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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

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History and curiosities posts about the Viking World.


NORWEGIAN FOREST, THE VIKING CAT
They were employed by the Vikings during their expeditions. How would cats help these legendary conquerors, you might ask?...

Paulo Marsal
Sep 2, 20214 min read


ARCHEOLOGISTS FOUND JEWELRY FROM RUSSIAN VIKINGS DESCENDANTS (RUS)
A hoard of finely made silver rings, bracelets, and pendants buried in the 12th century was recently uncovered by archaeologists in south...

Paulo Marsal
Sep 1, 20213 min read


A METAL DETECTORIST DID YOUR SECOND VIKING DISCOVERY ON ISLE OF MAN IN LESS THAN 6 MONTHS
Kath Giles found a collection of coins in April, after discovering several significant pieces of jewellery in December...

Paulo Marsal
Aug 30, 20212 min read


KNOW THE FAROE ISLANDS, FAMOUS BY THE STRONG VIKING PRESENCE.
The forebears of current inhabitants are the Vikings - specifically the Norsemen who started settling these inhospitable islands around...

Paulo Marsal
Aug 26, 20214 min read


NEW PERSPECTIVES CREATE DOUBTS ABOUT THE KNOWLEDGE INVOLVING AN ANCIENT VIKING FUNERAL
Archaeologists were baffled after finding what they believed to be the lost body of an ancient Viking king deep beneath a church...

Paulo Marsal
Aug 24, 20212 min read


TWO MEN CHARGED OVER £1M VIKING COINS HOARD
Two men have been charged after a hoard of Viking coins worth nearly £1m was found by police...

Paulo Marsal
Aug 19, 20211 min read


THE IRISH ISLAND OF A VIKING KING
Turgesius was a Viking king who laid waste to many churches in the north Midlands...

Paulo Marsal
Aug 17, 20213 min read


THE VIKING AGE SPAIN
While Roman, Visigothic and Muslim heritages all live on today in varying degrees, the legacy of the Vikings in Spain is more obscure...

Paulo Marsal
Aug 16, 20214 min read


MELTING ICE REVEAL MORE VIKING SECRETS IN NORWAY
They began to collect countless tools, artifacts and weapons—items that had once been in the possession of Vikings...

Paulo Marsal
Aug 13, 20214 min read


THE VIKING RUNESTONE FROM EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY
Moved around Edinburgh, it now sits in its permanent home in George Square outside the Scandinavian Studies department...

Paulo Marsal
Aug 6, 20212 min read


SILVER, THE CRYPTOCURRENCY FROM VIKING AGE
More than a millennium before Satoshi Nakamoto invented bitcoin, Vikings and other ancient peoples were employing an early form of crypto...

Paulo Marsal
Jul 20, 20212 min read


VIKING CAMP TO EDUCATE ABOUT AN IMPORTANT PERIOD IN HISTORY
A Wyre Forest arboretum was transported back to the ninth century as the Vikings set up camp...

Paulo Marsal
Jun 21, 20212 min read


THE VIKING LONGSHIP: AN ENGINEERING MARVEL OF THE ANCIENT WORLD
The favored war ships of Norsemen were fast and adaptable to various conditions....

Paulo Marsal
Jun 17, 20215 min read


5 KEY VIKING DISCOVERIES IN BRITAIN
There is so much more to understand about the Vikings than violence and pillaging – as these discoveries and research projects from aroun...

Paulo Marsal
Jun 4, 20216 min read


“THE VIKINGS BEGIN” EXHIBIT AT THE MUSEUM OF THE ROCKIES TO OPEN MAY 29
Rare Scandinavian artifacts will be the focal point of the new exhibit at the Museum of the Rockies, opening on Saturday, May 29...

Paulo Marsal
May 25, 20211 min read


VIKING NAMES AND BUILDINGS THAT STILL REMAIN IN PICTURESQUE VILLAGE
Churchtown Village in Southport dates back to the Vikings, with names and buildings from this period that still exist today...

Paulo Marsal
May 25, 20212 min read


STOLEN VIKING TREASURE DISCOVERED BYMETAL DETECTORIST IN WORCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND
Stolen treasure worth £5,000 and thought lost forever by their owner has been discovered by an amateur metal detectorist in a county fiel...

Paulo Marsal
May 19, 20212 min read


WHY THE ENGLISH COULD UNDERSTAND THE VIKINGS?
Prior to 865, the Old English language had been developing gradually, with relatively little outside influence, for about 400 years...

Paulo Marsal
May 17, 20213 min read


NEW BOOK DETAILS MICHAEL'S HISTORIC CROSSES
The collection of Viking stone crosses, housed in Michael Parish Church, are the subject of a new guide book....

Paulo Marsal
May 11, 20212 min read


THE VIKINGS OF GREENLAND
Greenland, or Grœnland in Old Norse, was settled by Norwegian and Icelandic explorers during the 10th century AD, where two major Viking ...

Paulo Marsal
Apr 27, 20213 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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