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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.2 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.2 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.3 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.3 months ago -
Why didn’t the Vikings bring Eurasian diseases to North America?
An epidemiological exploration of how the Norse spread (and didn’t spread) illness in their journeys west.3 months ago -
The greatest march that never was? Rethinking Harold Godwinson’s journey to Hastings
Recent research by English historian Professor Tom Licence argues the belief that Harold Godwinson made a hurried march from Stamford Bridge to Hastings may be completely mistaken.4 months ago -
Seaweed and cloudberries: How the Vikings solved scurvy
The Norse likely relied on berries and wild plants to stave off illness on long-distance voyages, including to North America.5 months ago -
Seeking the final resting place of Ivar the Boneless
In an exclusive interview with The Viking Herald, archeologist Steve Dickinson explains why a prominent mound on the coast of Cumbria, England, may mark a major Viking ship burial, and why he believes it could be linked to Ivar the Boneless.6 months ago
