Vikings

Tristan Mueller-Vollmer, PhD, is a runic specialist and independent researcher in Scandinavian studies.Kirsten Wolf, PhD, is a Professor of Old Norse and Scandinavian Linguistics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.

• IntroductionChronologyEssaysSources about the VikingsVikings at HomeExploration and ExpansionWeaponry and WarfareThe Way of the WarriorA–Z EntriesAnglesey Sound, Battle ofAshdown, Battle ofAssandun, Battle ofAsselt, Siege ofBaltic, Vikings inBerserksBlood-eagle, Carving ofBlood FeudsBrunanburh, Battle ofBurial Practices and MoundsButtington, Battle ofChippenham, Battle ofClontarf, Battle ofCoins and MintsComics and Cartoons about VikingsComputer and Video Games about VikingsConstantinople, Siege ofDanegeldDanelawDenmarkDuelsEddic PoetryEdington, Battle ofEngland, Vikings inFaroe IslandsFilms and Television Shows about VikingsFinland, Vikings inFortificationsFortressesFrancia, Vikings inFrisia, Vikings inFulford, Battle ofFyrisvellir, Battle ofGlenmama, Battle ofGotlandGreat Heathen ArmyHacksilverHastings, Battle ofHebrides, Vikings inHelgeå, Battle ofHoardsHostagesIcelandIreland, Vikings inIslamic World, Vikings inIslandbridge, Battle ofIsle of Man, Vikings inItaly, Vikings inJomsvikingsLand BattlesLanguageLaws and LegislatureLeuven, Battle ofLevy (Leidang)Maldon, Battle ofMilitary TacticsMythical-Heroic SagasNaval BattlesNavigation and Sailing TechniquesNiså, Battle ofNormandyNorwayOrkney Islands, Vikings inPicture StonesRapeRaven BannerReading, Battle ofReligion, Pagan ScandinavianReligious ConflictRunesRussia, Vikings inSagas of IcelandersSámi, Norse Contact withSasireti, Battle ofScotland, Vikings inShetland IslandsShield-MaidensShips and ShipbuildingSiegesSkaldic PoetrySocial ClassesSpain, Vikings inStamford Bridge, Battle ofStiklestad, Battle ofSvold, Battle ofSwedenTara, Battle ofTownsTrade and Trade RoutesTransportValhallaValkyriesVarangian GuardViking, Etymology ofViking Age, Causes ofViking Age, Definition ofViking ArtViking HoaxesVikings, Attitudes towardWomenYork, Battle ofNotable PeopleAella, KingAethelred the Unready, KingAlfred the Great, KingBjörn IronsideCharlemagne, EmperorCharles the Bald, EmperorCharles the Fat, EmperorCharles the Simple, KingCnut the Great, KingCnut, St., KingEdmund Ironside, KingEdmund, St., KingEdward the Elder, KingEgil SkallagrimssonEmma of NormandyEric Bloodaxe, KingEric of Hladir, EarlGodfred, KingGuthrum, KingHarald Bluetooth Gormsson, KingHarald Fairhair Halfdanarson, KingHarald Hardruler Sigurdsson, KingHardacnut, KingHarold Godwinson, KingHarold Harefoot, KingIngolf ArnarsonIvar the BonelessMagnus Barefoot Olafsson, KingOlaf Haraldsson, KingOlaf Tryggvason, KingOlof Skötkonung, KingRagnar LodbrokRorikSihtric Silkbeard Olafsson, KingSven Forkbeard Haraldsson, KingThorkel the TallWelandWilliam the Conqueror, DukeYngvar the Far-travelerGlossaryBibliographyIndex