In the early Middle Ages, when settlers began to leave Scandinavia to find new homes for themselves and their families, they began a process that impacted their lives dramatically. Viking Special Volume 1 is co-funded by the Centre for Viking-Age Studies (ViS) and the Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo. This volume offers new insights on Viking female warriors local defense systems a Danish-Obodrite attack on a Frankish fortress deeply rooted traditions relating to weapon production viking encampments in Atlantic Europe rune carvers in campaign textiles essential for sea journeys, and related warfare the symbolic power of weapons the roles of Rus’ captives and slave soldiers as well as the relationship between Viking and Norse settlers, and the local Picts of the Western Isles.
In many parts of Europe visual, literary, and material culture contain influences of past Viking activities. The Vikings fought for power, wealth, and land in many areas of the Northern hemisphere, and left traces of their activities from Canada in the West to the Caucasus in the East. The 13 articles presented in this publication represent some of the latest, and most relevant research on Viking warfare from the Viking and early Scandinavian medieval period in Europe. The Norwegian Archaeological Society is proud to present the very first special Viking volume: VIKING WARS.
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