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New research has identified a possible Viking thing (parliament) site on Bute in the Hebrides. It is suggested that Ketill flatnose may have been…

Canmore is a database of heritage sites in Scotland that is compiled and maintained by Historic Environment Scotland. This link is a search for all…

The remains of a church from c.1300 at Quassiarsuk (Brattahlid / Brattahlíð) in Greenland. Remains of an earlier church were found under these…

TV series from NRK about Norway's Viking Age and medieval past with Arne Hjeltnes and Frode Iversen.

Universitetsmuseenes fotoportal is an online collection of photographs from six Norwegian universities. The link takes you to all Viking Age items

Excavations at Bryndum have revealed the presence of a previously unknown, late Viking Age burial place near the church.

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This video is about Jesse Byock's interdisciplinary research in Iceland. The material discuss the use of sagas, history and…

The website for the Melting Pot project which proposes to use cutting-edge techniques to study how food and cooking were used to forge social…

Excavations at the Brough of Deerness have found a high-status, Norse settlement.

Makt og maktsentre i vikingtid og middelalder: Maktsentre på Østlandet fra ca. 800 til 1200 e. Kr. i Snorre og arkeologiske kilder

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The Viking Archaeology Blog is concerned with news reports featuring Viking period archaeology. It was primarily constructed as a source for the…

An introduction to the early medieval period in West Yorkshire.

Professor Neil Price delivers the third of three lectures, September 27, 2012, focusing on the fundamental role that narrative, storytelling and…

Professor Neil Price delivers the second of three lectures, September 26, 2012, focusing on the fundamental role that narrative, storytelling and…

Professor Neil Price delivers the first of three lectures, September 25, 2012, focusing on the fundamental role that narrative, storytelling and…

Archaeology News from Past Horizons. Report on archaeological findings in Trondheim, Norway.

Documentary about a huge and spectacular, but forgotten viking burialmound, excavated in 1874. English subtitles. (p) 2009
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The following clip shows an attempt at reconstructing a Viking Age shield boss (type R564). The purpose of the forging was to better understand the…

This contribution explores an aspect of boat burials in the second half of the first millennium ad across Northern Europe, specifically boat burials…

A blog designed to introduce the Vikings to children

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