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

    Jomsborg: The mythical Viking stronghold
    History
    Being mercenaries, the Jomsvikings reportedly fought for any master who was willing to pay for their services.

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

    Jomsborg: The mythical Viking stronghold

    A band of Viking brothers with a strict warrior code of conduct were said to be trained in a semi-mythical fortress in the Baltic Sea known as Jomsborg.
    Being mercenaries, the Jomsvikings reportedly fought for any master who was willing to pay for their services.

    Who were the dreaded Jomsvikings?
    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
    Reproduction Viking longship Draken Harald Hårfagre / Wikimedia / Author: Jack IOM

    When was the last recorded Viking raid?

    Tradition in the West states that the Age of Vikings ended with Harald Hardrada's death in 1066. Viking raids, however, continued long after the Battle of Stamford Bridge into the later medieval period.

    End of the Viking Age
    Reproduction Viking longship Draken Harald Hårfagre / Wikimedia / Author: Jack IOM

    When was the last recorded Viking raid?

    Tradition in the West states that the Age of Vikings ended with Harald Hardrada's death in 1066. Viking raids, however, continued long after the Battle of Stamford Bridge into the later medieval period.

    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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    Expansion
    First Rurikids (Granovitaya palata, 1881-2). Source: Icon painters from Palekh, public domain

    What happened to the Rurik dynasty?

    Ruling a huge swathe of Eastern Europe during the medieval period, this dynasty was said to have been founded by Viking warriors. Their legacy stretches long after the last Viking ship ever sailed and was instrumental in the making of modern Russia.

    Expansion
    First Rurikids (Granovitaya palata, 1881-2). Source: Icon painters from Palekh, public domain

    What happened to the Rurik dynasty?

    Ruling a huge swathe of Eastern Europe during the medieval period, this dynasty was said to have been founded by Viking warriors. Their legacy stretches long after the last Viking ship ever sailed and was instrumental in the making of modern Russia.

    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
    Halvdanshaugan (Halfdan's Mound) in Ringerike. Source: Brian M. Talgo

    Lords of the Hring: A personal voyage into the historic Viking-infused region of Ringerike

    American-Norwegian writer Brian Talgo explores Ringerike in south-central Norway, its fascinating history, bewildering array of monuments and its links to Harald Hardrada, Halfdan the Black and Harald Fairhair.

    Viking Age
    Halvdanshaugan (Halfdan's Mound) in Ringerike. Source: Brian M. Talgo

    Lords of the Hring: A personal voyage into the historic Viking-infused region of Ringerike

    American-Norwegian writer Brian Talgo explores Ringerike in south-central Norway, its fascinating history, bewildering array of monuments and its links to Harald Hardrada, Halfdan the Black and Harald Fairhair.

    Viking Age

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

    Jomsborg: The mythical Viking stronghold

    A band of Viking brothers with a strict warrior code of conduct were said to be trained in a semi-mythical fortress in the Baltic Sea known as Jomsborg.
    SEE ALL STORIES