Shield of Skuld

Wealthy warriors of the Nordic Bronze Age

Vikings before Vikings

Feb 19 • Irina Manea

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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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January 2026

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

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Must-have objects in the Viking age

Top five indispensable objects that defined the Viking age!

Jan 28 • Irina Manea

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The fate of the Greenland Vikings

Why did they disappear?

Jan 24 • Irina Manea

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Exploring Viking death, burials and modern afterlives

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

Jan 22 • Irina Manea

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The puzzle of the Oseberg tapestries

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

Jan 18 • Irina Manea

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December 2025

A guide to Old Norse magic

Lecture 2: Gods and sorcerers

Dec 29, 2025 • Irina Manea

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Norse dreams are made of this

On the meaning of dreams in Old Norse sagas

Dec 14, 2025 • Irina Manea

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November 2025

Raid, trade and rock'n'roll

How the Vikings terrorized the West

Nov 20, 2025 • Irina Manea

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