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Blog: the vikings - The Viking CultureA blog designed to introduce the Vikings to children
The Vikings in Scotland and Ireland in the Ninth CenturyText of Donnchadh Ó Corráin's O'Donnell Lecture, delivered at the Taylorian Building, Oxford, on Ascension Day, 1997
Chronicon 2 (1998) 3: 1-45
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Vikings: The North Atlantic SagaThe website for the Smithsonian Institute's exhibition about the Vikings in the North Atlantic.
Ancient Board Games 3: tafl gamesSlides for a paper on the Viking game of tafl. The article outlines the history of tafl games. The slides are downloadable as a pdf
'Vinkler på vikingetiden' ('Angles on the Viking Age') Publication from the National Museum of DenmarkThis fantastic publication covers everything from politics and belief in Viking Age Denmark, to experimental archaeology and the journey of the Sea…
Lindisfarne - An Age Borne in Fire - Extra HistoryThis video perpetuates some myths about the Vikings' sudden appearance as a historical phenomenon, but highlights the fear that might have been felt…
Thorir HundAn article about Thorir Hund, who opposed Olaf Haraldsson at Stiklestad in 1030.
Finn ArnessonFinnr Arnason was an advisor to Olaf Haraldsson. His name is often spelled Arnesson now.
Blog: St Olaf - our other saintA blog post about St Olaf and discussion of which church may have given Kirkwall its name.
St Olaf of NorwaySt Olaf of Norway, patron saint of carvers, difficult marriages, kings, the Faroe Islands and Norway. The article provides a biography of St Olaf.
LibraryThing: VikingsLibraryThing is a site for cataloguing your books online. It is possible to search the site by keyword and read reviews that other people have written…
Thing Sites: Discover the Viking Cradle of DemocracyThe Thing Project is a project dedicated to promoting tourism by engaging with the various thing sites in northern Europe.
The Old Norse word þing,…
Det Brente SkipetDocumentary about a huge and spectacular, but forgotten viking burialmound, excavated in 1874. English subtitles. (p) 2009
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History World - The VikingsShort articles about the Vikings.
Bloody Britain - 08/10 - the vikingsEpisode 08 of Rory McGrath's comical look at some of the nastier moments in British History. This one begins with the first raid of THE VIKINGS in…
22. Vikings / The European Prospect, 1000The Early Middle Ages, 284--1000 (HIST 210)
In the first part of this lecture, Professor Freedman discusses the emergence of the Vikings from…
Hávamál: The Wisdom of Odin (Totally Awesome History)In this episode we take a look at the "Hávamál": a text written as part of the Poetic Edda in late 13th Century Iceland. Hávamál means "the Words of…
The Song of the Vikings, Snorri and the Making of Norse Myths with Nancy Marie BrownNancy Marie Brown takes us back to medieval Iceland and introduces us to perhaps the greatest storyteller of the period, Snorri Sturluson. Part of the…
Information Board on the Viking History of YoughalInformation board about the Vikings in Youghal Heritage Centre and Tourist Office
Great British Viking Quest: Episode 1: Journey to the MainlandEPISODE 1 of the Great British Viking Quest #GBVQ.
I take a bumpy flight across the ocean to speak at 'The Viking World - Diversity and Change'…