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Rewriting history: Are the Jelling runestones really from the Viking Age?
Norwegian scholar Håkon Glørstad believes our assumptions about the most famous Viking Age artifacts in Denmark may be completely wrong.1 year ago — News -
Harald Bluetooth and the plundering of Oseberg and Gokstad: Part 2, the prime suspect
Why the Danish king may be responsible for the desecration of two major Norwegian burial sites.1 year ago — News -
Harald Bluetooth and the plundering of Oseberg and Gokstad: Part 1, the crime scenes
Archeologist Jan Bill discusses who might be responsible for the wanton desecration of Norway's most famous Viking ship burials.1 year ago — News -
New plans for Denmark's largest Viking fortress built by Harald Bluetooth
The Aggersborg fortress is experiencing a rush of visitors after being awarded World Heritage Site status by UNESCO.2 years ago — News -
Harald Bluetooth Gormsson: The Viking king who connected kingdoms
One of the most consequential rulers in early medieval Scandinavia (and possibly the one with the best nickname) was Harald Gormsson, known to posterity as Harald Bluetooth.3 years ago — History -
Who was Gorm the Old, Viking king of Denmark?
The current Danish monarch, Queen Margrethe, sits on a throne believed to be established by Gorm the Old in the early 10th century CE.3 years ago — History -
Harald Bluetooth's palisades: Majestic Viking Age timberworks constructed more than 1,000 years ago
Academics and historians of yesteryear bemoaned civilization had taken a downward degenerative spiral after the fall of Rome. However, one look at the fortresses constructed by Harald Bluetooth shows that history is much more complex and interesting than old generalizations.3 years ago — History -
Danish Viking King Harald Bluetooth built a network of ring fortresses. Why?
The ring fortress Borgring is one of Denmark's five large Viking ring fortresses. It is located in the town of Lellinge, not too far from the Danish capital of Copenhagen.3 years ago — News -
Author claims to have discovered burial mound of legendary Viking king Harald "Bluetooth" Gormsson in Poland
Marek Kryda, the author of the book "Viking Poland" (published in 2019 in Polish) and a member of the British Archaeological Association, claims to have found the lost burial mound of Viking king Harald "Bluetooth" Gormsson.4 years ago — News -
Jomsborg: The mythical Viking stronghold
A band of Viking brothers with a strict warrior code of conduct were said to be trained in a semi-mythical fortress in the Baltic Sea known as Jomsborg.5 years ago — History
