A review of two major new Viking exhibitions in Stockholm and Copenhagen, raises the question of how to impart knowledge of the Viking Age to the interested public.
Category: Vikings
Hnefatafl – the Game the Vikings played.
In the 7th century, Norwegians on the west coast of Norway exported game pieces made of whalebone to the royal court at Uppsala in East Sweden. Likely, the game they played was a version of Hnefetafl
The story of Viking–Age Ribe
New book tells the story of Viking–Age Ribe – A Northern Emporium AD 700 – 900
Why did the Norse Disappear from Greenland?
Why did the Norse People in Greenland upend their settlements in the late 15th century? A new explanation refers to their culture and way of life inherited from 9th century Viking Society.
Black Grave in Chernaya Mogila in Ukraine
A magnificent Viking burial took place at Chernihiv more than a thousand years ago. Recent studies of the find in the tomb has uncovered an extraordinary new “Viking artefact”
Vladimir the Great (958-1015)
Vladimir the Great is remembered as the founding father of the Kievan Rus'. a succesful viking warrior, he lost his barbarian aura in later chronicles.
Rus – Vikings in the East
Spectacular exhibition showcasing the history of Medieval Ukraine, the Kyivan Rus' is currently on show in Århus, Denmark
Hervor – the Real Story about the Female Viking Warrior from Birka
In 1878, archaeologists excavated the rich grave of a Viking warrior in Birka from the 10th century. In 2017, however, the dead person was identified by DNA as a woman. In a new book, Nancy Marie Brown imagines her life
Viking Exhibitions in Stockholm, Copenhagen and Oslo in 2021
REVIEW: Last year, Oslo opened its doors to a new permanent Viking exhibition. June 2021, Stockholm and Copenhagen followed.
The Golden Treasure of Harold Bluetooth
New book may read like a fabled Viking detective story. In fact, the book presents us with a whole new, well-researched and compelling history of the events during the reign of Harold Bluetooth in the 10th century.
The Baptism of Harold Bluetooth, the Ordeal of Poppo and a New Source
A new source - Avico's Annals - tells a very different story about the famous conversion and baptism of Harold Bluetooth in the 960s
The Lendbreen Pass – and a Lost Viking Settlement
Cold, and desolate, the mountainous landscape in Jotunheimen in Norway offers hardship and tough hikes. Nevertheless, a thousand years ago, a rugged mountain pass was one of the arteries of Viking Age traffic.
Viking Age or Viking World? – New Manifest
New paper reviews the achievements and challenges of archaeological research on Viking Age Northern Europe and explores potential avenues for future research.
The Viking World – Exhibition in Stockholm 2021
A new exhibition in Stockholm called the Viking World boasts of being the world’s largest. Opening its doors in June, the jury is still out. But the preview seems impressive.
The Viking Expedition 2021 in Copenhagen
In a few weeks time, The National Museum of Denmark opens its doors to a whole new "take" of the Viking Experience.
The Rus – the Vikings of the East
In January 2022, the Museum at Moesgaard in Århus plans to open a new exhibition telling how the Vikings - the Rus - conquered the East while sailing, trading, raiding and settling from Novgorod to Kiev.