The Silver Tide: Dirhams, Drifting, and the Global Viking Economy
Imagine you are a farmer in 10th-century Sweden, digging a post-hole for a new barn. You hit something hard—not a … Read More
Megan Tegman
Thjalfi, Röskva, and the Human Pulse of the Gods
In the towering sagas of the North, the spotlight usually stays fixed on the gods—the thunderous roar of Thor, the … Read More
바이킹의 강함은 어디서 오나:규율로 만드는 일상의 힘
바이킹을 떠올리면 먼저 거친 바다와 전사가 겹쳐 보인다. 그런데 전설을 조금만 걷어내면, 남는 건 의외로 ‘관리’다. 북해의 바람은 일정하지 않았고, … Read More
When the longships came. Viking raids that made Europe flinch
Viking raids weren’t slow, grinding wars. They were fast, sharp, and usually over before anyone had time to do more … Read More
Viking Strategy: How Norse Warriors Calculated Risk and Opportunity
The Vikings are often remembered for their violence, not their judgment. Popular history paints them as impulsive raiders driven by … Read More
Life on the Edge of Sea and Fate: Understanding the Viking Age World
To live in the Viking Age was to exist between certainty and chaos. The land was unforgiving, the sea unpredictable, … Read More
The Soul of the Forge: Viking Iron and the Master Smith
While the longships are the famous symbols of the North, the real power of the Viking Age was forged in … Read More
Risk and Fate in Viking Culture: How the Norse Understood Chance
Three Norns sat at the roots of Yggdrasil and wove the threads of human lives. Urd knew the past, Verdandi … Read More
Gambling in the Viking Age: Fact vs Legend
Popular culture likes to paint Vikings as reckless gamblers, people who would casually stake land, ships, or even their lives … Read More
Games of Chance in the Viking Age: Dice, Fate, and Early Gambling Traditions
When we imagine vikings, we usually picture longships, axes, and epic sagas. But everyday life in the Viking Age also … Read More