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72-year-old Torkild Waagaard has created numerous beautiful replicas of Viking weapons. This is his story
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Why did the Viking Age begin? Whetstones lead to a new theory
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Viking poo helps uncover ancient relationship with an intestinal parasite
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What you need to know about the new Viking sword exhibition at Oslo Gardermoen Airport
Featured Stories
Warfare
These swords were so deadly that a Frankish emperor banned their export to Viking societies
The early medieval period was often a time of political insecurity, violence, and warfare. One of the most important and pricey weapons that any free Viking warrior could get his (or her) hands on was a sword.
Warfare
These swords were so deadly that a Frankish emperor banned their export to Viking societies
The early medieval period was often a time of political insecurity, violence, and warfare. One of the most important and pricey weapons that any free Viking warrior could get his (or her) hands on was a sword.
Culture&religion
Vikings and Christianity: The formative years, 793 - 1000 CE
Today many Scandinavian countries consistently rank as being some of the most atheistic societies in the world. For more than half a century, Christianity has been on the wane, along with increasing amounts of the absence of belief. However, this was not always the case.
Culture&religion
Vikings and Christianity: The formative years, 793 - 1000 CE
Today many Scandinavian countries consistently rank as being some of the most atheistic societies in the world. For more than half a century, Christianity has been on the wane, along with increasing amounts of the absence of belief. However, this was not always the case.
History
A Viking history of Norway: Part 1
Norway has a rich cultural history that stretches back thousands of years. Yet it is for that approximately two-and-a-half century period of Norwegian history from 793 CE to 1066 CE (the Viking era) that attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists to this Scandinavian country every year.
History
A Viking history of Norway: Part 1
Norway has a rich cultural history that stretches back thousands of years. Yet it is for that approximately two-and-a-half century period of Norwegian history from 793 CE to 1066 CE (the Viking era) that attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists to this Scandinavian country every year.
Legacy
The Norse myths that shaped Lord of the Rings
J.R.R. Tolkien was, alongside his genre-defining literary works, a scholar of the Viking Age and the myths and culture of the Norse. His education was centered around Old Norse and Viking mythology, and he is still known as one of the foremost academics of Norse and Old English literature.
Legacy
The Norse myths that shaped Lord of the Rings
J.R.R. Tolkien was, alongside his genre-defining literary works, a scholar of the Viking Age and the myths and culture of the Norse. His education was centered around Old Norse and Viking mythology, and he is still known as one of the foremost academics of Norse and Old English literature.
