January 25, 2021March 18, 2021Viking Era Viking warfare – overview of how women fared during and after the Viking Age – 7/ Image courtesy of Adobe Stock. The delightful book Norse Warfare: A Portrayal of Combat, Raids, and Plunder in the Viking Age by […]
January 21, 2021February 16, 2021Viking Era Viking warfare – violence wasn’t limited to the Vikings – 6/ No doubt the Vikings were more violent than we can imagine. The book Norse Warfare: A Portrayal of Combat, Raids, and Plunder […]
January 18, 2021February 16, 2021Viking Era Viking warfare – weapons – 5/ Survey of weapons used by Vikings and their opponents is described in Norse Warfare: A Portrayal of Combat, Raids, and Plunder in […]
January 14, 2021January 3, 2021Viking Era Viking warfare – sails and ship construction– 4/ For some background on sailing ships, particularly the effort it would take to weave the sail we can look to Norse Warfare: […]
January 11, 2021January 11, 2021Viking Era Viking warfare – downside risks and upside rewards from pillaging – 3/ For description of the dangers of raiding and looting along with the upside rewards, we can look at comments in Norse Warfare: […]
January 7, 2021March 18, 2021Viking Era Viking warfare – why were they so successful? – 2/ Vikings did not have superior weapons, battle techniques, or leadership when compared to those they fought. Norse Warfare: A Portrayal of Combat, […]
January 4, 2021March 18, 2021Viking Era Viking warfare – overview of raids – 1/ Great discussion of the Viking way of war can be found in Norse Warfare: A Portrayal of Combat, Raids, and Plunder in […]