Viking History

Knights Templar and Vikings: Voyage to America?

Knights Templar and Vikings: Voyage to America?

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Knights Templar and Viking Knowledge: A Secret Voyage to North America? The Knights Templar and the Vikings are two of history's most enigmatic and fascinating groups. While they lived in...

Knights Templar and Vikings: Voyage to America?

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Knights Templar and Viking Knowledge: A Secret Voyage to North America? The Knights Templar and the Vikings are two of...

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The Viking Crusader

The Viking Crusader

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King Sigurd I of Norway: The Viking Crusader One of the most remarkable episodes of the Crusading era involves King Sigurd I of Norway, often called "Sigurd the Crusader." His...

The Viking Crusader

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King Sigurd I of Norway: The Viking Crusader One of the most remarkable episodes of the Crusading era involves King...

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Vikings and the Knights Templar

Vikings and the Knights Templar

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Vikings and the Knights Templar: Myth, Mystery, and Medieval RealityThe Viking Age and the era of the Knights Templar belong to distinct periods in medieval history, yet the connection between...

Vikings and the Knights Templar

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Vikings and the Knights Templar: Myth, Mystery, and Medieval RealityThe Viking Age and the era of the Knights Templar belong...

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Vikings in the Crusades

Vikings in the Crusades

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Vikings in the Crusades: Norse Warriors in a New Arena The Vikings are often remembered as seafaring raiders, traders, and settlers who dominated Northern Europe from the late 8th to...

Vikings in the Crusades

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Vikings in the Crusades: Norse Warriors in a New Arena The Vikings are often remembered as seafaring raiders, traders, and...

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Seidr

Seidr

Oliver C

Seidr (Old Norse: seiðr) is type of ancient sorcery or witchcraft that was practiced by the pagan Norsemen. The expression can also be used to refer to reconstructions of modern...

Seidr

Oliver C

Seidr (Old Norse: seiðr) is type of ancient sorcery or witchcraft that was practiced by the pagan Norsemen. The expression...

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Leif Erikson

Leif Erikson

Oliver C

Leif Erikson (Norse: Leifr Eiríksson; Icelandic: Leifur Eiríksson), born around 970 in Eiríksstaðir in Iceland and died around 1020 probably in Greenland, was an Icelandic explorer. He is one of...

Leif Erikson

Oliver C

Leif Erikson (Norse: Leifr Eiríksson; Icelandic: Leifur Eiríksson), born around 970 in Eiríksstaðir in Iceland and died around 1020 probably...

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Harald Hardrada

Harald Hardrada

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Harald, son of Sigurd (known in Norway as Harald Hardrada; Harald Sigurdsson; in Old Norse: Haraldr Sigurðarson)). He received the nickname of Hardråde (harðráði, literally "the Hard" or "the Hard...

Harald Hardrada

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Harald, son of Sigurd (known in Norway as Harald Hardrada; Harald Sigurdsson; in Old Norse: Haraldr Sigurðarson)). He received the...

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Blót

Blót

Oliver C

Blót is the Old Norse sacrifice, that is a ritual act dedicated to the gods. The noun blót goes back to the Old Norse verb blóta (cf. Gothic and Old...

Blót

Oliver C

Blót is the Old Norse sacrifice, that is a ritual act dedicated to the gods. The noun blót goes back...

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Ubbe Ragnarsson

Ubbe Ragnarsson

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Ubbe Ragnarsson, (d. 878) was a Norse warlord during the Viking Age. Ubbe Ragnarsson was one of the sons of Ragnar Lothbrok, and, along with his brothers Halfdan and Ivar...

Ubbe Ragnarsson

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Ubbe Ragnarsson, (d. 878) was a Norse warlord during the Viking Age. Ubbe Ragnarsson was one of the sons of...

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