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The Viking Way: Religion and War in Late Iron Age Scandinavia is an archaeological study of old Norse religion in Late Iron Age-Scandinavia. It was written by the English archaeologist Neil Price, then a professor at the University of Aberdeen, and first published by the Department of Archaeology and Ancient History at Uppsala University in 2002.
The Viking Way: Religion and War in the Later Iron Age of Scandinavia, 2nd edition: 2017 Oxbow Books (Oxford) 978-1-84217-260-5 The Vikings: 2016 Routledge (London & New York) 978-0-41534-349-7 Odin's Whisper: Death and the Vikings: 2016 Reaktion Books (London) 978-1-78023-290-4 Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings: 2020
There is evidence that the Vikings exercised influence over the county in the 9th century: e.g. the place names ending in by, Scandinavian names recorded in documents and also names marked on coins. Much of the Viking Way is classified as a Byway Open to All Traffic (BOAT) and is thus a vehicular right of way.
Else Roesdahl. Else Roesdahl (born 26 February 1942) is a Danish archaeologist, historian and educator. She has mediated the history of the Vikings for most of her life, including coordination of notable exhibitions on the Viking Age and authoring several books on the subject.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 10 February 2025. Period of European history (about 800–1050) Viking Age picture stone, Gotland, Sweden. Part of a series on Scandinavia Countries Denmark Finland Iceland Norway Sweden History History by country Åland Denmark Faroe Islands Finland Greenland Iceland Norway Scotland Sweden Chronological ...
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By way of comparative mythology and historical linguistics, scholars have identified elements of Germanic mythology reaching as far back as Proto-Indo-European mythology. During the modern period, the Romanticist Viking revival re-awoke an interest in the subject matter, and references to Norse mythology may now be found throughout modern ...
The Colts play the Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium this weekend on Sunday Night Football. The Vikings are one of the NFC's best teams while the Colts trail the Houston Texans for first place in the ...