Did Vikings Really Wear Arabic Script? The Birka Textile Debate
Did Viking burial clothes carry Arabic script? The Birka textile claim was disputed, while a separate ring and silver trade provide firmer evidence of Norse–Islamic contact.
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Could Henbane Explain the Viking Berserker Trance?
Could henbane explain Viking berserker trance? A Fyrkat burial and toxicology offer clues, but the evidence stops short of proving a battle drug.
Vikings – From Pirates to Colonizers of America
Many people believe that the Vikings were a nationality. On the contrary, they were something like a military alliance that managed to seriously expand its possessions. A classic misconception is…
5 Serious Misconceptions About Vikings
Imagine that I ask 5 random people on the street about what the Vikings were like. In my opinion, in most cases, I will hear notions of brutal warriors with…
The Ancient Chinese May Have Traveled to America Before the Spanish
What if the ancient Chinese traveled to America before the Spanish? There are many similarities between ancient Mexican cultures and the ancient Chinese. The discovery of America is a historical…
Researchers Find Oldest Viking Settlement In Iceland, Rewriting History
A group of researchers believes it has discovered what is now considered the oldest known Viking settlement in Iceland, and it dates back several decades before the Ancient Vikings were…
Enigmatic Message Etched on the Most Famous Viking Monument Deciphered
A new interpretation of the inscription etched on the so-called Rök runestone, the most famous Viking rune monument, deals with the conflict between light and darkness, heat and cold, and…