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Livros Vikings
May 16, 20225 min read
THE LESSER-KNOWN VIKING CRUSADE
The first European king to set sail for the Holy land was from Norway, Sigurd I, in the summer of 1110 a.C....
Livros Vikings
Apr 19, 202210 min read
THE REAL-HISTORY OF THE FAMOUS VIKING SIEGES OF PARIS
Ninth-century France proved very lucrative for the Vikings. It was a land marred by civil war and bad harvests, and the Norsemen took adv...
Livros Vikings
Apr 15, 20223 min read
3 FIERCE FEMALE VIKING WARRIORS THAT YOU WOULDN’T WANT TO MESS WITH
There had been debates among historians on whether real female Viking warriors who fought, raided, and ransacked just as fiercely as men...
Livros Vikings
Apr 12, 20221 min read
A NEW VIKING SHIP WAS DISCOVERED IN NORWAY
The survey has now revealed a boat grave in addition to several burial mounds. The boat measures between 8 to 9 metres and was placed in....
Livros Vikings
Apr 8, 20224 min read
THE PERFECTLY PRESERVED VIKING WEAVER’S SWORD
The Weaver’s Sword is a Viking artefact, believed to date to the late 11th century...
Livros Vikings
Mar 28, 20223 min read
£776,250 FUNDRAISER LAUNCHED TO BRING VIKING EARLY MEDIEVAL TREASURE BACK HOME
A campaign has been launched to raise £776,250 to bring a history-changing Viking hoard that was discovered in a field near the south Shr...
Livros Vikings
Mar 24, 20223 min read
A VIKING SETTLEMENT MYSTERIOUSLY VANISHED. NOW, WE HAVE AN ANSWER
Scientists pinpoint drought as a likely cause for the abandonment of Greenland's Norse communities...
Livros Vikings
Mar 23, 20225 min read
THE VARANGIAN GUARD, THE VIKINGS WHO SERVED AS THE BYZANTINE EMPEROR’S PERSONAL ARMY
Durante séculos, os vikings viajaram de toda a Escandinávia para se juntar à elite da Guarda Varangiana que protegia o imperador romano o...
Livros Vikings
Mar 20, 20226 min read
WHAT THE LAST VIKING RAID ON WALES CAN TELL US ABOUT THEIR MEDIEVAL HISTORY
On 28th October, 1209, the inhabitants of the Welsh borough of Llanfaes at the mouth of the Menai Strait would have seen six longships...
Livros Vikings
Mar 18, 20221 min read
DEN NORSKE LANDSLOV
Antes e depois da Era Viking (Século IX ao XI) os nórdicos sempre tiveram a sua reputação guerreira como símbolos de força, disciplina...
Livros Vikings
Mar 15, 20222 min read
VIKING ARTEFACTS FOUND IN BEBINGTON COULD LEAD TO ANSWERS ABOUT HISTORIC EVENTS
Viking artefacts were found in Bebington, Merseyside which will be examined to uncover new insights into where they came from...
Livros Vikings
Mar 13, 20224 min read
VIKING WARRIORS WERE ACTUALLY OBSESSED WITH PERSONAL HYGIENE?
The Vikings took great care of their personal hygiene and the English men found this odd and repulsive.Contrary, the English (as ...
Livros Vikings
Mar 11, 20225 min read
THE HISTORY OF THE VIKINGS IN THE NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND
An app developed by academics at the University of Liverpool aims to change that, and to reveal how important Lancashire and Lakeland were..
Livros Vikings
Feb 24, 20222 min read
NEW STUDY SHOWS VIKING BATTLE TOOK PLACE IN BEBINGTON
Scientists from the University of Nottingham are examining the chemical fingerprint of iron weapons from the Viking age which was used du...
Livros Vikings
Feb 18, 20222 min read
SCIENTISTS ARE SEARCHING FOR A TOWN SWALLOWED UP BY THE SEA 600 YEARS AGO
Ravenser Odd, on the East Yorkshire coast, was one of many settlements lost to coastal erosion...
Livros Vikings
Feb 2, 20222 min read
NORTHAMPTON DEBUT FOR VIKING EXHIBITION WITH REPLICA LONGBOAT
Valhalla at Northampton Museum & Art Gallery will explore Viking attitudes to life and death through 1,000-year-old artefacts...
Livros Vikings
Jan 28, 20221 min read
EACH OF THE REGIN'S BLESSING IS UNIQUE
Como cada heiðinn (praticante do Forn Siðr) tem uma vida diferente, os aprendizados e bênçãos serão vivenciados de forma distinta por cad...
Livros Vikings
Jan 25, 20223 min read
UNESCO LISTS VIKING-ERA WOODEN SAILBOATS ON HERITAGE LIST
In December, the UN’s culture agency added Nordic “clinker boats” to its list of traditions that represent the Intangible Cultural Herita...
Livros Vikings
Jan 19, 20223 min read
STUNNING GALLOWAY HOARD CROSS 'WORN SHORTLY BEFORE IT WAS BURIED' 1,100 YEARS AGO
Uma grande cruz de prata e ouro da era viking encontrada em Galloway, Escócia, pode ter sido usada por uma figura de elite, como um bispo...
Livros Vikings
Jan 7, 20221 min read
IN FORN SIÐR MYSTIFYING IS NOT NECESSARY
In Forn Siðr the genuine willingness to honor the Regin and to study the Nordic faith and culture are the foundational steps...
Livros Vikings
Jan 3, 20223 min read
SILVER AND SWORDS: NEW LIGHT CAST ON THE ISLE OF MAN'S VIKING ERA
Vikings are thought to have arrived on the Isle of Man in the early 800s, first trading and then settling on the island...
Livros Vikings
Dec 29, 20214 min read
TRAVEL ROUTES AND LANDING PLACES OF VIKINGS IN SCOTLAND TO BE MAPPED LIKE NEVER BEFORE
The harbours, landing places and travel routes used by Vikings in Scotland are to be investigated in a major new research project...
Livros Vikings
Dec 28, 20214 min read
Details about the research that validate the "blood eagle" viking torture as anatomically possible
The 'Blood Eagle' is said to have been reserved for only the most hated enemies of the notorious Scandinavian raiders who lived from the...
Livros Vikings
Dec 20, 20212 min read
SCIENTISTS REVEAL VIKING ‘BLOOD EAGLE’ TORTURE RITUAL IS ANATOMICALLY POSSIBLE
The analysis of the sources of the time indicates that this type of ritual would not necessarily be out of the ordinary and clearly shows...
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