MAP82: Viking Warriors and Explorers
Listen Now! The Viking Age VIKINGS! The scourge of the early middle ages. Vikings raided England, Ireland and Europe with a ferocity never seen before.
1 September 2020
Second Viking Age ship burial found at archaeological site in N. Iceland
Yesterday archeologists discovered a second boat burial at an archeological site at Dysnes ness in Eyjafjörður fjord in North Iceland. On Tuesday a burial site
22 June 2017
Lost Cloister Discovered in Iceland
Icelandic and British archaeologists employing geosensing techniques have detected the remains of a large building that may be Iceland’s lost Þykkvabær cloister, which housed Augustinian
8 May 2015
Eric the Red Brewed Ale in Greenland
Archeologists from the Danish National Museum have now proven that Eric the Red, who founded the Icelandic settlement in Greenland at the end of the
1 February 2012
Medieval Market, Church and Pier Festivals in Iceland
The ancient marketplace Gásir in Eyjafjördur, close to Akureyri in north Iceland, will come alive this weekend. From July 16 to 19, handcrafters dressed in
16 July 2011
Icelandic DNA study Shows Evidence of First Americans in Europe in 1000
When Christopher Columbus returned from his first voyage to the Americas, he shanghaied ten to twenty-five of the native peoples he encountered on the Caribbean
23 November 2010
Medieval English Alabaster Sculpture from the Victoria and Albert Museum at the Society of the Four Arts
Event: Object of Devotion: Medieval English Alabaster Sculpture from the Victoria and Albert Museum at the Society of the Four Arts Date: December 4th to
22 November 2010
White Hart Forge finds history lovers who love artisan work
Hammering iron on anvils and scorching steel in a hand-built propane forge, Dan Klug and Heidi Shewchuk turn metal into art. “I’m working in a
11 October 2010
A New Theory on the Origin of the Lewis Chessmen
The Lewis Chessmen are the most famous and important chess pieces in history. They have a long historical and scholarly record, part of which is
8 September 2010
‘Sensational’ Discovery Archeologists Find Gateway to the Viking Empire
For a century, archeologists have been looking for a gate through a wall built by the Vikings in northern Europe. This summer, it was found.
29 August 2010
Medieval Atmosphere in North Iceland
The annual medieval festival at Gásir, an ancient trading point near Akureyri in north Iceland, will take place this weekend. Booths are currently being set
16 July 2010
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