Vikings
Explore the mysterious ancient world of the Vikings. In this section we examine great Viking rulers, Vikings ships and navigation, battles, archaeological discoveries, Viking traditions and culture, mysterious ancient artifacts, powerful Viking symbols and the significance of Norse mythology in relation to ancient Vikings.
You will find here all you need to know about history of ancient Vikings.
Vikings Archive
Ancient Traditions And Customs
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Viking warriors were expected to master a fight with and without weapons to survive or win a battle. A Viking warrior had to be able
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Clash among scientists! There is currently a heated debate in the scientific community. Archaeologists maintain geneticists have totally misunderstood the Viking occupation in England. Geneticists, on the
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Some years ago, archaeologists uncovered beautifully preserved, 1,000-year-old Viking boat burial in Scottish Highlands. It is today known as the Ardnamurchan boat burial. Inside a 5m-long grave
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Nearly 40 graves of men, women and children buried at the ancient graveyard, at the Norre Sandegard Vest site, Danish island of Bornholm. The discovery was made
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - It’s a truly extraordinary discovery. Archaeologists are even slightly shocked. They have found traces of a 1,300-year-old Viking tower. It has long been believed Vikings never constructed
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Ancient Traditions And Customs
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Ancient Viking funeral traditions and rituals were very complex. Before they adopted Christianity, Vikings were Pagans and had many customs, practices, and beliefs.
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Sometimes called Sweden’s first city, Birka was once of the most important trading centers during the Viking Age. Located on the island Björkö in Lake Mälaren, Sweden
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The mystery of Viking ruler Rollo continues. An ancient sarcophagus Fécamp, Normandy, France has been opened, and analysis has been conducted, but the
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - A large tomb of the famous Viking chief, Ulv Galiciefarer, may have been discovered in northern Jutland, Denmark. For now, it is perhaps too soon to say
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Featured Stories
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Unlike many other ancient civilizations, Vikings never worshipped cats, but these wonderful animals had a special place in Viking society. Vikings used to
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Archaeologists in Denmark have made a very rare discovery. In Ågård, an important settlement during the Viking Age, researchers found a buckle depicting Norse God Loki. The
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Ancient History Facts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Vikings’ success in reaching distant lands lies in their remarkable longships. The Vikings’ ships were the European Dark Ages' greatest technical and artistic
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Lindholm Høje is an Iron Age and Viking Age burial site just North of Aalborg and Nørresundby on the South slope of Voerbjerg Hill
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The death of Balder (Baldr or Balðr) - a favorite of both gods of Aesir - is probably the most famous of all the
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Thor was a very popular deity, particularly in Iceland and the western part of Norway; several complex rituals related to him existed, and
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Historical Figures
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Palnatoke was a legendary Danish hero and chieftain of the Island of Fyn. According to the Jómsvíkinga saga, Palnatoke founded the Brotherhood of Jomsvikings and established
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, Ragnarok (Ragnarök) is the world's end as the Vikings knew it. The concept of fate dominates Norse mythology, and to the Norse people,
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Ancient History Facts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Like most children of the ancient world, Viking children did not have much time to enjoy their childhood. Work, learning, duties, and responsibility started
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Myths & Legends
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Odin is probably the most complex figure of all the Norse Gods. In the Norse pantheon, Odin is considered ‘Allfather’ and ruler of Asgard,
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Erik Haraldsson (885 - 954), nicknamed Eric Bloodaxe, was a 10th-century Norwegian ruler. He is thought to have had short-lived terms as King
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - There are many different versions of the creation myth. In Norse mythology, Odin and his two brothers, Vile and Vé, were walking along
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The tree of life is mentioned in many ancient myths and legends of the world. In Norse mythology, it is called Yggdrasil, an
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Join us on a voyage through ancient times to secret lands, high mountains, dark forests, and beautiful lakes, to a world where magic
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Ancient History Facts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - At the height of their success Vikings covered the British Isles, modern Europe, Russia, the Middle East, North India, China and North America.
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News
Ancient Pages.com - On 25 July 864, the Edict of Pistres 'a new law' was publicly made known. Historians often cite it as one of the rare examples of
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Featured Stories
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Vikings' ships were the European Dark Ages' most outstanding technical and artistic achievement. Without these great ships, the Viking Age would never
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Bjorn Ironside was the son of the famous Sea King Ragnar Lodbrok. Bjorn Ironside is today remembered for his cunning tactics when his Viking warriors captured
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ivar the Boneless was the son of Ragnar Lodbrok, the fearless Sea King. Of all of Ragnar’s children, Ivar the Boneless was the most enigmatic.
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In Norse mythology, the frightening giant Fenrir symbolizes nature's chaotic and destructive power. He represents tremendous dynamic forces coming from underground. Fenrir was
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Ancient History Facts
AncientPages.com - In 865 a Great Viking Army left Scandinavia to conquer England. The Great Viking Army (sometimes referred to as the Great Danish Army), known by the Anglo-Saxons
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Ancient History Facts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Pagan Vikings worshipped several gods and goddesses. However, unlike other ancient civilizations, the Vikings had neither an organized priesthood nor a hierarchy
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Holger Danske, also called Holger or Ogier the Dane, was a fearsome Viking warrior. His entire life, from birth to death, is shrouded
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News
AncientPages.com - The Vikings were accomplished navigators, artisans, traders and story tellers, but their greatest triumph was the ship they built. Draken Harald, the largest Viking ship built in
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Featured Stories
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The mysterious Jomsvikings were no ordinary Viking warriors. They were a fearless Scandinavian warrior-brotherhood. Each fighter must obey the 11 military rules set by
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - There are many stories about the famous Viking Ragnar Lodbrok. He was not an ordinary pirate but a legendary and fearless Sea-King who
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Norse mythology contains wonderful stories about powerful gods and goddesses, creative dwarves, ugly and funny trolls, mysterious places, and strange magical objects. Swords played
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Ancient History Facts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Vikings were the lords of the oceans. One of the main reasons behind the Vikings' success in reaching distant lands lies in
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Battle of Assandun was an important historical event that gave Canute the Great (Cnut Knut den Store) the Crown of England. Edmund II Ironside and Canute
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Archaeology
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists may have discovered the second Viking site ever found in North America. It’s a truly significant historical find that offers tantalizing evidence of
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Ancient History Facts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Hnefatafl or tafl was an ancient Viking board game that became very popular in medieval Scandinavia. The Vikings played board games as early as 400
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AncientPages.com - Forensic experts from Denmark and Norway have opened a sarcophagus containing the remains of descendants of Viking ruler Rollo in Normandy, France. DNA studies will hopefully once
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Ancient History Facts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Dublin, the capital of Ireland was founded by the Vikings. Vikings were first spotted off the coast of Ireland in AD 792. In the
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