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The War between Danes and Saxons
The Viking Age

The War between Danes and Saxons

ByEric November 10, 2022August 22, 2023

In ca. AD 950, the Saxon king Otto I subdued King Gorm’s Danes. This post takes a closer look at their ongoing struggle.

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Who were the Wagrians?
The Viking Age

Who were the Wagrians?

ByEric Shumacher August 14, 2022November 1, 2023

In this post, I wanted to focus on one of the more obscure West Slavic tribes – the Wagri or Wagrians – who lived in the far western region of Wendland (aka Vendland) in what is now Holstein.

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Did Vikings Celebrate Halloween?
The Viking Age

Did Vikings Celebrate Halloween?

ByEric October 13, 2020June 18, 2022

During previous Octobers, I have written about Viking creatures and things that go bump in the night. This October, I decided to investigate a simple question: did the early Scandinavians (who I will call Vikings for simplicity) celebrate Halloween? This blog post unveils what I found.

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Vikings and Pandemics: An Historical Perspective
The Viking Age

Vikings and Pandemics: An Historical Perspective

ByEric March 13, 2020June 18, 2022

With COVID-19 spreading globally, it made me wonder about diseases during the Viking Age and whether early Scandinavians (who I will call the Vikings) ever dealt with a pandemic. As it turns out, they did.

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Mollebakken and the Battle for Norway
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Mollebakken and the Battle for Norway

ByEric December 12, 2019June 18, 2022

In the year AD 933 or 934, a battle was fought in a place called Mollebakken, not far from modern-day Tønsberg. Though the poet and historian Snorri Sturlason describes the battle in a few short lines in Heimskringla, the battle proved to be one of the more consequential battles in Norway’s history.

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Gunnhild, Mother of Kings
Viking People

Gunnhild, Mother of Kings

ByEric November 13, 2019June 18, 2022

This post takes a deeper dive into the fascinating Norse character Gunnhild, Mother of Kings and wife to Erik Bloodaxe.

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Vikings, Luna and the Case of Mistaken Identity
The Viking Age

Vikings, Luna and the Case of Mistaken Identity

ByEric July 16, 2019June 18, 2022

I’ve been traveling through Italy and there is one spot where myth and history combine to tell an interesting tale of the Vikings. The place is called Luni.

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Climate Change and the Dawn of the Vikings
The Viking Age

Climate Change and the Dawn of the Vikings

ByEric April 5, 2019June 18, 2022

There has been plenty of research and writing about the Viking Age, when it began and why it began. In this post, I wanted to take a step farther back, to what may have led to the Viking Age, and just pose some questions to think about…

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The Kings of Vingulmark and the Future of Norway
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The Kings of Vingulmark and the Future of Norway

ByEric August 10, 2018June 18, 2022

This week’s people of interest are Harald Fairhair’s son, Olav, and grandson, Trygvi, both kings of Vingulmark (and later, Vestfold), which is the area around present-day Oslo, and whose name means impenetrable forest.

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Harald Bluetooth – the Builder King?
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Harald Bluetooth – the Builder King?

ByEric July 29, 2018June 18, 2022

This week, I am diving a bit deeper into Harald Gormsson (also known as Harald Bluetooth), one of the more industrious kings of the Viking Age.

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