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Everything you need to know about Viking houses
The domestic world of the Vikings is little studied, let alone understood. However, Viking houses, from magnificent stone monuments in Oslo to the turf longhouses in Newfoundland, Canada, help us unlock the intricate social dynamics of a Viking family.7 months ago — Culture and religion -
One of the largest longhouses in Scandinavia discovered near the Gjellestad Viking ship
Archaeologists from the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (NIKU) have discovered a 60-meter longhouse at Gjellestad in Norway – it is considered to be one of the largest longhouses in Scandinavia.1 year ago — News -
Viking homes were stranger than fiction: Portals to the dead, magical artifacts and ‘slaves’
This article was written by Marianne Hem Eriksen, Research Fellow, Marie Curie/Research Council of Norway at the University of Cambridge.1 year ago — Culture and religion
