These five archaeological sites comprise a system of monumental ring-shaped Viking-Age fortresses sharing a uniform geometric design. Constructed between about 970 and 980 CE, the fortresses at ...
Related: Vikings in Norway were much more likely to die violent deaths than those in Denmark The Viking Age graves near Åsum ...
From the remains of five Viking ships in Denmark ... Age edited by Graham-Campbell et al (Andromeda, 1994) Penguin Historical Atlas of the Vikings by John Haywood (Penguin, 1996). Detailed maps ...
Researchers discovered that Norway's Viking societies were more violent than Denmark's, with higher rates of weapon use and fatal injuries.
Indeed, the Viking Age, from A.D. 800-1100 ... began with the recovery of five vessels at Skuldelev in Roskilde fjord, Denmark, between 1957 and 1962. The excavation involved building a coffer ...