For the Norse peoples during the Viking Age, outlawry (útlegð in Old Norse) represented one of the harshest punishments a person could endure. This punishment stripped individuals of all legal protections and...
In Norse society personal appearance was intertwined with honor and reputation. Being well-groomed signified respect for oneself and others. Even in times of war or travel, warriors are believed to have maintained their...
Forty years after the first siege of Paris, another large Viking fleet of a few hundred ships sailed up the Seine. The year is 885, and Rollo leads his Vikings...
The first siege of Paris was a direct response from the legendary hero Ragnar Lothbrok to the breaking of an oath made by the king of France Charles II. When king...
In 865, after almost on hundred years of the beginning of the Viking Age, a large Viking army invaded England, and it came to stay. The Great Heathen Army came...
The Vikings settled in Dublin from 841 AD onwards. During their reign Dublin became the most important town in Ireland as well as a hub for the western Viking expansion...
