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An Archaeologist Sailed the Seas Using Only Viking Tech. Here’s What He Learned
To trace forgotten Viking trade routes, an experimental archaeologist spent three years braving frozen Norwegian waters.
Archeologists are taking to the high seas in Viking ships
Since 2022, Jarrett and his intrepid crews have navigated multiple voyages aboard an open, square-rigged clinker boat built ...
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How to Fight Like a Viking
Reenactors in Poland don armor in preparation for close combat. The Vikings lived up to their violent reputation: From an early age Scandinavian boys were trained for battle and socially ...
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'If it was a man, we would say that's a warrior's grave': Weapon-filled burials are shaking up what we know about women's role in Viking society
Across Scandinavia, at least a few dozen women from the Viking Age (A.D. 793 to 1066 ... two shield bosses and 25 armor-piercing arrows. | Credit: Photo by Christer Åhlin; CC-BY Swedish History ...
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Viking festival brings Scandinavian flair to northeastern Ontario
The Temagami VikingFest will feature an Ontario-based Viking troupe, renowned for setting up a replica of a historical late 10th century Scandinavian ... of weapons, armour, clothing and ...
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How Viking's unique approach to design elevates comfort and exploration at sea
Similarly, its now-distinctive Scandinavian design and decor – a collaboration between Viking founder Torstein Hagen and architect Richard Riviere, founding principal of Rottet Studio – is ...
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'If it was a man, we would say that's a warrior's grave': Weapon-filled burials are shaking up what we know about women's role in Viking society
Still, the poor preservation of Scandinavian graves, the enigmatic nature of Viking burials and the lack of historical texts leaves the meaning of many female burials up for debate. And even if ...