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Viking life and culture

Second World War videoD-Day’s secret hero: the true story behind Pressure

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Life and death in the Viking age. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

This Viking ruler begged to be dismembered – but his rival had something far worse in mind. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Aud the Deep-Minded: life of the week. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

What are history's biggest misconceptions? 9 experts reveal what we get wrong about the past. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Who is the most overrated person in history? 9 experts reveal their choices. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

It was an "extravaganza of brutality": how the Vikings menaced the Mediterranean. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Everything you think you know about Vikings is WRONG. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

In his mother’s womb, he was fated to avenge his father – how was pregnancy understood in the Viking age?

Reading the runes: what we can learn about everyday life in the Viking Age. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ordinary Vikings: hidden histories of the Nordic world. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Norse gods and goddesses: 14 of the most important deities venerated by the Vikings

Old Norse poetry: how the Vikings viewed the world. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

"A Viking wedding involved a bed and eight people", plus four other facts about the Vikings you might not know.... This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Vikings podcast episodes

Daily life, with Professor Ryan Lavelle. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Vikings quiz - week two. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

JomsvikingsLegendary Viking mercenaries or men of myth?

What if...Alfred the Great lost to the Vikings at the battle of Edington?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Christians and pagans in Norse society: the real religious rifts between Vikings

What do we know about Viking funerals?

10 incredible Viking stories from Norse mythology

Gods, myths and rituals: what we know about Viking religious beliefs

What if...The Vikings had never left their homelands?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

"Vikings didn't wear horned helmets," plus 7 more Viking myths busted

Vikings in America: the Europeans who arrived 500 years before Columbus. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

5 key Viking discoveries in Britain – and what they reveal about how the Vikings really lived

In partnership with Jorvik Viking Centre

Cat JarmanHistory of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Road. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

What was life like for Viking women?

Vikings under the microscope: what can science tell us about Viking life?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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