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New Evidence of Early Contact between England and Denmark
Danish archaeologists excavating at a site in northern Jutland, have announced finding what they believe to be evidence of…
By AllThingsViking | August 8, 2016 | Archaeology News
Wolin Viking Festival 2016 – drone video
Video from annual Wolin Viking Festival 2016, including great overhead drone footage. Source: YouTube.com…
By AllThingsViking | August 6, 2016 | Videos – Documentaries
Viking Afterlife – Norse religion and beliefs
Another great 50 minute lecture-style presentation about Norse religion, beliefs and views on the Viking afterlife in the Viking…
By AllThingsViking | July 23, 2016 | Videos – Documentaries
Origins of crucible steel for Ulfberht swords?
Interesting short video about the possible origin of the crucible steel used to make the famous Viking Ulfberht swords.…
By AllThingsViking | July 10, 2016 | Archaeology News
Long ship replica arrives at Quebec City
After having crossed the North Atlantic, the long ship replica Draken Harald Hårfagre sailed into Quebec city harbor on…
By AllThingsViking | June 15, 2016 | Archaeology News
“For Honor” New Viking Computer Game
Viking themed computer game “For Honor” to be released in 2017. Pitting Vikings against knights and samurai. Strangely with…
By AllThingsViking | June 13, 2016 | Fiction News
Borgring Viking Fortress Animation
Animation video (unfortunately without narration). It shows the layout and excavation sites. Borgring was located/discovered in 2014. The site…
By AllThingsViking | June 8, 2016 | Videos – Animations
STORM WARRIOR New Ambitious Viking TV Show
New ambitious Viking Age TV series “Storm Warrior” going into production on location in Denmark. It is set to…Viking Age Norse Runes
Superb new 50 minute lecture-style presentation of Norse runes in the Viking Age by the guys from Hurstwic. Covers…
By AllThingsViking | May 19, 2016 | Videos – Documentaries
Draken – Shetland to Faroe Islands leg
The largest Viking longship replica currently is the Norwegian built “Draken Harald Hårfagre”. It is currently engaged in a…
By AllThingsViking | May 13, 2016 | Archaeology News
Origins of Old Norse Viking Names
Very informative video about the origins of Old Norse Viking names. The names were predominantly constructed by combining two…
By AllThingsViking | April 17, 2016 | Videos – Documentaries
Viking Age Norse religion
Superb 50 minute lecture-style presentation of Norse religion in the Viking Age by the guys from Hurstwic. Including stories…
By AllThingsViking | April 17, 2016 | Videos – Documentaries
Last Kingdom Behind the Scenes
BBC’s “Last Kingdom” TV-series is based on Bernard Cornwell’s fantastic historic fiction novels about Uhtred of Bebbanburg. Season One…
By AllThingsViking | March 27, 2016 | Videos – TV/Films/Fiction
The Curse of Beowulf?
The ITV series “Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands” was recently canceled due to low ratings after only one season…Last Kingdom Interview with Bernard Cornwell
Bernard Cornwell sets the standard for historical fiction, and in doing so with The Saxon Stories book series (and…
By AllThingsViking | March 23, 2016 | Videos – TV/Films/Fiction
Viking Voyages Interactive Map
There is a tendency still today of a perception that in historic times people were not mobile, because of…History renews “Vikings” for 5th season
Not unexpected given the viewer success, then History Channel has renewed “Vikings” for 5th season. This then also gives…
By AllThingsViking | March 20, 2016 | Fiction News
8 locations with lasting Viking footprint
The travel site Trivago has named the following Top-8 Viking Age locations to visit for their lasting Viking footprint:…History Channel’s “Vikings” season 4 well under way
With the longer “Vikings” season 4 well under way, here is newly released mid-season trailer.…
By AllThingsViking | March 16, 2016 | Fiction News
Swedish parchment from Viking Age
Swedish historians discover Viking Age parchment having been used as binder cover for a later book. The newly discover…
By AllThingsViking | March 7, 2016 | Archaeology News