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“Adding a deeper history”: Investigating the Grønhaug Burial Mound
The Viking Herald speaks to project leader Marie Kjærnet Ødegaard about the first excavation at Grønhaug since 1902 and its links to the formation of Norway.2 weeks ago -
New research shines light on the curious cultural identity of "Conquest Man"
Genetic research into the skeleton of a man who died in the period after the Norman conquest of Anglo-Saxon England reveals the blurred identities of early medieval England.3 weeks ago -
New battle-site analysis could pinpoint burial place of Ubbe Ragnarsson
Paul Harper believes Alfred the Great’s historic Battle of Cynwit took place at Castle Hill in Devon.3 weeks ago -
New excavation could reveal Ireland’s largest Viking longhouse
The site at Woodstown near Waterford will now see its first major archeological excavation.3 months ago -
Herlaugshaugen ship burial links pre-Viking Age England and Norway
Analysis of a burial mound on an island off Norway’s mid-west coast indicates expanded maritime connections between early medieval Anglo-Saxon England and Norway, long separated by the Norwegian Sea.3 months ago -
What did ordinary Norse people die from in the Viking Age?
What were the most common causes of death in the Viking Age? Epidemiologist Devin Teichrow examines the available evidence.4 months ago -
Mint condition conversion: What can a 1,200-year-old coin teach us about Christianity and the Norse in England?
The recent discovery of a millennium-old coin during the early Viking conquest of England presents the possibility that Christianity was adopted by people from Viking societies far earlier than previously thought.5 months ago -
Three hundred years in Markland
The Norse did not merely reach North America. They kept going back, for three centuries, and we now have the tree rings, walrus DNA and documents records to prove it.5 months ago
