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Were women part of Viking trading voyages?
It is only in recent years that there has been a widespread reinterpretation of women's roles in Viking trading voyages.11 months ago — Viking trade -
Woven into law: What a piece of cloth tells us about the economy, gender relations, and power of women in Viking Age Iceland
Once the main export of the Icelandic Commonwealth, vaðmál, a standardized woolen cloth, had a surprising economic, social, and even legal role. Let us regale you with a yarn (pun intended) about this Viking textile.1 year ago — Viking trade -
Navigating wealth: Viking ships as engines of trade
More than mere vessels of war, these sleek ships were the unsung heroes underpinning much of the trade in early medieval Europe.1 year ago — Viking trade -
Trade or tribute? The fine line in Viking negotiations
When do military might and violence combine with diplomacy and wealth? The answer lies in the extraction of the Danegeld, highlighting how people in Viking societies used a combination of commerce and raiding to secure untold riches.1 year ago — Viking trade -
"Nordic gold": The role of amber in Viking trade
Prized for its beauty and symbolizing wealth and power, amber was a valuable commodity that helped fuel the Viking economy throughout the early medieval period.2 years ago — Viking trade -
Vikings and the Silk Roads: Eastern adventures
We know that people from Viking societies were the early medieval period's great entrepreneurs conducting trade, plunder, and pillage across vast swathes of Europe and its surrounds. However, did they trade along the famous Silk Roads that connected East to West, linking Europe and Asia?2 years ago — Viking trade -
Kaupang: Norway's first Viking marketplace
Believed to be Norway's first market town, Kaupang served as a hub for trade, commerce, and cultural exchange throughout the Viking Age (c. 750 – 1100), making it one of the most important urban settlements in the Viking homelands of Scandinavia.2 years ago — Viking trade -
Tracing the impact of Viking trade and warfare on European horse breeds
Through their significant trade network that linked Europe and West Asia, from the Baltic to the Black Sea to Baghdad, people from Viking societies facilitated the exchanges of various horse breeds between these regions.2 years ago — Viking trade -
Danegeld: The Vikings' sword-powered tax system
Long before Don Corleone made people an offer they couldn't refuse, the Vikings were in the extortion racket. The Danegeld – a form of tax or protection money – was extracted, by the point of a sword – by Vikings from the Baltic to the Black Sea, from the British Isles to Baghdad.2 years ago — Viking trade
