Category Archives: Norse History & Archaeology
Viking Age Games and Gambling: What Evidence Shows
Viking Age games and gambling offer an unexpected view of medieval Scandinavian life. Archaeologists have discovered playing pieces, dice and gaming boards in settlements and burial sites across the Norse world. These objects show that competition and recreation mattered alongside … Continue reading
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Norse church Greenland: Qinngua’s New Evidence
Norse church Greenland evidence from Qinngua links burial practice, farm clustering, and local power in medieval settlement analysis. Continue reading
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Viking Festivals And Community Traditions
Viking festivals show how Norse heritage events shape local memory, education, and tourism when handled with evidence and care. Continue reading
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Why New Greenland Barley Research Could Change What We Think Norse Farmers Actually Grew
For decades, historians have debated whether Norse settlers in Greenland actually cultivated grain or depended on imports from Iceland and Norway. A new 2026 study strengthens the case that at least some barley was grown locally. Published on October 1, … Continue reading
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Norse church Greenland Find Near Erik the Red
Norse church Greenland evidence from Qinngua links a skeleton, cemetery wall, and church ruin to debates over Erik the Red’s district. Continue reading
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Viking World Course: Norse Heritage Today
A cautious look at the Viking World Course at UMass Boston, linking Fall 2026 class themes with Greenland archaeology and heritage study. Continue reading
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Norse Artifacts And The American Debate Today
Norse Artifacts remain debated in America, but L’Anse aux Meadows and the Maine penny show why context matters more than claims. Continue reading
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Why Hunn’s Newly Found Stone Circles Could Reveal The Landscape Vikings Inherited
Archaeologists working at the Hunn burial ground in Østfold have uncovered a new group of buried circular monuments beneath farmland, expanding one of Norway’s most important prehistoric funerary landscapes. The newly exposed features lie near Hunn’s West Field, where ground-penetrating … Continue reading
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Why Norway’s Possible 5,000-Year-Old Anchor Changes The Deep History Of North Sea Seafaring
A grooved stone weighing more than 27 kilograms may push the history of deliberate anchoring on Norway’s exposed Atlantic coast back more than 5,000 years. Archaeologists discovered the stone underwater beside Hespriholmen, a small island off Bømlo in western Norway … Continue reading
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Galloway Hoard Exhibition: Norse Materials
Galloway Hoard Exhibition reveals how Viking-Age objects in Scotland mixed Norse, Anglo-Saxon, Christian, and long-distance material traditions. Continue reading
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