In April 2019 The Museum of Cultural History in Oslo, Norway opened its doors to the new exhibition VĂKINGR containing rich treasures and unique archaeological finds from the Viking Age (c. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1388/vikings-jewelry-weapons--social-change-at-the-viki/ #History #Norway #VikingArt #VikingShips
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Art made by Scandinavians during the Viking Age (c. https://www.worldhistory.org/Viking_Art/ #History #Art #VikingArt #VikingShips
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Although women in the Viking Age (c. 790-1100 CE) lived in a male-dominated society, far from being powerless, they ran farms and households, were responsible for textile production, moved away from Scandinavia to help settle Viking territories abroad stretching from Greenland, Iceland, and the British Isles to Russia, and were perhaps even involved in trade in the sparse urban centres. Some we...https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1251/women-in-the-viking-age/ #Lagertha #Runes #VikingShips