The famous royal seat at Avaldsnes on the West-coast of Norway is best known as the residence of Harold Fairhair, but excavations tell us about a splendid royal hall from the 13th century
Tag: Norway
Early Viking Settlement Beneath St. Olaf’s Shrine
In 2016, the the church of St. Clemens where St. Olaf was buried was located by archaeologists in Trondheim. Now, it seems, an early Viking settlement has been found below.
Viking World Heritage
Viking heritage tentatively listed as world heritage...
Gokstad Viking Village
Archaeologists have found a hitherto unknown Viking Settlement near Gokstad, which looks like buildings along a market
Norse literature
Norse and European literature widely entangled...
Euphemia
Come May Norway will remember Queen Euphemia 1270 - 1319...
Wizlaw III
Euphemia had a famous “Minnesänger” as brother...
Courtly Culture
Courtliness more a question of culture than literature...
Virtual Nidaros
Sixteen videos reconstruct medieval Trondheim...