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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?
    History
    Jomsborg's precise location and its overall existence have still not been confirmed.

    Jomsborg: The mythical Viking stronghold
    History
    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
    The reign of King Sverre was almost two decades long and full of energetic reform.

    Who was Sverre Sigurdsson, the excommunicated King who reformed Medieval Norway?

    Historians have labeled him as one of the most consequential and important kings in Norwegian history. However, ask most Norwegians today, and they’ll struggle to tell you much about King Sverre Sigurdsson.

    End of the Viking Age
    The reign of King Sverre was almost two decades long and full of energetic reform.

    Who was Sverre Sigurdsson, the excommunicated King who reformed Medieval Norway?

    Historians have labeled him as one of the most consequential and important kings in Norwegian history. However, ask most Norwegians today, and they’ll struggle to tell you much about King Sverre Sigurdsson.

    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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    The Parish Church of Saint Mary the Virgin in Martham is a symbol of the area's rich and intriguing past.

    The Isle of Flegg: Did the Vikings settle in a remote part of Norfolk, UK?

    Peaceful Vikings: they came, they saw, they farmed. Or did they?

    Expansion
    The Parish Church of Saint Mary the Virgin in Martham is a symbol of the area's rich and intriguing past.

    The Isle of Flegg: Did the Vikings settle in a remote part of Norfolk, UK?

    Peaceful Vikings: they came, they saw, they farmed. Or did they?

    Expansion

     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
    During a voyage from Norway to the Faroe Islands, Naddodd inadvertently became the first Norseman to lay eyes on Iceland's shores.

    Naddodd: The Viking explorer behind Iceland's accidental discovery

    Sometimes, history is made by accident. Such was the case when a Viking-era Norwegian explorer, Naddodd, was blown off course from the Faroe Islands and "discovered" Iceland. This is a story of epic adventure and accidental exploration.

    Viking Age
    During a voyage from Norway to the Faroe Islands, Naddodd inadvertently became the first Norseman to lay eyes on Iceland's shores.

    Naddodd: The Viking explorer behind Iceland's accidental discovery

    Sometimes, history is made by accident. Such was the case when a Viking-era Norwegian explorer, Naddodd, was blown off course from the Faroe Islands and "discovered" Iceland. This is a story of epic adventure and accidental exploration.

    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