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News: Exploring Iceland through its Viking sagasNews article about Kári Gislason and Richard Fidler travelling to Iceland to discover the Old Norse sagas.
News: Vikings abused and beheaded their slavesAn article interviewing Anna Kjellström and Elise Naumann about the treatment of Viking slaves in burials.
Mimisbrunnr.info: Developments in ancient Germanic studiesA news service for topics relevant to Germanic studies, their academic study and their reception.
The site is named for the well of Mimir from…
News: Viking Treasure Trove Unearthed from English FieldA ninth-century hoard was found by a metal detectorist in a field near Watlington.
News: Unique Tomb Found in Denmark Contains Remains of Viking Power CoupleA Viking tomb at Hårup in Denmark contained three graves dating to c.950. The primary grave contained a man and a women and the third body was buried…
Skal bygge ny vikingby i GudvangenGudvangen Utvikling plans to build a Viking town as a tourist attraction in Gudvangen. It will be called Njardaheimr and will be a place to learn…
Viking Archaeology BlogThe Viking Archaeology Blog is concerned with news reports featuring Viking period archaeology. It was primarily constructed as a source for the…
Nyheter: Fant 1.300 år gamle båter, sverd og smykkerFour boat burials and several other burials from the period immediately before the Viking Age were found after a chance metal detector find in…
News: Time running short to save Viking ship in IllinoisA news article about the threat to a replica Viking ship in Good Templar Park, Geneva, Illinois
News: Vil ha vikingskatt tilbake på SørlandetThe Slemmedal hoard is one of the largest Viking-Age hoards found in Norway. It was found in Grimstad on 19th May 1981, and consisted of 2.3kg of…
Facebook Group: Viking Lands: A History of ExplorationA Facebook group for those interested in the Vikings. The site is run by Heather D. Linnett.
News Article: Viking thing site found on ButeNew research has identified a possible Viking thing (parliament) site on Bute in the Hebrides. It is suggested that Ketill flatnose may have been…
Shieldmaidens in the newsA study of burials of Norse migrants was trumpeted by the popular press as showing that half of all Viking warriors were women.1 This is not the case…
Vikings in AustraliaA report of a Viking trade centre in Western Australia was posted on the faux news site World Daily News Report. This report was more easily seen…
Viking ship discovered in TennesseeThe World Daily News Report produced a story on August 13th 2014 that a Viking longship had been found in Tennessee. This was a spoof report that was…