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Viking Battle FormationsA discussion of the probable reality of Viking battle formations and a comparison of that reality with depictions in film and on television.
De Re Militari: The Society for Medieval Military HistoryA search for articles relating to Vikings on the Society for Medieval Military History. Keyword: Viking
The Viking Answer LadyThe Viking Answer Lady is a popular website that began life as a series of articles for the newsletter of the Barony of Bjornsborg, a branch of the…
Video - kopiering av LangeidøksaA video that shows the process of making a reconstruction of the Langeid axe. A shorter videos shows the same but in English.
News: Hiker finds Viking swordA hiker found a Viking sword when he sat down to rest after a short fishing trip.
The Gilling SwordThe Gilling Sword was found in a stream in Gilling West in 1976. It is on display at The Yorkshire Museum, York.
The New Inn, Stamford BridgeThe New Inn at Stamford Bridge features a traditional Viking in horned helmet on its sign. The view in the photograph encompasses the modern bridge,…
Salme Ship BurialsTwo Viking boat burials dating to c.750 AD were found in Salme, Estonia, when workmen were laying electric cable for a cycle path. The ships contained…
Podcast - In Our Time: The Battle of Stamford Bridgehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b011jvlt
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Battle of Stamford Bridge.In the first week of 1066 the English…
Forged Vlfberht SwordsAn account in The Guardian (27 December 2008) discusses how a modern collector had taken a sword thought to be made by the famous smith Ulfberht to…
Tjängvide (I) Picture Stone from GotlandTjängvide I (G 110) dates from c.700-800 AD and is now on display at Statens historiska museum in Stockholm. It is one of several Gotlandic…
Viking reenactors at Battle of Clontarf Festival 2014This is a group of reenactors dressed as Viking reenactors at the massive Battle of Clontarf Festival in April 2014. This item may be useful for…
Torslunda helmet plateDie for making plates to decorate helmets found at Torslunda on Öland, Sweden. It features two warriors in decorated tunics, wearing boar-crested…
Berserkers! The facts and the fictionsThis one has been a long time coming, but now I'm glad that I've said it. It may disappoint many die-easy fans of unnecessary carnage, but the truth…