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Harald Hardrada: The Last Great Viking King
Harald Hardrada (Harald Sigurdsson, c. 1015 to 1066) was king of Norway from 1046 until his death at the Battle of Stamford Bridge on September 25, 1066. Wounded at Stiklestad...
Harald Hardrada: The Last Great Viking King
Harald Hardrada (Harald Sigurdsson, c. 1015 to 1066) was king of Norway from 1046 until his death at the Battle of Stamford Bridge on September 25, 1066. Wounded at Stiklestad...
Erik the Red: The Exile Who Founded Greenland
Erik the Red (Eiríkr Þorvaldsson, born around 950) was a Norse chieftain who founded the first European settlement in Greenland around 985 AD. Exiled from Iceland over killings, he spent...
Erik the Red: The Exile Who Founded Greenland
Erik the Red (Eiríkr Þorvaldsson, born around 950) was a Norse chieftain who founded the first European settlement in Greenland around 985 AD. Exiled from Iceland over killings, he spent...
Lagertha: The Legend of the Viking Shieldmaiden
Lagertha is a legendary Viking shieldmaiden known from exactly one source: the Gesta Danorum, written in Latin by the Danish historian Saxo Grammaticus around 1200. Saxo makes her a warrior,...
Lagertha: The Legend of the Viking Shieldmaiden
Lagertha is a legendary Viking shieldmaiden known from exactly one source: the Gesta Danorum, written in Latin by the Danish historian Saxo Grammaticus around 1200. Saxo makes her a warrior,...
Bjorn Ironside: The Viking Who Raided the Medit...
Bjorn Ironside was a ninth-century Viking commander, best known for a Mediterranean expedition of 859 to 862 that reached Spain, North Africa, and Italy. A leader named Berno appears in...
Bjorn Ironside: The Viking Who Raided the Medit...
Bjorn Ironside was a ninth-century Viking commander, best known for a Mediterranean expedition of 859 to 862 that reached Spain, North Africa, and Italy. A leader named Berno appears in...
Bind Runes: Meaning, History and How They Work
A bind rune is a ligature: two or more runes joined on a shared stave so they read as a single symbol. Genuine Viking Age bind runes exist, but they...
Bind Runes: Meaning, History and How They Work
A bind rune is a ligature: two or more runes joined on a shared stave so they read as a single symbol. Genuine Viking Age bind runes exist, but they...
Where Did the Vikings Come From?
The Vikings came from Scandinavia, the region that is now Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Between roughly 793 and 1066 AD, seafarers from these lands raided, traded, and settled from North...
Where Did the Vikings Come From?
The Vikings came from Scandinavia, the region that is now Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Between roughly 793 and 1066 AD, seafarers from these lands raided, traded, and settled from North...