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Truso: The Baltic trading town on the edge of the Viking world
Situated on a delta of the river Vistula, Truso was a Viking Age trading town that capitalized on its strategic location between east and west and served as a gateway to the Viking heartland of Scandinavia.5 months ago — History -
Staraya Ladoga: The first capital of Rus and its Viking roots
Long before the Mongol yoke arrived, before Peter the Great commissioned Russia's "window to the west" on the bones of countless peasants, or the recent oligarchs gutted much of the former Soviet state, there was Staraya Ladoga.1 year ago — History -
Olga of Kiev: The fearsome Viking queen of the East (Part 1)
How did a child bride turn into a formidable Viking queen and later become worshipped as a saint?1 year ago — History -
Tracing the impact of Viking trade and warfare on European horse breeds
Through their significant trade network that linked Europe and West Asia, from the Baltic to the Black Sea to Baghdad, people from Viking societies facilitated the exchanges of various horse breeds between these regions.2 years ago — Trade -
Book review: River Kings - A New History of Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Roads
The book "River Kings" by acclaimed Norwegian bioarcheologist, historian, author, and co-host of the wildly popular "Gone Medieval" podcast, Dr. Cat Jarman, is a page-turner.3 years ago — Reviews
