Exciting PhD at the University of Stavanger in Iron and Viking Age ship technology! jobbnorge.no/nn-no/ledige-s…

Methodology question for those who also map history: Do you map general references? For instance, "Some pirates attacked parts of Frisia" - too broad to geolocate a specific location. But how to show this on a map? Any discussion would be most appreciated!

On the hunt for 9th century Irish/English (British)/Frankish kingdom boundary shape files (or similar) for GIS. Can't find anything Open Access and I - a lazy PhD - do not want to trace these out myself. Any leads? #medievaltwitter #historicalGIS

Can anyone think of a good map of the Danelaw that they trust (ie, citable source)? All my books on the Vikings in England are still at the office 🙄 #medievaltwitter #historicalGIS #Vikings

Sometimes the best thing to do is to turn the map... and sometimes you just drive yourself crazy

This bougie Viking Age disc-type brooch caught my eye during some compilation work, and I believe it needs to be shared. finds.org.uk/database/artef…

Looking for general surveys of the Swedish burial landscape during the Viking Age/Late Iron Age Price 2008 is a good start, but rather too general for my needs Please and thank you!

The Vikings hardly burst onto the scene in 793 - here is a Timelapse of all contemporary references to Norse activity during the '1st generation' of the Viking Age, 777-819. Red = violent Blue = diplomatic Purple = civil strife