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Jul 28, 2021
1 min

THE SOVEREIGNTY OF ÓÐINN

Óðinn is the sovereign of the Æsir, the ruler of Ásgarðr, and to whom all the Regin abide by. In Snorra Edda it is described that Óðinn...

ARCHEOLOGISTS ARE LOOKING FOR VIKING AND ROMAN OBJECTS IN SCARBOROUGH, ENGLAND

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Jul 23, 2021
3 min

archeology

ARCHEOLOGISTS ARE LOOKING FOR VIKING AND ROMAN OBJECTS IN SCARBOROUGH, ENGLAND

A Time Team-style Big Dig is underway in Scarborough where dozens of trenches are being opened up in the Old Town to try and find out abo...

SECRETS FROM TWO RARE VIKING GRAVES SET TO BE UNLOCKED

Livros Vikings

Jul 22, 2021
3 min

archeology

SECRETS FROM TWO RARE VIKING GRAVES SET TO BE UNLOCKED

The secrets of two elaborate Viking graves discovered in Orkney are set to be unlocked as analysis of the burials gets underway....

ÞÓRR FIGHTS AGAINST THE FORCES OF IGNORANCE

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Jul 21, 2021
1 min

Forn Siðr

ÞÓRR FIGHTS AGAINST THE FORCES OF IGNORANCE

Þórr, described in the Prose Edda as the most prominent among the Æsir, bears Mjǫllnir (The Crusher) and fights against the forces of ign...

SILVER, THE CRYPTOCURRENCY FROM VIKING AGE

Livros Vikings

Jul 20, 2021
2 min

history and curiosities

SILVER, THE CRYPTOCURRENCY FROM VIKING AGE

More than a millennium before Satoshi Nakamoto invented bitcoin, Vikings and other ancient peoples were employing an early form of crypto...

ARCHAEOLOGISTS IDENTIFY ANGLO-SAXON CAVE HOUSE NEAR THAN INTENSIVE VIKING ACTIVITY PLACE

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Jul 16, 2021
3 min

archeology

ARCHAEOLOGISTS IDENTIFY ANGLO-SAXON CAVE HOUSE NEAR THAN INTENSIVE VIKING ACTIVITY PLACE

A near-complete Anglo-Saxon dwelling and oratory believed to date from the early ninth century has been discovered in Derbyshire...

VIKING ERA ‘PIGGYBANK’ FOUND IN ISLE OF MAN FIELD

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Jul 15, 2021
2 min

archeology

VIKING ERA ‘PIGGYBANK’ FOUND IN ISLE OF MAN FIELD

A Viking era "piggybank" of silver coins has been discovered on the Isle of Man by a metal detectorist who made another startling discove...

Livros Vikings

Jul 14, 2021
1 min

Forn Siðr

LOKI IS A SHAPESHIFTER

Unlike other physical or astral creatures, there are many shapeshifters amongst the Jötnar. Loki was once a mare, a salmon and an eagle...

A VIKING TREASURE FOUND IN POLAND, MAY HAVE BEEN A PAYMENT TO SAVE PARIS FROM RUIN

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Jul 12, 2021
5 min

archeology

A VIKING TREASURE FOUND IN POLAND, MAY HAVE BEEN A PAYMENT TO SAVE PARIS FROM RUIN

Could a scavenger hunter’s find be a part of the lost booty once extorted by Vikings to spare Paris from ruin? A full-scale excavation ma...

VIKINGS WERE STRIKINGLY SIMILAR TO THE MULTIRACIAL SOCIETIES OF CONTEMPORARY NORTHERN EUROPE

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Jul 8, 2021
5 min

VIKINGS WERE STRIKINGLY SIMILAR TO THE MULTIRACIAL SOCIETIES OF CONTEMPORARY NORTHERN EUROPE

A number of individuals who were buried as Vikings were found to be of local ancestry, which suggests that being a Viking...

‘HUGELY SIGNIFICANT’ DISCOVERIES MADE ON FINAL DAY OF EXCAVATION TO FIND SHETLAND’S VIKING CAPITAL

Livros Vikings

Jul 5, 2021
2 min

archeology

‘HUGELY SIGNIFICANT’ DISCOVERIES MADE ON FINAL DAY OF EXCAVATION TO FIND SHETLAND’S VIKING CAPITAL

Archaeological discoveries are getting closer to revealing the ancient Viking capital of Shetland...

VIKING CAMP TO EDUCATE ABOUT AN IMPORTANT PERIOD IN HISTORY

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Jun 21, 2021
2 min

history and curiosities

VIKING CAMP TO EDUCATE ABOUT AN IMPORTANT PERIOD IN HISTORY

A Wyre Forest arboretum was transported back to the ninth century as the Vikings set up camp...

THE VIKING LONGSHIP: AN ENGINEERING MARVEL OF THE ANCIENT WORLD

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Jun 17, 2021
5 min

history and curiosities

THE VIKING LONGSHIP: AN ENGINEERING MARVEL OF THE ANCIENT WORLD

The favored war ships of Norsemen were fast and adaptable to various conditions....

UNIQUE VIKING TEXTILES FOUND IN WOMAN’S GRAVE

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Jun 16, 2021
4 min

UNIQUE VIKING TEXTILES FOUND IN WOMAN’S GRAVE

To an untrained eye, the artefact looks brown and dull, but it is actually something very special: embroidered wool fabric more than 1000...

ARCHAEOLOGISTS OPEN FROZEN WOODEN BOX FOUND ON VIKING MOUNTAIN PASS

Livros Vikings

Jun 14, 2021
3 min

archeology

ARCHAEOLOGISTS OPEN FROZEN WOODEN BOX FOUND ON VIKING MOUNTAIN PASS

Melting glacial ice along a mountain passageway in Norway has resulted in the discovery of hundreds of ancient artifacts...

Livros Vikings

Jun 4, 2021
6 min

history and curiosities

5 KEY VIKING DISCOVERIES IN BRITAIN

There is so much more to understand about the Vikings than violence and pillaging – as these discoveries and research projects from aroun...

SECRETS OF VIKING-AGE HOARD REVEALED AS IT GOES ON PUBLIC DISPLAY

Livros Vikings

May 28, 2021
3 min

archeology

SECRETS OF VIKING-AGE HOARD REVEALED AS IT GOES ON PUBLIC DISPLAY

The 10th-century hoard of more than 100 objects, including gold, silver, jewellery, a rare Anglo-Saxon cross and textiles, was found in...

“THE VIKINGS BEGIN” EXHIBIT AT THE MUSEUM OF THE ROCKIES TO OPEN MAY 29

Livros Vikings

May 25, 2021
1 min

history and curiosities

“THE VIKINGS BEGIN” EXHIBIT AT THE MUSEUM OF THE ROCKIES TO OPEN MAY 29

Rare Scandinavian artifacts will be the focal point of the new exhibit at the Museum of the Rockies, opening on Saturday, May 29...

VIKING NAMES AND BUILDINGS THAT STILL REMAIN IN PICTURESQUE VILLAGE

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May 25, 2021
2 min

history and curiosities

VIKING NAMES AND BUILDINGS THAT STILL REMAIN IN PICTURESQUE VILLAGE

Churchtown Village in Southport dates back to the Vikings, with names and buildings from this period that still exist today...

SCALLOWAY, THE LOST VIKING CAPITAL OF SHETLAND, DIG GETS UNDER WAY

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May 21, 2021
2 min

archeology

SCALLOWAY, THE LOST VIKING CAPITAL OF SHETLAND, DIG GETS UNDER WAY

The slightly delayed archaeological dig, that could uncover the lost Viking capital of Shetland, got under way this morning as volunteers...

RUNIC LETTERS SCRATCHED INTO 7TH CENTURY COW BONE COULD CHANGE HISTORY

Livros Vikings

May 21, 2021
5 min

archeology

RUNIC LETTERS SCRATCHED INTO 7TH CENTURY COW BONE COULD CHANGE HISTORY

Durante uma escavação perto do pequeno vilarejo de Lány, na República Tcheca, uma estudante de graduação descobriu uma seção de costela...

Livros Vikings

May 20, 2021
3 min

archeology

VIKING SHIP BURIALS SHROUDED IN MYSTERY

New detailed surveys of Viking age ship settings in Hjarnø, Denmark have been completed by archaeologists examining the origins and make...

STOLEN VIKING TREASURE DISCOVERED BYMETAL DETECTORIST IN WORCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND

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May 19, 2021
2 min

history and curiosities

STOLEN VIKING TREASURE DISCOVERED BYMETAL DETECTORIST IN WORCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND

Stolen treasure worth £5,000 and thought lost forever by their owner has been discovered by an amateur metal detectorist in a county fiel...

WHY THE ENGLISH COULD UNDERSTAND THE VIKINGS?

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May 17, 2021
3 min

history and curiosities

WHY THE ENGLISH COULD UNDERSTAND THE VIKINGS?

Prior to 865, the Old English language had been developing gradually, with relatively little outside influence, for about 400 years...

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