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norsefury (33)in #life • 7 years ago
9th Century Viking Poop
This 9th Century coprolite (poop) was found in 1972 during excavations in York on the Viking Age city deposits. Dr Andrew Jones: "This is the most exciting piece of…
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norsefury (33)in #life • 7 years ago
Five Epic Films About Vikings
The heroics and sagas of the Viking Age lend themselves perfectly to modern story-telling and many films have been made about the Vikings. Here we have a look at five great films…
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norsefury (33)in #life • 7 years ago
Viking Words Still in Use Today
The Viking impact on the world began in 793 AD with the raids on monasteries and other targets documented by the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. Although historians and archaeologists…
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norsefury (33)in #lists • 7 years ago
Top Five Toughest Vikings
The Viking Age was full of real and mythical warriors, whose names still resonate in the modern world. In this post, we look at five of the toughest Vikings! They didn't choose…
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norsefury (33)in #dragon • 7 years ago
Dragons in Norse Mythology
In Norse Mythology, the dragon is an important animal and in this blog post we look at three of the best known beasts. Níðhöggr Níðhöggr, who's name translates to Malice…
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norsefury (33)in #history • 7 years ago
The First Confirmation of a Viking Female Warrior!
A newly published article in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology has shed some light on the controversial issue of female Viking warriors. Although there are numerous…
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norsefury (33)in #history • 7 years ago
Viking Age Hedeby
The Viking trading town of Hedeby (Old Norse: Heiðabýr) flourished between the 8th and 11th century and was an important trading settlement at the southern end of the Jutland…
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norsefury (33)in #harvey • 7 years ago
Texas Vikings Please Stay Safe!
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norsefury (33)in #religion • 7 years ago
Odin's Spear Gungnir
In Norse Mythology Odin carried a spear called Gungnir (Old Norse: Swaying One) and how it came into Odin's possession is related in the Poetic Edda, written by the Icelandic…
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norsefury (33)in #russia • 7 years ago
Staraya Lagoda, Russia's First Viking Capital
Located on the Volkhov River, five miles north of the town of Volkhov and close to Lake Ladoga is the Viking Age settlement of Staraya Ladoga. This trading post was founded…
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norsefury (33)in #iceland • 7 years ago
Icelandic Horses and Mountains
Icelandic horses relaxing in the shadow of mountains. The modern Icelandic horse is a direct descendent of the first horses brought t the island by the Viking settlers over a thousand years ago!
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norsefury (33)in #thor • 7 years ago
How Thor Got His Hammer
The Hammer of Thor (aka Mjölnir) is usually associated with the earliest period of the Viking Age (793 -1066) and in particular with the Heathen vikings who burst out of…
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norsefury (33)in #crime • 7 years ago
Theft of Archaeological Artefacts at Bergen Museum
A burglary recently took place at the Bergen Historical Museum during which an estimated 400+ archaeological artefacts were stolen, many from the Viking Age. The museum staff…
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norsefury (33)in #viking • 7 years ago
A Reconstructed Viking Age Farmhouse in Iceland
The reconstructed Viking Age farmhouse at Þjóðveldisbæinn, in Iceland. www.norsefury.com
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norsefury (33)in #archaeology • 7 years ago
A Viking Age Fort discovered in Denmark
A report on a recent discovery of a massive tenth century Viking fort has been published in Antiquity, Volume 91. The fort was found using the latest in LIDAR technology south of…
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norsefury (33)in #vikings • 7 years ago
The Viking Weekdays
Many of the days of the week that are used in the English language derive from Latin and the Romans, but others come from Viking sources. Sunday: derives from the Latin Dies…
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norsefury (33)in #vikings • 7 years ago
Happy Thor's Day
Happy Thor's Day, Heathens! Here's a selection of our shirt designs featuring the Thunder God himself. Available as women's and men's shirts and hoodies. See the full catalogue here:
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norsefury (33)in #vikings • 7 years ago
Eyewitness to a Viking Ship Burial
The Tenth Century Muslim scholar and traveller Ahmad ibn Fadlan has left us the best eyewitness accounts of the Volga Vikings whom he met and described when travelling as an…
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norsefury (33)in #viking • 8 years ago
Viking Berserkers
One of the most enduring aspects of the Viking Age is the legend of the Berserker and what little we know about them comes mainly from the Icelandic Sagas. The name Berserker has…
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norsefury (33)in #travel • 8 years ago
Icelandic Farms and Mountains
Farms nestled at the foot of mountains, southern Iceland.
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