Cutaway of a Norse longhouse

Norse Past, Victorian Present

“Orkneyinga Saga… is at once a historical chronicle and a literary fantasy… Rich in paradox, invention and embellishment”

– Simon Hall addresses Orcadian readings of the 12th/13th-century Orkneyinga Saga

4/8

https://www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2019/07/norse-past-victorian-present-orcadian-readings-of-orkneyinga-saga/

#Scottish #literature #Orkney #medieval #saga #Viking #Norse

“The First King of England: Aethelstan and the Birth of a Kingdom” is a superb biography of one of England’s most significant and accomplished kings. #History #AlfredTheGreat #Aethelstan #Anglo-Saxon #Celtic #Charters #England #Viking #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/8-541-en/

"Cnut: The North Sea King" by Ryan Lavelle is a short and engaging biography of the most ambitious and successful Scandinavian leader of the Viking Age. #History #1066 #Cnut #Edmund #England #Viking #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/8-542-en/

Archaeoethnologica: Runestones in their Religious Contexts / As Pedras Rúnicas no seu Contexto Religioso

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#NordicStudies #Archaeology #viking #Scandinavia #runes #HistoryofReligions #paganism #christianization #gemanicreligion #talks #audiovisuals

Archaeoethnologica: Runestones in their Religious Contexts / As Pedras Rúnicas no seu Contexto Religioso

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#NordicStudies #Archaeology #viking #Scandinavia #runes #HistoryofReligions #paganism #christianization #gemanicreligion #talks #audiovisuals

Archaeoethnologica: Runestones in their Religious Contexts / As Pedras Rúnicas no seu Contexto Religioso

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#NordicStudies #Archaeology #viking #Scandinavia #runes #HistoryofReligions #paganism #christianization #gemanicreligion #talks #audiovisuals

Archaeoethnologica: Runestones in their Religious Contexts / As Pedras Rúnicas no seu Contexto Religioso

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#NordicStudies #Archaeology #viking #Scandinavia #runes #HistoryofReligions #paganism #christianization #gemanicreligion #talks #audiovisuals

Archaeoethnologica: Runestones in their Religious Contexts / As Pedras Rúnicas no seu Contexto Religioso

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#NordicStudies #Archaeology #viking #Scandinavia #runes #HistoryofReligions #paganism #christianization #gemanicreligion #talks #audiovisuals

Archaeoethnologica: Runestones in their Religious Contexts / As Pedras Rúnicas no seu Contexto Religioso

+INFO in: https://archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2026/02/as-pedras-runicas-no-seu-contexto.html

#NordicStudies #Archaeology #viking #Scandinavia #runes #HistoryofReligions #paganism #christianization #gemanicreligion #talks #audiovisuals

"What the hell is the King of England doing here!?"

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/1784937/what-the-hell-is-the-king-of-england-doing-here

Ein Wikinger im Schlachtfeld.

#viking #wikinger #battle #kampf #battlefield #schlachtfeld #ruine #ruins #shield #schild #sword #schwert #photomonday #fotomontag

La Voie Poétique d’Egill Skallagrímsson
Le Vingt deuxième épisode « bonus » portera sur l’œuvre du Skald qui a composé les plus beaux poèmes nous soyant parvenus des terres du Nord sous l’ère des vikings. Vous pouvez, dès aujourd’hui, écouter l’épisode sur : Egill Skallagrímsson L’épisode est disponible ici et sur toutes les plateformes habituelles.
https://voiepoetique.com/podcast/la-voie-poetique-degill-skallagrimsson/
#ArtPoétique #Poème #Poesie #Poète #Viking #VoiePoétique