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A Viking Age Comb from Denmark

Comb your hair in runes.

An Introduction to the Ludwigslied

First part discussing the provenance of the Ludwigslied.

Data Analysis on the Battle of Clontarf

New analysing techniques for medieval manuscripts.

Rune Engraving. Source: The Viking Archive

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Not just a database on Celtic Studies.

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BL experts on medieval manuscripts.

Gesta Danorum

The other chronicle to consult for the Viking Age. Period.

II Aethelred

An Anglo-Saxon – Viking treaty.

Manuscript and Glasses. Source: The Viking Archive

Literary Genres and the Ludwigslied

Which literary genres define the Ludwigslied?

On Giants, Trolls and Ogres

Do you know the difference?

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

The chronicle to consult for the Viking Age. Period.

The Swedish Runestone in Edinburgh

In the eighteenth century, a Swedish runestone moved from Sweden to Scotland. Recently, they moved the stone for the third time. Find out where it…

Unravelling the Manuscript of the Ludwigslied

Could the Ludwigslied have been written at the Abbey of Saint-Amand-Les-Eaux?

Update on the Galloway hoard

Now that’s interesting. The Galloway hoard, that’s considered a ‘Viking’ hoard, just turned out a little Anglo-Saxon as well! Read the updated article A New…

Volcanoes and Poems

The impact of a volcanic eruption on Icelandic medieval society.

Yuletide Stories

Let’s Celebrate!

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International Law meets Vikings?

II Aethelred

An Anglo-Saxon – Viking treaty.

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Hi! I’m Ingrid. Medieval literature is my passion since my university days. Aren’t the Middle Ages are a fascinating place? At least, I think so.…

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Celebrating!

The Viking Age Archive is celebrating is fifth anniversary in 2020! The site has seen plenty of face lifts and changes, but the articles always…

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Who’s Who in the Viking Age

A new Viking Site in North America?

When space archaeology finds its metal.

A Sword and A Settlement

From Scotland to Turkey.

Archaeological Excavations in Trondheim

A boat burial in Trondheim?

Bribirska Glavica

Inscription on Croatian hilltop dates back to Viking Age and refers to Scandinavia.

Canada

Norse sites and settlement in Canada.

Croats and Vikings

Is there a link, or not?

Dorestad

About a medieval Dutch trading town.

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A thing project.

Greenland

Living on the Viking Western Frontier.

Hålogaland

One of the most northern parts of Norway.

Lewis and Harris

The Viking Age on the island where the Lewis Chessmen were found.

Lindisfarne Island

The attack on Lindisfarne heralded the arrival of the Vikings in Anglo-Saxon England.

Lost Viking Settlements: 1. Introduction

In search of ruins, and why they crumbled.

Lost Viking Settlements: 2. The Western Frontier (Part 1)

Ragnarök on the Viking Western Frontier.

Lost Viking Settlements: 2. The Western Frontier (Part 2)

A little more Ragnarök on the Viking Western Frontier.

Lost Viking Settlements: 3. Iceland Before the Age of Settlement (Part 1)

The lost Icelandic sites that pre-date the Age of Settlement.

Lost Viking Settlements: 3. Iceland’s Age of Settlement (part 2)

When the settlers finally arrive on this island in the North Atlantic…

Lost Viking Settlements: 3. Icelandic Commonwealth Era (part 3)

The lost settlements of the Icelandic Commonwealth Era.

Photo: Ely cathedral

Just wanted to share this amazing photo of Ely cathedral. A building is linked to so many events and people in Anglo-Saxon England during the…

Repton

A Viking winter camp in the U.K. that’s being thoroughly investigated.

Sigtuna’s International Demographics

Genomic studies are published at a fast rate these days.

The Thing at Thynghowe

Robin Hood ever know he lived on top of a Viking Age site?

Vikings in Asselt

Were there ever Vikings in Asselt?

Article: did all start at Lindisfarne?

A new scholarly publication that questions our idea that Viking activity started only with the Lindisfarne raid. I found this via the ever-informative web site…