REVIEW: The Last Viking by Don Hollway
Harald Hardrada is usually remembered for the Battle of Stamford Bridge, the failed invasion of England in Septemberr 1066. Stamford Bridge is quickly overshadowed by
2 September 2021
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Viking Grave with Full Set of Weapons Discovered in Norway
Archaeologists conducting excavations in Vinjeøra, Norway, recently uncovered a group of ninth- or tenth-century Viking graves—including one whose unusual layout suggests it may contain the
18 September 2020
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
Norway couple find Viking grave under floor of their house
A couple in northern Norway were pulling up the floor of their house to install insulation when they found a glass bead, and then a
11 June 2020
Radar Uncovers Viking Ship Buried on Norway Farm
The remains of a Viking ship have been discovered on a farm near a medieval church at Edøy, on the island of Smøla, in Norway.
9 December 2019
An Elaborate Viking Graveyard at the End of a Fjord
Norway is rife with fjords—deep, canyon-like inlets carved by glaciers that add some 10,000 miles to the country’s convoluted coastline—and at one time those fjords
31 October 2019
Viking longship discovery thrills archaeologists
Archaeologists in Norway have used ground-penetrating radar technology to discover an extremely rare Viking longship in what experts are describing as a “sensational” find. A
22 October 2018
DNA from skeleton puts enteric fever in medieval Europe
Researchers have detected Salmonella Paratyphi C, which causes enteric fever, in a 800-year-old human skeleton from Trondheim, Norway. This suggests the potentially lethal disease, more
20 July 2018
Boy unearths treasure of the Danish king Bluetooth in Germany
A 13-year-old boy and an amateur archaeologist have unearthed a “significant” trove in Germany which may have belonged to the Danish king Harald Bluetooth who
25 April 2018
Viking-Era Stone Carved with Runes Found in Norway
A stone carved with symbols known as runes and dating to the Middle Ages has been discovered during an excavation ahead of a railway-construction project
7 December 2017
Skeleton provides evidence that confirms historical events mentioned in the Norwegian Viking Sagas
Archaeologists working in Trondheim in Norway have unearthed a human skeleton in the bottom of an abandoned castle well. The skeleton provides evidence that confirms
8 July 2016
Hiker finds 1,200-yr-old Viking sword in Norway
The sword, found at Haukeli in central southern Norway will be sent for conservation at the The University Museum of Bergen. Jostein Aksdal, an archeologist
22 October 2015
Axe throwing, sword forging – but no sacrificing – at Norway’s Viking school
We’ve had the TV shows, we’re getting the theme park and now the Viking invasion is extending to higher education in Norway. Students at Seljord
18 September 2015
Castles of Europe Windows 7 Theme, now with pictures
I have had several questions about the names and locations of the castles in the Castles of Europe Windows 7 theme. Below are the 21
14 July 2011
Castles of Europe Windows 7 theme
Update: The updated post for the Castles of Europe Theme can be found here –> Castles of Europe Windows 7 Theme, now with pictures. It
20 June 2011
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