Uncover the fascinating Viking-age monetary system with the analysis of a thousand-year-old iron ring from Sweden.

During their prime, the Vikings mastered the seas and went on to make wide-spanning voyages by boat. But how exactly did they know where they were going? A recent study, focused on a set of medieval ...

The schedule, the reading list and the exam information for summer 2025 will be published in April/ May. This course surveys the history and culture of Norway during the Viking Era (ca. 750-1030) and ...

Now, a new study posits the discs were also compasses used by Viking navigators during the 12th and 13th centuries. What’s more, the discovery of the discs alongside medieval trade routes ...

This course surveys the history and culture of Norway during the Viking Era (ca. 750-1030) and the Medieval Era (ca. 1030-1536), including mutual influences and interactions with neighboring regions ...

A famed Viking-age silver hoard discovered in Scotland may have belonged to an entire community of people, rather than one ...

Crampons, also known as ice grips – with spikes that dig into the ice to stop people from slipping – are a relatively common ...

Offered by the Department of Historical Studies at Faculty of Humanities This course covers the history of Scandinavia from the Viking Age (c.700 CE) until the Reformation. It broadly focuses on the ...

the seminal Medieval Icelandic literary works to which we owe much of our knowledge of these Norse brutes. Viking games see us exploring the mythical underworlds of Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice ...

The Los Angeles Rams were playing hundreds of miles from home but made a statement with a 27-9 rout of the Minnesota Vikings in the final game of the NFL wild card round of the playoffs.

Offered by the Department of Historical Studies at Faculty of Humanities The University's international coordinators can help you if you have questions about courses for exchange students.