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Viking Influence in the Days of the Week

Tuesday through Friday are named for Viking gods. What explains the Viking influence in the days of the week?
Viking Woman Buried with Her Dog

A Viking Woman buried with her dog was found in Norway. The boat burial also included brooches with silver thread.
Viking-Era Grave Confounds Archaeologists

A Viking-era grave containing a woman with shells covering her jaw raises a mystery for the archaeologists.
Isle of Man’s National Treasures Display Includes Viking Artifacts

Large Silver Brooch from National Treasures Display at Isle of Man
Viking Hygiene: The Evidence of Better Habits

Was Viking hygiene better than the hygiene of other Europeans? The experts are divided as is the evidence.
Fjalarr and Galarr Give up the Mead of Poetry

The dwarves, Fjalarr and Galarr hide the mead of poetry and go on a murderous rampage. Find out who ends up with the mead afterwards.
Make It a Viking Summer to Remember

Make it a Viking Summer and bring a little more Viking to your life.
AI-Powered Viking Woman? A First at Orkney Museum

AI-Powered Viking Woman, Ragna, at the Orkney Museum is the first for the UK.
Vikings and Dragons: A Primer

What’s the connection between Vikings and dragons? Looking at the Old Norse mythology offers some clues about their conceptions of dragons.
Viking Chess or Hnefatafl

The rules of Viking chess, or hnefatafl, didn’t survive when the game died out. How did we get the modern version?
Loki, Thor’s Hammer, Mjolnir, and other Treasures

What does Loki have to do with the making of Thor’s Hammer, Mjolnir? What other treasures did he commission?
Mimir: Head of Wisdom

Mimir is the guardian of secret knowledge, whether its in his own disembodied head or at his well. Odin seeks Mimir for his counsel.
Great Viking Survey Seeks Worldwide Perceptions of Old Norse

Part of the Making a Warrior project of the Museum of Cultural History at the University of Oslo, the Great Viking Survey is seeking the attitudes towards and perceptions of…
Odin to Santa Claus: What’s the Connection?

How are Odin and Santa Claus related? Jackson Crawford says they aren’t. Find out how he debunks a popular misconception.
JORVIK Viking Centre Unleashes Winter Weather

For 40 years, the JORVIK Viking Centre has showcased Viking-age Coppergate in its springtime splendor. That changed in November 2024 when the underground attraction in York, England, was transformed with…
Why Was Birka Abandoned?

Birka, Sweden’s first town, was abandoned after about 200 years as an important commerce center in the Viking era. Why?