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Nov 20, 2023
Viking vs Norse vs Scandinavian
Vikings, Norsemen and Scandinavians. Are these terms interchangeable? Not in most situations, no. There's a lot of discourse in the Norse...
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Nov 13, 2023
Lumber, souvenirs & knock-offs (Trading with a Viking)
Although modern myth mostly presents Vikings as raiders and pillagers, they were traders too. Traders with an axe in hand to help in...
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Nov 10, 2023
Vikings made graffiti?
Here’s one of my favourite facts about Vikings. It starts with a lion. Not quite that kind though. In current day Arsenale de Venezia,...
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Nov 1, 2021
Aboard a reconstructed Viking warship
It is my pleasure to open #Norsevember with a post about what it's like to sail with this beautifully reconstructed Viking warship,...
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Oct 22, 2021
Sagas of Female Viking warriors
In this Viking Age video, I tell you the true tales of 13 shieldmaidens! 13 Viking Age female warriors as found in the sagas. Click CC in...
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Sep 2, 2021
Crazy Viking Age Laws
Today we’re leaving our current century and packing the ship to sail back into the Viking era to look specifically at some fun law texts.
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May 10, 2021
From America to China—How far did the Vikings travel?
How far did the vikings travel? And how far did their trade routes go? At this point, most people interested in the Viking Age have heard...
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Sep 23, 2020
The History in Northern Wrath
The Hanged God Trilogy includes everything from historical characters to historical places and even real events. So, today we're taking a...
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Sep 16, 2020
"Midgard Map" of Northern Wrath
A large majority of my epic Norse fantasy "Northern Wrath" takes place in Midgard. Midgard, the middle realm, is one of the nine worlds....
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May 9, 2020
Viking Age Ships
It's time to talk about Viking Age ships in Scandinavia. I'm going to call them viking ships from now on. (No, we're not about to go into...
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May 2, 2020
Historical Accuracy in Assassin's Creed Valhalla trailer
Yesterday Ubisoft released the awesome trailer for Assassin's Creed: Valhalla. I adore the other AC entries, and more importantly, I am a...
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