A Viking Longship Sails Into Homer’s Greece, Anachronism and All
Christopher Nolan placed a Viking ship at the center of his Odyssey adaptation. Not a recreation of a Bronze Age … Read More
Liam
Nolan’s Viking Longship Drops Into Homer’s World Two Millennia Early
Martynas Norvilas, a sports journalist who follows Lithuania’s online-gaming market closely, was struck by a concrete fact buried in recent … Read More
Norse Gods in Modern Video Games: From Odin to Loki
In one game, Odin is a ruler obsessed with knowledge and prophecy. In another, he becomes part of a Viking … Read More
Nine Graves Out of a Hundred and Two Held a Key
The Viking housewife with keys at her belt was assembled in the nineteenth century — but the household she was … Read More
What Did Vikings Drink and Where to Try It Today
When people think of the Viking Age, feasts and celebrations often come to mind – scenes of warriors raising goblets … Read More
The Boy Who Chased Thought: Thjalfi and the Limits of Mortal Grit
In the sprawling landscape of Asgard, where gods wield weapons forged from starlight and giants shake the foundations of the … Read More
Top Institutions Offering Viking Archaeology Studies
The Vikings have always been a source of mystery and intrigue, ever since the 1800s, when Richard Wagner premiered his … Read More
How Trade And Wealth Worked In The Viking Age
Most people picture Vikings as fighters first, traders second. That idea misses a big part of how they actually lived. … Read More
Daily Life in the Viking Age Beyond the Warrior Image
The popular image of Vikings is dominated by warriors: raiders arriving in longships, armed with axes and shields, shaping the … Read More
What Vikings Did for Fun: Feasts, Games and Entertainment in the Longhouse
The popular image of Vikings involves longships, axes and horned helmets (which, for the record, they didn’t actually wear). What … Read More