top of page
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
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
THE VARANGIAN GUARD, THE VIKINGS WHO SERVED AS THE BYZANTINE EMPEROR’S PERSONAL ARMY
Durante séculos, os vikings viajaram de toda a Escandinávia para se juntar à elite da Guarda Varangiana que protegia o imperador romano o...
Paulo Marsal
Mar 23, 20225 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
VIKING ARTEFACTS FOUND IN BEBINGTON COULD LEAD TO ANSWERS ABOUT HISTORIC EVENTS
Viking artefacts were found in Bebington, Merseyside which will be examined to uncover new insights into where they came from...
Paulo Marsal
Mar 15, 20222 min read
VIKING WARRIORS WERE ACTUALLY OBSESSED WITH PERSONAL HYGIENE?
The Vikings took great care of their personal hygiene and the English men found this odd and repulsive.Contrary, the English (as ...
Paulo Marsal
Mar 13, 20224 min read
THE HISTORY OF THE VIKINGS IN THE NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND
An app developed by academics at the University of Liverpool aims to change that, and to reveal how important Lancashire and Lakeland were..
Paulo Marsal
Mar 11, 20225 min read
NEW STUDY SHOWS VIKING BATTLE TOOK PLACE IN BEBINGTON
Scientists from the University of Nottingham are examining the chemical fingerprint of iron weapons from the Viking age which was used du...
Paulo Marsal
Feb 24, 20222 min read
SCIENTISTS ARE SEARCHING FOR A TOWN SWALLOWED UP BY THE SEA 600 YEARS AGO
Ravenser Odd, on the East Yorkshire coast, was one of many settlements lost to coastal erosion...
Paulo Marsal
Feb 18, 20222 min read
STUNNING GALLOWAY HOARD CROSS 'WORN SHORTLY BEFORE IT WAS BURIED' 1,100 YEARS AGO
Uma grande cruz de prata e ouro da era viking encontrada em Galloway, Escócia, pode ter sido usada por uma figura de elite, como um bispo...
Paulo Marsal
Jan 19, 20223 min read
SILVER AND SWORDS: NEW LIGHT CAST ON THE ISLE OF MAN'S VIKING ERA
Vikings are thought to have arrived on the Isle of Man in the early 800s, first trading and then settling on the island...
Paulo Marsal
Jan 3, 20223 min read
TRAVEL ROUTES AND LANDING PLACES OF VIKINGS IN SCOTLAND TO BE MAPPED LIKE NEVER BEFORE
The harbours, landing places and travel routes used by Vikings in Scotland are to be investigated in a major new research project...
Paulo Marsal
Dec 29, 20214 min read
Details about the research that validate the "blood eagle" viking torture as anatomically possible
The 'Blood Eagle' is said to have been reserved for only the most hated enemies of the notorious Scandinavian raiders who lived from the...
Paulo Marsal
Dec 28, 20214 min read
SCIENTISTS REVEAL VIKING ‘BLOOD EAGLE’ TORTURE RITUAL IS ANATOMICALLY POSSIBLE
The analysis of the sources of the time indicates that this type of ritual would not necessarily be out of the ordinary and clearly shows...
Paulo Marsal
Dec 20, 20212 min read
FOUND IN 2015, A VIKING SWORD IS AN INVESTIGATION TARGET IN SCOTLAND
Archaeologists say discoveries from Papa Westray are “mind-blowing” as work continues to unravel the evidence of early Viking settlers...
Paulo Marsal
Dec 14, 20212 min read
A VIKING BODYGUARD CAN BE AN LINK BETWEEN A 1000 YEARS EGYPTIAN EARRING AND DENMARK
An extremely rare golden piece of jewellery from Egypt has been found in West Jutland, Denmark...
Paulo Marsal
Dec 8, 20212 min read
VIKINGS WERE IN THE AMERICAS EXACTLY A THOUSAND YEARS AGO
The Vikings used their longships to cross the Atlantic Ocean and settled in Canada as early as 1021, according to a new study providing...
Paulo Marsal
Oct 20, 20214 min read
A SUPPOSED VIKING MAP OF AMERICA IS A 20TH-CENTURY FORGERY
New technical analysis dates Yale’s Vinland Map to the 1920s or later, not the 1440s as previously suggested...
Paulo Marsal
Sep 27, 20216 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.
bottom of page