January 12, 2018January 1, 2018Viking Era Background on Viking Age – raising the warriors for battles – 5 of 5 Raising warriors for a battle was based on a levy system, called the leidang. Viking Age: Everyday life during the extraordinary era […]
January 10, 2018January 10, 2018Viking Era More background on ships Comments from a few other books fit well with the previous post Background on Viking Age – ships for warfare, travel, and […]
January 8, 2018January 25, 2018Viking Era Background on Viking Age – ships for warfare, travel, and cargo – 4 of 5 A number of Viking ships, or parts thereof, have been recovered by archaeologists. Those few ships reveal much of ship construction. Viking […]
January 4, 2018January 10, 2018Viking Era Background on Viking Age – Limits of our knowledge – 3 of 5 Viking Age: Everyday life during the extraordinary era of the Norsemen, by Kirsten Wolf, does a good job of explaining the limits […]
January 2, 2018January 1, 2018Viking Era More background on coins and storing wealth in hoards during Viking Age Comments I’ve accumulated from a few other books fit well with the previous post Background on Viking Age – money, trading centers […]