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News and Articles from the Viking World


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.


ARCHEOLOGISTS ARE LOOKING FOR VIKING AND ROMAN OBJECTS IN SCARBOROUGH, ENGLAND
A Time Team-style Big Dig is underway in Scarborough where dozens of trenches are being opened up in the Old Town to try and find out abo...

Paulo Marsal
Jul 23, 20213 min read


SECRETS FROM TWO RARE VIKING GRAVES SET TO BE UNLOCKED
The secrets of two elaborate Viking graves discovered in Orkney are set to be unlocked as analysis of the burials gets underway....

Paulo Marsal
Jul 22, 20213 min read


ARCHAEOLOGISTS IDENTIFY ANGLO-SAXON CAVE HOUSE NEAR THAN INTENSIVE VIKING ACTIVITY PLACE
A near-complete Anglo-Saxon dwelling and oratory believed to date from the early ninth century has been discovered in Derbyshire...

Paulo Marsal
Jul 16, 20213 min read


VIKING ERA ‘PIGGYBANK’ FOUND IN ISLE OF MAN FIELD
A Viking era "piggybank" of silver coins has been discovered on the Isle of Man by a metal detectorist who made another startling discove...

Paulo Marsal
Jul 15, 20212 min read


A VIKING TREASURE FOUND IN POLAND, MAY HAVE BEEN A PAYMENT TO SAVE PARIS FROM RUIN
Could a scavenger hunter’s find be a part of the lost booty once extorted by Vikings to spare Paris from ruin? A full-scale excavation ma...

Paulo Marsal
Jul 12, 20215 min read


‘HUGELY SIGNIFICANT’ DISCOVERIES MADE ON FINAL DAY OF EXCAVATION TO FIND SHETLAND’S VIKING CAPITAL
Archaeological discoveries are getting closer to revealing the ancient Viking capital of Shetland...

Paulo Marsal
Jul 5, 20212 min read


ARCHAEOLOGISTS OPEN FROZEN WOODEN BOX FOUND ON VIKING MOUNTAIN PASS
Melting glacial ice along a mountain passageway in Norway has resulted in the discovery of hundreds of ancient artifacts...

Paulo Marsal
Jun 14, 20213 min read


SECRETS OF VIKING-AGE HOARD REVEALED AS IT GOES ON PUBLIC DISPLAY
The 10th-century hoard of more than 100 objects, including gold, silver, jewellery, a rare Anglo-Saxon cross and textiles, was found in...

Paulo Marsal
May 28, 20213 min read


SCALLOWAY, THE LOST VIKING CAPITAL OF SHETLAND, DIG GETS UNDER WAY
The slightly delayed archaeological dig, that could uncover the lost Viking capital of Shetland, got under way this morning as volunteers...

Paulo Marsal
May 21, 20212 min read


RUNIC LETTERS SCRATCHED INTO 7TH CENTURY COW BONE COULD CHANGE HISTORY
Durante uma escavação perto do pequeno vilarejo de Lány, na República Tcheca, uma estudante de graduação descobriu uma seção de costela...

Paulo Marsal
May 21, 20215 min read


VIKING SHIP BURIALS SHROUDED IN MYSTERY
New detailed surveys of Viking age ship settings in Hjarnø, Denmark have been completed by archaeologists examining the origins and make...

Paulo Marsal
May 20, 20213 min read


GALLOWAY HOARD, A VIKING TREASURE UNLOCKED FOR THE PUBLIC
The country’s finest collection of Viking treasure will finally go on show later this month in what has been hailed as a “hugely importa...

Paulo Marsal
May 14, 20213 min read


ANCIENT FINDING ADDS AN UNEXPECTED TWIST TO THE VIKING AFTERLIFE MYTH
Vikings are renowned the world over for their brutal conquering and rough, nomadic lifestyle, but new research has revealed a softer side...

Paulo Marsal
May 11, 20213 min read


UNEARTHED REMAINS HINT AT VIKING VILLAGE
Archaeological remains that could shed more light on a Teesdale village’s origins as a Viking settlement have been unearthed at a buildin...

Paulo Marsal
May 7, 20212 min read


VIKING REMAINS LOST FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY REDISCOVERED IN A MUSEUM
The remains of a Viking have been rediscovered after being missing for more than a century. They were safely stored in a museum the whole...

Paulo Marsal
May 5, 20212 min read


SITE WHERE ANGLO SAXON WARRIORS FACED THE VIKING-LED ALLIANCE WAS FOUND
A bloody Anglo Saxon conflict believed to have taken place in Liverpool which forged modern England is seen by historians as one of the m...

Paulo Marsal
May 3, 20212 min read


VIKING SCHOLARS ‘THRILLED’ BY DISCOVERY OF CELTIC ORNAMENT IN NORWAY
A leading Viking scholar says she and fellow archaeologists are thrilled with the discovery of what appears to be an ancient Celtic ornam...

Paulo Marsal
Apr 26, 20212 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.
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