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 […]
December 30, 2017January 10, 2018Viking Era Background on Viking Age – money, trading centers – 2 of 5 In terms of economic life, Viking Age: Everyday life during the extraordinary era of the Norsemen, by Kirsten Wolf, points out geography […]
December 29, 2017January 2, 2018Viking Era Background on Viking Age – life expectancy, family structure, and stray tidbits – 1 of 5 Viking Age: Everyday life during the extraordinary era of the Norsemen, by Kirsten Wolf, provides a good overview of the Viking Age. […]
December 26, 2017December 31, 2017Viking Era Gokstad and Oseberg ship models The Gokstad and Oseberg ships were found in burial mounds. They were well-preserved, providing rich information about Viking ship technology.
December 22, 2017December 22, 2017Viking Era Estimate of price of silver and gold in Viking Age To give you a rough picture of relative values during the Viking Age, the items in each of the above photos would […]
December 8, 2017comparison of living standards Increase of income per person over last 200 years (Article cross-posted from Outrun Change because it shows the radical change in per capita income over the last 200 years, which in […]
December 7, 2017December 7, 2017Middle Ages Prices in late Middle Ages While browsing the ‘net looking for indicators of prices in the Viking Age, I came across a treasure trove of prices for […]