Episodes under this tag explore the medieval history of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, including Viking expansion, kingdoms, and cultural development.
Digging for Worms, Finding Silver: The Massive Stockholm Silver Hoard A man searching for earthworms before a fishing trip in the Stockholm archipelago struck something
Beowulf by Anonymous Translated by Gummere We are at the exciting conclusion of Beowulf. In the last episode, Grendel’s mother the ‘monstrous hell-bride’ enacted her
Beowulf by Anonymous Translated by Gummere We are continuing the adventures of Prince Beowulf . In the last episode Grendel attacked Hrothgar and his men
Beowulf by Anonymous Translated by Gummere Beowulf is an epic poem originally written in Old English (also called Anglo-Saxon) about a Scandinavian prince named Beowulf.
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
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
Is it still frigid in your area? Well on the heels of the Frozen movie review I thought I’d add a little bit of warmth
With North America stuck in the midst of an Ice Age it seems like an appropriate time to review the new Disney movie Frozen. Frozen
Judging from the opulence of his tomb, he was a revered Viking warrior destined to take his place in Valhalla among the honoured dead. Laid
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