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Notícias e Artigos do Mundo Viking


The Rise of a Viking King: The Epic Saga of Þórvaldr the Strong
From a prophesied birth to a throne forged in vengeance, discover the story of the ultimate Viking warrior king, Þórvaldr Bjarnarson.

Paulo Marsal
Oct 1, 20256 min read

archeology
Posts about viking archeology.


VIKING GREAT ARMY: ARCHAEOLOGISTS START SEARCH FOR VIKING AGE CAMP
A dig is taking place in Northumberland with hopes of finding a camp belonging to the Viking Great Army...

Paulo Marsal
Oct 13, 20222 min read


HOPES OF UNCOVERING VIKING BOAT BURIALS DASHED IN SCOTLAND
Hopes of uncovering a rare Viking boat burial at a site on the Isle of Mull have been dashed...

Paulo Marsal
Oct 3, 20221 min read


VIKING WOMEN: THE ORIGINS OF THEY TREMENDOUS POWER
Cloth from Viking and medieval archaeological sites shows that women literally made the money in the North Atlantic...

Paulo Marsal
Sep 19, 202215 min read


SCOTS ARCHAEOLOGISTS DIGGING FOR TWO VIKING BOAT BURIAL SITES ON ISLE OF MULLL
Scots archaeologists will start digging where two possible Viking boat burial sites are thought to be hidden on the Isle of Mull...

Paulo Marsal
Sep 9, 20222 min read


ICELAND’S ANCIENT CAVES REVEAL THE ISLAND’S VIKING EARLY HISTORY
Iceland’s early viking settlers built extensive cave systems to survive...

Paulo Marsal
Aug 30, 20224 min read


A 1,500-YEAR-OLD PRE-VIKING ARROW AND A VIKING ARROW ARE FOUND IN NORWAY
Norwegian explorers have found two arrows, after it was left exposed by melting ice...

Paulo Marsal
Aug 22, 20223 min read


A VIKING'S PENDANT IS FOUND NEAR KING'S LYNN, ENGLAND
A St Edmund memorial penny worn by a Viking to "advertise his Christianity" has been found by a metal detectorist...

Paulo Marsal
Aug 8, 20222 min read


HIGH-STATUS DANISH VIKINGS WORE EXOTIC BEAVER FURS
Identified by ancient proteins, fur was important as a trade and status item....

Paulo Marsal
Jul 28, 20222 min read


GREENLANDICS FROM VIKING AGES TRADED WALRUS IVORY WITH UKRAINE
Historians have long believed that walrus ivory traded throughout Ukraine and Russia during the Middle Ages came from the Barents Sea...

Paulo Marsal
Jul 6, 20222 min read


SATELLITE DATA POINTS TO POSSIBLE BURIAL SITE OF ‘BLUETOOTH VIKING KING’
Archaeologists have identified the possible burial site of Harald “Bluetooth” Gormsson, using satellite data from the Polish village of...

Paulo Marsal
Jun 29, 20222 min read


A 1,200-YEAR-OLD RUNESTONE WAS DISCOVERED DURING A KITCHEN RENOVATION
Mosekærstenen is the 44th runestone found in the area around Randers, and the National Museum must now appraise the stone to determine ho...

Paulo Marsal
Jun 17, 20222 min read


ARCHAEOLOGISTS FIND VIKING AGE SHIPYARD IN SWEDEN
Archaeologists excavating at Birka on the island of Björkö, Sweden, have discovered a Viking Age shipyard....

Paulo Marsal
Jun 16, 20222 min read


SILVER COIN FEATURING FAMOUS VIKING KING UNEARTHED IN HUNGARY
A metal detectorist in Hungary has unearthed a tiny silver coin marked with the name of a famous Viking king that was lost almost 1,000...

Paulo Marsal
Jun 14, 20224 min read


PIECES OF AN ORNAMENTAL VIKING AGE SWORD REUNITED BY SPECIALISTS
Pieces of an ornamental Viking sword have been reunited after 1,200 years apart...

Paulo Marsal
Jun 10, 20222 min read


A NEW MAN-MADE VIKING-ERA CAVE DISCOVERED IN ICELAND
Excavations of a Viking-era site in Iceland has revealed a previously unknown man-made cave....

Paulo Marsal
Jun 6, 20222 min read


A NEW VIKING SHIP WAS DISCOVERED IN NORWAY
The survey has now revealed a boat grave in addition to several burial mounds. The boat measures between 8 to 9 metres and was placed in....

Paulo Marsal
Apr 12, 20221 min read


THE PERFECTLY PRESERVED VIKING WEAVER’S SWORD
The Weaver’s Sword is a Viking artefact, believed to date to the late 11th century...

Paulo Marsal
Apr 8, 20224 min read


£776,250 FUNDRAISER LAUNCHED TO BRING VIKING EARLY MEDIEVAL TREASURE BACK HOME
A campaign has been launched to raise £776,250 to bring a history-changing Viking hoard that was discovered in a field near the south Shr...

Paulo Marsal
Mar 28, 20223 min read


A VIKING SETTLEMENT MYSTERIOUSLY VANISHED. NOW, WE HAVE AN ANSWER
Scientists pinpoint drought as a likely cause for the abandonment of Greenland's Norse communities...

Paulo Marsal
Mar 24, 20223 min read


WHAT THE LAST VIKING RAID ON WALES CAN TELL US ABOUT THEIR MEDIEVAL HISTORY
On 28th October, 1209, the inhabitants of the Welsh borough of Llanfaes at the mouth of the Menai Strait would have seen six longships...

Paulo Marsal
Mar 20, 20226 min read
Perguntas frequentes sobre os vikings
Os Vikings História Cultura e Mitos
A etimologia permanece incerta. O termo deriva do nórdico antigo víkingar (no plural) ou vikingr (no singular). O artigo aponta três hipóteses principais para a palavra vik: pode se referir à região de Viken na Escandinávia; à palavra vikja (que significa evitar ou se esconder em uma enseada/baía); ou ainda estar ligada ao termo para "mercador". Curiosamente, os próprios nórdicos não se chamavam de "vikings" no dia a dia.
Eles falavam a língua nórdica antiga (norrœnt mál). Suas realizações eram gravadas em inscrições rúnicas, mas a maior parte de sua história e crenças era transmitida oralmente de geração em geração através das Sagas. Entre as principais fontes escritas posteriores (Séculos X a XIII) estão o Codex Regius (que contém a Edda Poética) e as obras de Snorri Sturluson, como o Heimskringla.
Traduzido do nórdico antigo, Forn Siðr significa "Antigo Costume". É o termo usado para definir a fé nórdica nativa e politeísta que remontava ao período pré-cristão. O artigo destaca que, culturalmente, o termo mais correto para os praticantes dessa religião é heiðin (aqueles que honram o costume), e não "pagãos".
Ao contrário de outras sociedades medievais da mesma época, o artigo ressalta que havia uma importante igualdade de gênero em vários aspectos da Era Viking. As mulheres nórdicas detinham direitos significativos para o período, com papéis ativos na administração das propriedades, na sociedade e até em contextos de liderança e defesa.
Os vikings eram navegadores brilhantes e utilizavam navios ágeis, como o famoso Knǫrr. Essas embarcações permitiam ataques surpresa rápidos e navegação tanto em mar aberto quanto em rios rasos. Graças a isso, eles expandiram seus horizontes e alcançaram as Ilhas Britânicas, Islândia, Groenlândia, França (Normandia), o Mar Báltico, a Rússia continental (onde eram chamados de varegues) e até regiões do Mar Cáspio, Irã e Arábia.
Bebiam em crânios? Não, isso é um mito; eles utilizavam chifres de animais tratados ou copos normais;
Altura e físico: embora a cultura pop os pinte como gigantes brutos e descomunais, a média física deles não destoava drasticamente de outros povos medievais da época;
O fim da Era Viking: ocorreu por volta do Século XI (entre os anos 793 e 1066). O declínio foi motivado pela progressiva centralização política na Escandinávia, o fortalecimento de reinos europeus rivais e, principalmente, pela cristianização generalizada dos povos nórdicos, que gradualmente abandonaram os hábitos de pilhagem e integraram-se ao modelo feudal europeu.
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