Vikings & Norse Mythology
Step into the enigmatic world of the Vikings, where legendary rulers, daring voyages, epic battles, and astonishing archaeological finds await. Discover age-old traditions, puzzling artifacts, mighty symbols, and the deep influence of Norse mythology on Viking life.
Here, you will uncover everything you ever wanted to know about Viking history and the captivating tales of Norse mythology.
Vikings Archive
Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Two people died roughly 100 years apart. Nevertheless, they were buried together - in boats. In the second half of the 9th century,
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Located in the Baltic Sea, Saaremaa is the largest Estonian island. Archaeologists can now investigate two large hoards of silver coin that will offer
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Artifacts
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - School children in Sweden have accomplished what adults failed to do. A group of fifth-grade students deciphered runes that were previously impossible to
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Modern people enjoy chess as much as our ancestors did. It is an ancient game that originated in the Islamic world. During the
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Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, Nastrond (Náströnd) is the 'strand of corpses.' It is the most terrible part of Niflheim, ruled by the god Loki's
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Brokkr and Eitri were Norse dwarves who fashioned magical artifacts for the gods, making them powerful and invincible. In Norse mythology, many stories
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Two full-sized Viking burial ships have been discovered in the Swedish municipality of Uppsala, located in the central part of the country. According
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A new study conducted by Marianne Moen of the University of Oslo shows that gender roles during Viking times were not nearly as
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Using ground-penetrating radar (GPR), scientists have discovered an unusual ship-shaped anomaly in Norway. They have reason to think this is a rare Viking burial.
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The Vikings invaded England in the 9th and 10th centuries. They plundered, raped and burned towns to the ground. Or at least, this
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - To A Viking a sword was much more than a deadly weapon. It was a symbol of power and it was believed that Vikings believed a man
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - It’s certainly doesn’t happen every day that we come across, Viking artifacts, especially not swords. But Saga Vanecek, an 8-year old girl in Sweden managed to do
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Ancient Mysteries
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - What could the Vikings possibly know about the lost legendary mythical land of Atlantis? Our first thought is that they were not familiar with
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Ancient History Facts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - During the Viking Age, organizing and financing trading possibilities was necessary. This was done through a system known as Félag, best described as an
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Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, Kvasir was an amazing being created from the saliva of the Aesir and the Vanir gods. Emil Doepler younger (1855-1922)-'Odin
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, giant Mimir usually appears in the company of Odin, the most powerful and wisest of the gods. The giant Mimir, however, can
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Aesir were warlike gods who lived in total separation from the Vanir, the gods of fertility. The Aesir lived in Asgard, and
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Mysterious crystal sunstones are mentioned in many Icelandic Sagas. Long considered mythological objects, there is reason to believe that legendary Viking Sunstones did exist
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Archaeologists excavating in Dublin have discovered 11th-century Viking village with graffiti and unique artifacts. According to researchers, the discovery is an “extraordinary find”. As previously mentioned on
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Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Fenrir (the Wolf) is the oldest of three terrible children of Loki, according to the literary works Poetic Edda (the Icelandic medieval manuscript known
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Völuspá, the first poem in the Codex Regius of the Poetic Edda, is one of the most outstanding literary achievements in the
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Askeladden (in English: 'Ash Lad') is a charming, the youngest of all brothers, and the least resourceful figure from ancient mythological beliefs. When
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Like in any other ancient society, Norse people had to follow laws and rules, but there were often disputes, and sometimes people decided
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - During the Viking Age females took part in battles and women could become great warriors. Archaeologists have examined an ancient tomb in the Viking town of Birka.
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Among the most commonly encountered creatures in Norse mythology is Huldra. In Sweden, Huldra, known as 'skogsrå', has long held a prominent place
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Historical records state that the Viking Great Army wintered in Repton, Derbyshire, in 873 A.D. and drove the Mercian king into exile. Using radiocarbon dating scientists have
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Vikings played an important role in the history of Ireland. The Norsemen founded many of the island nation’s towns and cities, including its capital,
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - A decorative fitting from a book, originally from Ireland, has been unearthed during the expansion of Byneset Cemetery, nearby to the medieval Steine Church, built in the
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - A very rare whetstone - a tiny piece of polished slate from the medieval deposits, dating c 1050-1500 - has been unearthed by archaeologist from the Norwegian
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