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 excrement I've ever seen... In

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 that you may or may not

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 agree that the Viking Age

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 the Viking life, the Viking

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 Striker and is often Anglicised

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 contemporary descriptions

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 Peninsular between modern-day

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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 scholar Snorri Sturluson around

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 originally in 753AD, some forty

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!

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 Scandinavia to wreak havoc on

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 have spent to the last week

The reconstructed Viking Age farmhouse at Þjóðveldisbæinn, in Iceland. www.norsefury.com

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 Copenhagen, Denmark and

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 Solis, meaning Sun's Day, which

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:

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 embassy of the Abbasid Caliph

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 different etymologies

Farms nestled at the foot of mountains, southern Iceland.