Jim Ulvog – Ancient Finances

March 8, 2023March 5, 2023Uncategorized

Some tidbits from the American Revolution.

The American Revolution is a delight to study. A few tidbits from Edward Lengel and the contributing authors in The 10 Key […]

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022Pondering

Relocation to North Dakota.

In June of this year, I moved my accounting firm to Williston, North Dakota. My wife and I have been wanting to […]

December 24, 2021December 24, 2021Other eras

Breaking technology news – Experiment to use gigantic kite to power a commercial cargo ship. Um, the Vikings perfected that technology 1000 years ago…

… And the Romans had it figured out 1000 years before that. Yet somewhere some technological wizards have developed an experiment in […]

October 23, 2021August 17, 2022Viking Era

In 1021 A.D., Vikings were living in Newfoundland, Canada

It has been long established that Vikings were living in L’Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland somewhere around 1000 A.D. Extensive archaeological digs in […]

June 28, 2021June 19, 2021Other eras, Viking Era

Another comparison of the so very enlightened and civilized English to those vicious, brutal Vikings.

The vicious behavior of marauding Vikings is well known. Everyone knows they were violent brutes, totally unlike everyone else at the time. […]

June 16, 2021June 16, 2021Other eras

A few indications of prices during the American Revolution along with travel times.

For a few quick glimpses of prices during the American Revolutionary War, we can glance into The Indispensable’s: The Diverse Soldiers-Mariners Who […]

June 7, 2021June 16, 2021Viking Era

More discussion of Viking era weapons, ships, money, and warfare: converting silver value point estimates to per ounce.

Previous post listed estimates of the value of silver during the Viking Age mentioned by John Kim Siddorn in his delightful book […]

June 3, 2021May 23, 2021Viking Era

More discussion of Viking era weapons, ships, money, and warfare: money

Some fun comments on money in the Viking era were covered in the delightful book Viking Weapons & Warfare by John Kim […]

June 1, 2021May 30, 2021Pondering

More discussion of Viking era weapons, ships, money, and warfare: helmets and ships

In his book Viking Weapons & Warfare, author John Kim Siddorn looks at Viking weapons from the perspective of a long time […]

May 31, 2021June 1, 2021Pondering

America is Land of the Free, Because of the Brave. My ‘thank you’ to those who made it so.

Our freedom is under rapidly increasing assault by many politicians who think they are kings and queens appointed by divine right instead […]

Ancient Finances

Exploring finances in times of the Viking Age, Roman Empire, and Alexander the Great.

Author: Jim Ulvog