The Viking Archaeology Blog is concerned with news reports featuring Viking period archaeology. It was primarily constructed as a source for the forthcoming University of Oxford Online Course in Viking Archaeology.
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This Viking-Age figurine has already provoked quite a lot of interest on the net. Jonas Wellendorf brought it to my attention on norrønt.no; it’s also been discussed in posts at Norse and Viking Ramblings and The Viking Rune. But is it really Odin,...
WHEN we think of the Vikings, most of us probably conjure up images of Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis slugging it out in the famous Hollywood blockbuster.
The film was based on legendary tales from the sagas of Ragnar Lodbrok and his sons who are among...
A new paper suggests the 12th and 13th century ivory sculptures may have been used to play an ancient Scandinavian game.
Some of the Lewis Chessmen may not have been chessmen at all according to new research.
The 12th and 13th century gaming pieces...
Some of the Lewis Chessmen may not have been chessmen at all according to new research.
The 12th and 13th century gaming pieces which were discovered in Uig on the Isle of Lewis in 1831 are considered to be Scotland’s most renowned archaeological...
Is there anything more private than sexuality? And more political? Sexuality has always been used for political purposes, and there are many examples of historical changes where political and sexual strategies of power have interacted. In his...
