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Shield of Skuld Podcast

Research and education on Vikings, sagas and the Early Middle Ages.

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

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

Feb 5 • Irina Manea

10:25

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

12:38

Must-have objects in the Viking age

Top five indispensable objects that defined the Viking age!

Jan 28 • Irina Manea

20:01

The fate of the Greenland Vikings

Why did they disappear?

Jan 24 • Irina Manea

11:28

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

1:30:43

A bit of Viking History with Irina Manea

A recording from Irina Manea and Holly A Brown's live video - where Irina speaks about who she is, what she researches and some Viking stuff she really…

May 7, 2025 • Irina Manea and Holly A Brown

58:40

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