The Viking's Haul

31/08/2025

The Cusslers were getting a bit low…
…problem solved!👍😊

30/08/2025

So, why did the Vikings decide to attack England and why did they eventually give up doing so? This article provides a fairly decent overview🤓👍

Why did the Vikings start raiding England at the end of the 8th century, and why did they eventually stop their piratical assaults?

30/08/2025

There be dragons!

29/08/2025

A few days ago, I mentioned that a Viking ship was about to visit London. Well, now, the ship, the Saga Farmann, has arrived!😍👍

Thanks to B. Mabbitt, for pointing this out👍😊

28/08/2025

Once the Norse became established in the Orkney & Shetland Islands, they quickly grew to become a centre of Viking power in the north.

The archaeological site of Jarlshof on the isle of Mainland (formerly known in Old Norse as 'Megenland'), Shetlands, is doubtlessly one of the most remarkable historical vestiges of the British Isles. The site, comprising remains which date from Antiquity up to the Modern Age, preserves equally remi...

28/08/2025

It turns out that wasn’t the end of that last batch of Crown Lynn…

26/08/2025

The Ancestors travelled far & wide, moving a huge range of goods, from source to far flung markets where top price could be had. They were good at this.

Bedale Viking silver hoard reveals 9th-century trade links from England to Iran

A groundbreaking study of the Bedale Hoard, a remarkable Viking Age silver hoard discovered in North Yorkshire in 2012, has yielded evidence of a far-reaching and complex trade network that connected Viking settlers in England with markets as distant as modern-day Iran and Iraq. The find challenges the traditional picture of Vikings as predominantly raiders, highlighting their widespread involvement in long-distance trade.

The research, led by Dr. Jane Kershaw, the Associate Professor of Viking Age Archaeology in the School of Archaeology at the University of Oxford, and carried out in collaboration with the British Geological Survey, analyzed 29 silver ingots and a few of the hoard’s ornate neck-rings. Geochemical analysis, including lead isotope and trace element analysis, identified three primary sources for the silver: Western European coinage, Islamic dirhams, and mixed metal blends from both regions...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/08/bedale-viking-silver-hoard-reveals-trade-links/

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25/08/2025

It’s been a while!
This’ll be something for Londoners to check out👍😍

Thanks for this, Winter👍😊

Brace yourselves, Londoners: the Vikings are back in town

24/08/2025

The Khans, from the Waikato Norse, at the Viking Festival Norsewood NZ. Great Vikings and good people! With luck, they’ll be back for next year’s event, to be held over Waitangi Weekend 2026.

24/08/2025

Got a problem? Let’s get a handle on it!😉👍🍻

23/08/2025

Not Viking, but “Wow!”, nonetheless. Jousting is an impressive sport and now, after a few years of being in the doldrums, jousting in New Zealand is on the rise, again! (This is an overseas video, though).

Thanks for this, Bachmann👍😊