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Vikingship on Ungst (Unstphoto/CC BY-SA 4.0) — 14 Apr 2023

5,000 Years of History Still Standing In Scotland’s Shetland Isles

By ashley cowie

Archaeology & Science

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Ultima Thule meaning "farthest Thule", was the most northerly location mentioned in ancient Greek and Roman cartographic literature, while modern interpretations of this place include the islands of Saaremaa (Ösel) in Estonia and the Norwegian...
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Vikingship on Ungst (Unstphoto/CC BY-SA 4.0) — 14 Apr 2023

5,000 Years of History Still Standing In Scotland’s Shetland Isles

By ashley cowie

Archaeology & Science

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Ultima Thule meaning "farthest Thule", was the most northerly location mentioned in ancient Greek and Roman cartographic literature, while modern interpretations of this place include the islands of Saaremaa (Ösel) in Estonia and the Norwegian...
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Repton, The British Valhalla To The Great Viking Heathen Army And Ivar The Boneless? — 17 Feb 2023

Repton, The British Valhalla To The Great Viking Heathen Army And Ivar The Boneless?

By Rebecca Batley

Archaeology & Science

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Was Ivar the Boneless, son of Ragnar Lothbrock, buried at Repton in Derbyshire county, England? At first glance the small village of Repton, with its gentle village green does not seem at all remarkable, but over the past 50 years archaeology has...
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Repton, The British Valhalla To The Great Viking Heathen Army And Ivar The Boneless? — 17 Feb 2023

Repton, The British Valhalla To The Great Viking Heathen Army And Ivar The Boneless?

By Rebecca Batley

Archaeology & Science

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Was Ivar the Boneless, son of Ragnar Lothbrock, buried at Repton in Derbyshire county, England? At first glance the small village of Repton, with its gentle village green does not seem at all remarkable, but over the past 50 years archaeology has...
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The reconstruction of Skuldelev 5 (1991) (CC BY-SA 3.0) — 25 Jan 2023

The Skuldelev Ships At Viking Roskilde, Legendary City Of King Hrothgar Of Denmark

By Rebecca Batley

Archaeology & Science

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The Danish island of Zealand is home to the city of Roskilde, the capital of Denmark from the 11th century until 1443. Roskilde was at the heart of numerous Viking land and trading routes, exerting its influence over many miles and thousands of...
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The reconstruction of Skuldelev 5 (1991) (CC BY-SA 3.0) — 25 Jan 2023

The Skuldelev Ships At Viking Roskilde, Legendary City Of King Hrothgar Of Denmark

By Rebecca Batley

Archaeology & Science

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The Danish island of Zealand is home to the city of Roskilde, the capital of Denmark from the 11th century until 1443. Roskilde was at the heart of numerous Viking land and trading routes, exerting its influence over many miles and thousands of...
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Viking landing at Dublin, 841, by James Ward (1851-1924) (Public Domain) — 28 Dec 2022

Traces Of Viking Ivar the Boneless’ Dynasty At Waterford, Ireland

By Rebecca Batley

Archaeology & Science

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County WexfordThe first Viking raids recorded in Ireland date to 795 AD, and then they rapidly appear in the historic record. Traditionally the early Viking activity in Ireland falls into three phases, the first being a period of lightning...
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Viking landing at Dublin, 841, by James Ward (1851-1924) (Public Domain) — 28 Dec 2022

Traces Of Viking Ivar the Boneless’ Dynasty At Waterford, Ireland

By Rebecca Batley

Archaeology & Science

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County WexfordThe first Viking raids recorded in Ireland date to 795 AD, and then they rapidly appear in the historic record. Traditionally the early Viking activity in Ireland falls into three phases, the first being a period of lightning...
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Baldr’s death by Odin is sitting in the middle of the Æsir by Christoffer Wilhelm Eckerberg. Yggdrasil and the three Norns can be seen in the background. (1817) Charlottenborg Palace (Public Domain) — 19 May 2022

Seidr Norse Magic And Noaidi Shamans Shaping Destinies

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition

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Controlling outcomes, steering destiny and reversing fate in ancient times was all about spells and old-school hands-on magic. Practitioners in ancient Greek and Rome commonly used ‘binding spells’ to affect the outcomes of trade transactions,...
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Baldr’s death by Odin is sitting in the middle of the Æsir by Christoffer Wilhelm Eckerberg. Yggdrasil and the three Norns can be seen in the background. (1817) Charlottenborg Palace (Public Domain) — 19 May 2022

Seidr Norse Magic And Noaidi Shamans Shaping Destinies

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition

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Controlling outcomes, steering destiny and reversing fate in ancient times was all about spells and old-school hands-on magic. Practitioners in ancient Greek and Rome commonly used ‘binding spells’ to affect the outcomes of trade transactions,...
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Guests from Overseas (1901) by Nicholas Roerich, depicting a Viking raid. Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow. (Public Domain) — 23 Oct 2020

Dead Viking Dynasty Invade Scottish Neolithic Tombs

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition

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The Viking Age represents the earliest recorded raids made by Norsemen in 793 AD until the Norman conquest of England in 1066 AD. During this blood-thirsty period Scandinavians mastered shipbuilding and set out in waves to conquer Europe, and as...
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Guests from Overseas (1901) by Nicholas Roerich, depicting a Viking raid. Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow. (Public Domain) — 23 Oct 2020

Dead Viking Dynasty Invade Scottish Neolithic Tombs

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition

0

The Viking Age represents the earliest recorded raids made by Norsemen in 793 AD until the Norman conquest of England in 1066 AD. During this blood-thirsty period Scandinavians mastered shipbuilding and set out in waves to conquer Europe, and as...
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Vikings Heading for Land’ 1873 by Frank Dicksee (1853–1928). — 05 Apr 2019

Viking Blots, Beserkers and Barbaric Blood Eagles

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition

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Famed for their ruthless fighting skills and brave exploring little is written about Viking religion and their day to day ritual practices which were arguably a more central component in Norse cultures than warring. Contrary to what pop-culture...
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Vikings Heading for Land’ 1873 by Frank Dicksee (1853–1928). — 05 Apr 2019

Viking Blots, Beserkers and Barbaric Blood Eagles

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition

1

Famed for their ruthless fighting skills and brave exploring little is written about Viking religion and their day to day ritual practices which were arguably a more central component in Norse cultures than warring. Contrary to what pop-culture...
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The Slave Trade by Auguste-Francois Biard, (1840). As of June 2007 it hangs at the entrance to the — 01 Feb 2019

Arthur St. Clair the Viking Descendant and Abolitionist Who Became President of America

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition

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The man who instigated the abolition of slavery in North America was born on March 23, 1734, in Thurso, a small fishing village on the north-east coast of Scotland. Arthur St. Clair would live a life of adventure which on February 2, 1787,...
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The Slave Trade by Auguste-Francois Biard, (1840). As of June 2007 it hangs at the entrance to the — 01 Feb 2019

Arthur St. Clair the Viking Descendant and Abolitionist Who Became President of America

By ashley cowie

History & Tradition

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The man who instigated the abolition of slavery in North America was born on March 23, 1734, in Thurso, a small fishing village on the north-east coast of Scotland. Arthur St. Clair would live a life of adventure which on February 2, 1787,...
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The Invitation of the Varangians: Rurik and his brothers Sineus and Truvor arrive at the lands of the Ilmen Slavs at Staraya Ladoga. Painted prior to 1913 by Viktor.M.Vasnetsov. — 22 Jan 2018

Fierce in Battle, Fierce in Trading. Viking Sea States of Merchants – Part II

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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By the 9th century, the Scandinavian sea nomads that had tormented the British coastline, had conquered parts of the land and assimilated cultures. They established the Danelaw, territories where soon their equally honed skills as traders would...
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The Invitation of the Varangians: Rurik and his brothers Sineus and Truvor arrive at the lands of the Ilmen Slavs at Staraya Ladoga. Painted prior to 1913 by Viktor.M.Vasnetsov. — 22 Jan 2018

Fierce in Battle, Fierce in Trading. Viking Sea States of Merchants – Part II

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

0

By the 9th century, the Scandinavian sea nomads that had tormented the British coastline, had conquered parts of the land and assimilated cultures. They established the Danelaw, territories where soon their equally honed skills as traders would...
Read More

A Viking offers a slave girl to a Persian merchant. — 19 Jan 2018

Torment of the Sea Nomads. Viking Sea States of Merchants - Part I

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

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In the late 8th century, a group of Scandinavian sea nomads took to the sea and tormented Europe and Asia through their terrible acts of piracy. Thankfully, by the early 9th century, their piracy ceased in favor of a more lucrative trading and...
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A Viking offers a slave girl to a Persian merchant. — 19 Jan 2018

Torment of the Sea Nomads. Viking Sea States of Merchants - Part I

By Cam Rea

History & Tradition

0

In the late 8th century, a group of Scandinavian sea nomads took to the sea and tormented Europe and Asia through their terrible acts of piracy. Thankfully, by the early 9th century, their piracy ceased in favor of a more lucrative trading and...
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