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    • Unfortunately, little is known of Ellisiv's time as Queen Consort of Norway.
      Who was Ellisiv, Norway's last Viking Queen?
      The Viking Age (c.793 - 1066 CE) in Norway is said to have ended with the felling of Harald Hardrada on the battlefield at Stamford Bridge. Yet his wife, Ellisiv, was said to be as much a force of nature as her more famous husband.
      3 weeks ago — History
    • Princess Jelisaveta of the Kyivan Rus married Harald Hardråde, the last Norwegian Viking king.
      Exhibition on Vikings in the Kievan Rus opens in Oslo's Historical Museum
      A new exhibition - launched on November 22 - tackles Scandinavia's relationship with the Kievan Rus. You can see it at Oslo's Historical Museum lecture hall until November 27.
      2 months ago — News
    • The modern nations of Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine all trace their ancestry back to the early medieval entity of Kievan Rus.
      The Viking history of Belarus: A primer
      Long before Alexander Lukashenko's iron regime alienated the rest of Europe, Belarus had long historical and cultural connections linking it with other European countries.
      2 months ago — History
    • Only two records of the alleged Viking siege of Constantinople in 860 CE have been passed down to us.
      Did the Vikings really lay siege to Constantinople in 860 CE?
      Long before Vladimir Putin gave the world his "interpretation" of recent European history, another Russian leader, Catherine the Great, had produced a historical tale, with questionable historicity, as part of her foreign policy objectives: a Viking siege of Constantinople in 860 CE.
      3 months ago — History
    • Every time you see the golden domes of Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, the shiny glimmer should remind you of Ukraine's rich Viking heritage.
      The Viking past of Ukraine: A short introduction
      The world seems awash with news from Ukraine since the Russian invasion in February of 2022. The recent address to Norway’s parliament by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was full of historical links between Norway and Ukraine.
      9 months ago — History
    • The Varangians were active in trade, mercenary services, and piracy, and they roamed and controlled the trade routes leading to Constantinople on the rivers Dnieper and Dniester. 
      Elite Viking warriors: Who were the Varangian Guard?
      The Vikings who set off to travel south and east to today's territory of Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine, and further on to the east and south, were called the Varangians. 
      1 year ago — History
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