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Blog post: The Battle of Stamford BridgeA Clerk of Oxford writes about the battle of Stamford Bridge and its description in Hemings þáttr.
Blog post: ‘Tis the season …Book review of a modern take on Auðr/Unnr djúp(a)uðga's story by Vilborg Davíðsdóttir. Two novels of a trilogy have been published already. The first…
Blog post: A bookish little Christmas …Book review of Alan Boucher’s "The Land Seekers" which is a modern twist on Auðr/Unnr djúp(a)uðga's story told from the point of view of her grandson…
Blog post: A humble collection of booksOverview of a personal humble collection of books related to the topic of a current PhD-project, namely the Viking-age woman known as Unnr djúpúðga or…
Blog post: Auðr the Far-Traveler …Brief overview of the voyages that Auðr/Unnr djúp(a)uðga Ketilsdóttir made in various sources that relate about her. With Google Maps images of the…
Blog post: Bitten by the same bug – A song of Aud and UnnBlog post about modern adaptations of Auðr/Unnr djúp(a)úðga's story to song and theatre plays by the Norwegian Tone Holte and her group Lyra fra…
Blog post: Debunking the "Vikings weren't victims of climate" mythThis blog post considers the evidence for Greenland being warmer when settled by Vikings than it is now.
Blog post: Following up on Viking SailsA follow-up post about the practicalities of making sails for Viking ships. See the related items for earlier discussion on how Vikings made sails.
Blog Post: Foremother UnnBook Review of "Urmutter Unn. Geschriften um altnordische Frauen" ('Foremother Unn. History of an Old-Norse woman') by Lydia Kath.
Blog post: Iceland: Dramatic Viking Movie Set and Black Sand Dune BeachThe blog post features photographs of a Viking movie set in Iceland.
Blog post: KvöldvakaKvöldvaka is the name of an Old Norse reading and translation group set up by Marjolein Stern and Sofie Vanherpen in Ghent, Belgium. Kvöldvaka brings…
Blog Post: My journey in pictures of Vikings in The NetherlandsPictures of Vikings in The Netherlands
Blog Post: My journey to find out more about the Vikings in The NetherlandsMy journey to find something about Vikings in The Netherlands
Blog Post: My journey: Vikings in The NetherlandsA short essay about finding out about the Vikings in the Netherlands
Blog post: Norse Sagas and Whey VatsA post about vats in the Norse sagas from the Medieval Cheese blog.
Blog post: On the Trail of Sail History - the VikingsA blog post discussing the practicalities of making sails for Viking ships.
Blog post: Past to Paper: The VikingsA blog post about different ways in which Vikings might be used in fiction.
Blog Post: Ragnars sons and The NetherlandsBlog post about Ragnar's sons and The Netherlands; Sigurd, Ubbe, Ivar the Boneless, Bjorn Ironside, Hvitserk
Blog post: Rain stopped playDavid is a photographer in Norway, who posts black and white images that include local Viking markets on the blog. This item links to one of those…
Blog post: Religion and Politics in Ásatrú and HeathenryAn essay about the mixing of religion and politics in modern heathenry that considers how different groups within heathenry interpret the texts.