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    Being mercenaries, the Jomsvikings reportedly fought for any master who was willing to pay for their services.

    Who were the dreaded Jomsvikings?
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    Jomsborg's precise location and its overall existence have still not been confirmed.

    Jomsborg: The mythical Viking stronghold
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    Leszek Gardeła examines an axe found in a suspected female warrior's grave.

    How are Vikings connected to the Slavs?
    History
    The golden piece has a Latin engraving on it, which references the Viking King Harald Bluetooth.

    The fascinating story of the Curmsun Disc, which references Viking King Harald Bluetooth
    Being mercenaries, the Jomsvikings reportedly fought for any master who was willing to pay for their services.

    Who were the dreaded Jomsvikings?

    The Jomsvikings, residents of the legendary Viking stronghold of Jomsborg, were a mythical order of Viking mercenaries who supposedly lived in the 10th and 11th centuries. 
    Jomsborg's precise location and its overall existence have still not been confirmed.

    Jomsborg: The mythical Viking stronghold
    Leszek Gardeła examines an axe found in a suspected female warrior's grave.

    How are Vikings connected to the Slavs?
    The golden piece has a Latin engraving on it, which references the Viking King Harald Bluetooth.

    The fascinating story of the Curmsun Disc, which references Viking King Harald Bluetooth

    End of the Viking Age
    Yet by the mid-11th century CE, if we are to take the traditional historians' view, these Scandinavian historical stars were burnt out.

    Which event ended the Viking era?

    The exact ending of the "Viking Age" (c. 793 – 1066 CE) is just one of the many current controversies historians love arguing about.

    End of the Viking Age
    Yet by the mid-11th century CE, if we are to take the traditional historians' view, these Scandinavian historical stars were burnt out.

    Which event ended the Viking era?

    The exact ending of the "Viking Age" (c. 793 – 1066 CE) is just one of the many current controversies historians love arguing about.

    End of the Viking Age

     Harald Hardrada was recognized as a very successful and competent military leader.

    Who was Harald Hardrada, the king of Norway whose death marked the end of the Viking Age?

    Harald Hardrada, or Harald III Sigurdson, is also known as "the last real Viking," and he was a person that many people considered a real Viking king. 
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    Only two records of the alleged Viking siege of Constantinople in 860 CE have been passed down to us.

    Did the Vikings really lay siege to Constantinople in 860 CE?

    Long before Vladimir Putin gave the world his "interpretation" of recent European history, another Russian leader, Catherine the Great, had produced a historical tale, with questionable historicity, as part of her foreign policy objectives: a Viking siege of Constantinople in 860 CE.

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    Only two records of the alleged Viking siege of Constantinople in 860 CE have been passed down to us.

    Did the Vikings really lay siege to Constantinople in 860 CE?

    Long before Vladimir Putin gave the world his "interpretation" of recent European history, another Russian leader, Catherine the Great, had produced a historical tale, with questionable historicity, as part of her foreign policy objectives: a Viking siege of Constantinople in 860 CE.

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     Gaztelugatxeko Doniene on the northern coast of Spain.

    Spain's little-known Viking history is being uncovered

    This article was written by Elizabeth Drayson, Emeritus Fellow in Spanish at Murray Edwards College, University of Cambridge.
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    Viking Age
    Ironside's final days were said to be spent harrying the coast of Frisia.

    How did Swedish Viking King Björn Ironside die?

    Björn Ironside, the son of Ragnar Lothbrok, was a skilled military strategist and legendary Viking king. This is the story of his demise.

    Viking Age
    Ironside's final days were said to be spent harrying the coast of Frisia.

    How did Swedish Viking King Björn Ironside die?

    Björn Ironside, the son of Ragnar Lothbrok, was a skilled military strategist and legendary Viking king. This is the story of his demise.

    Viking Age

     Being mercenaries, the Jomsvikings reportedly fought for any master who was willing to pay for their services.

    Who were the dreaded Jomsvikings?

    The Jomsvikings, residents of the legendary Viking stronghold of Jomsborg, were a mythical order of Viking mercenaries who supposedly lived in the 10th and 11th centuries. 
    SEE ALL STORIES