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Blog: St Olaf - our other saint
A blog post about St Olaf and discussion of which church may have given Kirkwall its name.
Blog: St Olaf in England
Eleanor Parker writes about the English perspective on St Olaf in the medieval period.
Blog: Stones Ingrained
A blog about early medieval art, and especially sculpture.
Blog: The Battle of Maldon
Eleanor Parker discusses the Old English poem 'The Battle of Maldon'. The poem describes a battle that is also recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, and which the Vikings won. Olaf Tryggvason may have been present at this battle, as some traditions…
Blog: The Day of St Olaf
A blog post about an immigrant's first experience of St Olaf's Day in Norway
Blog: The Quest - Vikings
Author Patricia Bracewell describes her day out to visit the location where History Channel's 'Vikings' is filmed.
Blog: The Saga-Steads of Iceland
Emily Lethbridge's blog of how she travelled around Iceland reading the sagas at the locations where they took place.
Blog: The Viking Origins of the Red Hair Gene
A short article discussing the origins of the gene that controls red hair and relating it to the Vikings.
Blog: the vikings - The Viking Culture
A blog designed to introduce the Vikings to children
Blog: Valkyrja dot com
A blog about re-enactment of the Viking Age
Blog: Viking Specialist at Large
A blog by Dr Dayanna Knight, Viking archaeologist and anthropologist, and artist.
Blog: Viking-Age Metalwork
A blog describing research into Viking-Age metalwork by Jane Kershaw
Blog: Vikingsnitt
A blog about Viking re-enactment in Norway by Ingrid Galadriel of Trondheim Vikinglag.
Blog: Vikingtiden i Norge
A blog about the Viking Age in Norway that was created as part of a school project
Blog: Why did the Viking trading town of Kaupang totally disappear?
A blog post discussing the disappearance of Kaupang i Skiringssal.
Brooches and Smokkr: A Viking Paper Doll
A printable Viking paper doll with clothes and accessories that can be cut out and coloured in.
How to make Viking costumes for kids (or grown-ups)
A blog post about making Viking costumes. it includes lists of what you need and instructions for making the elements of each costume.
Jorvikingi's Blog
Blog about life in tenth-century York and re-enactment
Mondes normands médiévaux
Le carnet MNM se veut une entrée vers les recherches qui intéressent les mondes normands médiévaux, entendu au sens large pour désigner d’une part l’espace occupé ou colonisé par les Scandinaves aux VIIIe-XIe siècle et de l’autre les…
News: In Japan Vikings Are All-You-Can-Eat Buffets
A blog post about the origin of the naming of buffets (or Smörgåsbords) in Japan 'Vikings', from TOFUGU LLC