthwork enclosure,Continue reading “A Viking Mystery Beneath Oxford University, archaeologists have uncovered a medieval city that altered the course of English history”
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Viking Age Iceland: Studying Iceland
This is Part 2 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 inContinue reading “Viking Age Iceland: Studying Iceland”
Viking Age Iceland: A Story of Contradictions
This is Part 1 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. FarContinue reading “Viking Age Iceland: A Story of Contradictions”
The Old Norse Dictionary
The Old Norse dictionary below compiles everything you need to read the sagas in their original language.
Old Norse Vocabulary: The 246 Most Common Words
The vocabulary below compiles the 246 most common Old Norse words that appear in the family sagas.