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Markland and Galvano Fiamma

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Another story in the saga of 'Who discovered America first'.

October 13, 2021
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Markland and Galvano Fiamma

Another story in the saga of 'Who discovered America first'.

October 13, 2021
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A pair of skis from Norway

The other ski from the Lendbreen Ice Patch.

October 6, 2021
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Guldgubbers found in Sweden

Featured Image: Gold foil from the Aska mound (Wikipedia | Bjorn Falkevik | Public Domain). If you travel up north along lake Vattern, you may pass the hamlet of...

October 2, 2021
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Heads up about a silver hoard in DenmarkFrom a gold hoard to a silver hoard. This treasure consisting of 600 coins...October 16, 2021

Promoting the Staffordshire hoardIn the The Mystery of the Viking Age Helmet, I describe the Viking Age...September 29, 2021

An early medieval brooch from EnglandA metal-detector enthusiast discovered this brooch from the ninth or tenth century on a...September 26, 2021

Who's Who in the Viking Age

March 10, 2021

Sweyn Estridsen

March 5, 2021

Harald Hardrada

February 22, 2021

Adelaide of Italy

November 1, 2020

Matilda of Flanders

August 6, 2020

Henry IV of Germany

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October 9, 2021

The Vindelev Hoard

Featured Image: Objects from the Vindelev hoard (Photo Credit: Vejle Museums). Imagine you’ve bought a metal detector and use...

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September 26, 2021

Internet Myth? The Vinland Map

The sense and nonsense of the Vinland map.

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March 13, 2021

Góa (Feb-Mar)

The end of winter is in sight...

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February 14, 2021

Þorri (Jan-Feb)

When the drought comes... meet the fourth month of winter.

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From Around the Web (101)

A forgotten database, a rediscovered treasure trove of early medieval England.

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June 2, 2021

The Briefest Art Review: The Pitney Brooch

One of the most exquisite brooches from Viking Age England.

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April 11, 2021

The Briefest Book Review (16)

A sweeping history of the Vikings.

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April 4, 2021

The Briefest Art Review: The Birka Ring

A grave. A ring. An inscription. How does it all fit together?

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Góa (Feb-Mar)

The end of winter is in sight...

March 13, 2021
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Culture & Society, Folklore, The Viking Age Calendar Series

Þorri (Jan-Feb)

When the drought comes... meet the fourth month of winter.

February 14, 2021
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Mǫrsugr (Dec-Jan)

The third winter month, and it's still rather dark...

January 20, 2021
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The Romance Languages of the Viking Age

From south to east, the Romance languages during the Viking Age explained.

December 27, 2020
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Ýlir (Nov – Dec)

The month of Yuletide, the winter solstice, of new beginnings.

December 20, 2020
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