Harald Hardrada
Harald Sigurdsson (1015 – September 25, 1066), later given the epithet Hardrada (Old Norse: roughly translated as “stern counsel” or “hard ruler”) was the king… Read More »Harald Hardrada
Vikings
Archaeologists hunt for Viking heritage in Sherwood Forest
From the BBC News: The land surrounding a mysterious ancient monument in Sherwood Forest is to be researched after a local history group received a… Read More »Archaeologists hunt for Viking heritage in Sherwood Forest
Amateur treasure hunter unearths ancient viking king
From Fox News: A British man rewrote medieval history on his lunch break when he unearthed evidence of a previously-unknown Viking king. Darren Webster, a metal… Read More »Amateur treasure hunter unearths ancient viking king
Clash of the Gods: Beowulf
Clash of the Gods: Beowulf is being re-shown a couple of times this week on the History Channel: Friday, November 18 at 9:00am ET or… Read More »Clash of the Gods: Beowulf
Magical Viking stone may be real
From The Telegraph: A Viking legend which tells of a glowing “sunstone” that, when held up to the sky, disclosed the position of the Sun… Read More »Magical Viking stone may be real
Rural Irish village site of Vikings settlement is confirmed
From IrishCentral.com: A tiny County Louth village has been confirmed as home to one of the most important Viking sites in the world. Carbon testing on… Read More »Rural Irish village site of Vikings settlement is confirmed
Interview with Bernard Cornwell on Death of Kings
Death of Kings is the latest installment in Bernard Cornwell’s Saxon series. It is set for release January of 2012. Product Description: The master of… Read More »Interview with Bernard Cornwell on Death of Kings
Invasion of the Viking women unearthed
From USA Today: So much for Hagar the Horrible, with his stay-at-home wife, Helga. Viking women may have equaled men moving to England in medieval invasions,… Read More »Invasion of the Viking women unearthed
Review of The Burning Land by Bernard Cornwell
The Burning Land is the fifth installment in Cornwell’s Saxon Stories. Set in late 9th century Britain, King Alfred the Great is close to death, and… Read More »Review of The Burning Land by Bernard Cornwell
Did Vikings navigate by polarized light?
An interesting post from Medieval News, with reference articles. A Viking legend tells of a glowing ‘sunstone’ that, when held up to the sky, revealed… Read More »Did Vikings navigate by polarized light?
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