The Viking Heart: How Scandinavians Conquered the World
Terje Birkedal shares his review of popular historian Arthur L. Herman’s upcoming book, The Viking Heart: How Scandinavians Coquered the World.
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Of war and woe
Terje Birkedal examines the institution of Viking Age slavery and explores its wider context in the history of the Vikings and the history of slavery.
Egil Skallagrímsson
Through the story of Egil Skallagrímsson, Terje Birkedal seeks to expand popular ideas of the Vikings to see them as real humans with thoughts and emotions.
Kingdom of the Vikings: The Rise and Fall of Norway
Kingdom of the Vikings: The Rise and Fall of Norway by Simon Vincent tells the story of Norway’s ascent to power and influence in the Middle Ages.
A History of the Vikings: Children of Ash and Elm
Terje Birkedal reviews renowned Viking scholar Neil Price’s new book, Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings.
The Viking Way
Terje Birkedal reviews renowned archaeologist Neil Price’s new book, The Viking Way, a heady text but rich with content.
When the fish went away
Terje Birkedal discusses the history of Norway’s boom-and-bust dependence on cod and herring populations over the centuries, affecting both culture and economy.
Welcome to Bronze Age Scandinavia
In his fourth and final installment in a series, Terje Birkedal takes a look at the warfare and weapons of Bronze Age Scandinavia.
Welcome to Bronze Age Scandinavia
In this third installment we look at the ships that made trading and raiding possible Terje Birkedal Laguna Woods, Calif. As we learned in earlier installments in this series (Feb. 8: www.norwegianamerican.com/heritage/birkedal-bronze-age-scandinavia-01 and April...
How many Norwegians does it take… to start a revolution?
Norway had one of the smallest, sickest populations in Europe on the original Constitution Day Terje Birkedal Laguna Woods, Calif. How many Norwegians did it take to support a democratic constitution and start a...
