Culture&religion
Burial sites
Valsgärde: The Swedish boat graves that rival Sutton Hoo
Some of the most lavish boat graves were uncovered on a farm on the banks of the River Fyris, near Uppsala, Sweden, almost a century ago. We look at how what was unearthed in five boat graves tells us about the beginnings of the Viking Age.
Burial sites
Valsgärde: The Swedish boat graves that rival Sutton Hoo
Some of the most lavish boat graves were uncovered on a farm on the banks of the River Fyris, near Uppsala, Sweden, almost a century ago. We look at how what was unearthed in five boat graves tells us about the beginnings of the Viking Age.
Burial sites
Who were the women buried in the Oseberg ship?
The discovery of the Oseberg ship in 1903 was one of the most remarkable archeological finds of the 20th century. Amongst the hidden treasure and grave goods were the remains of two mysterious women, which helped shatter preconceived notions about power and gender in the Viking Age.
Christianity
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.
Language and literature
What do the sources actually say about Viking berserkers?
Famed for their bloodlust and ferocity in battle, berserkers are often popularly thought of as the shock troops of Viking forces. We turn to the sources to try to see if Hollywood depictions of Viking berserkers hold any historical truth.
Language&literature
What do the sources actually say about Viking berserkers?
Famed for their bloodlust and ferocity in battle, berserkers are often popularly thought of as the shock troops of Viking forces. We turn to the sources to try to see if Hollywood depictions of Viking berserkers hold any historical truth.
Life
Long after your last raid: Aging in the era of Vikings
In an era of societal instability, widespread violence, and Viking raids, growing old was certainly a different experience for people living throughout the Viking Age. We look at how Viking societies dealt with the process of aging and the elderly.
Life
Long after your last raid: Aging in the era of Vikings
In an era of societal instability, widespread violence, and Viking raids, growing old was certainly a different experience for people living throughout the Viking Age. We look at how Viking societies dealt with the process of aging and the elderly.
Old Norse religion
Reexamining the Buddha in the Oseberg Viking ship burial
Two Norwegian ship burials contained Celtic bronze figures decorated with symbols that the Vikings shared with the people who had made them. Research suggests that the story behind those symbols runs back 5,000 years, to a grassland the ancestors of both peoples had once called home.
Old Norse religion
Reexamining the Buddha in the Oseberg Viking ship burial
Two Norwegian ship burials contained Celtic bronze figures decorated with symbols that the Vikings shared with the people who had made them. Research suggests that the story behind those symbols runs back 5,000 years, to a grassland the ancestors of both peoples had once called home.
