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Wealthy warriors of the Nordic Bronze Age

Vikings before Vikings

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A guide to Old Norse magic

Lecture 3: space and ritual

Feb 13 • Irina Manea

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Spectacular gold-decorated lances are Denmark's oldest iron objects

Spectacular gold-decorated lances are Denmark's oldest iron objects:

Feb 5 • Irina Manea

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Extraordinary sealskin manuscript may be Norway's oldest book

An extraordinary 12th-century medieval manuscript, made up of just eight pages, bound in sealskin, may be the oldest book preserved in Norway!

Feb 2 • Irina Manea

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Scandinavia's oldest law is a fine on a giant ring

What this massive rune ring can tell us about Viking-age law and economics

Jan 31 • Irina Manea

All things Vikings -- and a little extra along the way!

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with my colleague Howard Williams, prof. of archaeology at the University of Chester and broadcaster of Archaeodeath (TikTok)

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This Viking-age masterpiece still hasn't told its full story

Jan 18 • Irina Manea

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