I’ve posted this wonderful staircase before but of course I have new followers who might not have seen it. This is for everyone who hasn’t seen it or doesn’t mind seeing it again!

Impressions of a bygone era. The authentic Viking village was built in 2010 at the foot of Mt. Vestrahorn in southeast #Iceland for a movie that never was filmed. Over time, these weather-beaten buildings become more real as wind and rain take their toll on this unique backdrop

Britain's equivalent to Tutankhamun found in Southend-on-Sea | UK news | The Guardian theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/m…

Edinburgh family find long-lost Lewis Chessmen piece in drawer - and it could be worth £1 million scotsman.com/news/people/ed… #WalrusIvory

I honestly don’t understand why adults would choose to spend their time mocking and threatening teenagers and children for promoting science, when they could do something good instead. I guess they must simply feel so threatened by us. ->

Died today in 1066: Harald Hardrada, Norwegian king; killed in the Battle of Stamford Bridge The death of Harold Hardrada is regarded as the end of the Viking Age

Don’t know if the politics now or then was more dramatic.

Nollick Ghennal!

First Viking ship excavation in a century begins in Norway - BBC News bbc.com/news/world-eur…

Lost runestone found after 300 years. ancientpages.com/2020/12/16/uni… svt.se/nyheter/lokalt…

Four years ago, this was how a Scottish newspaper's TV section previewed the inauguration ceremony. You were tellt.

Viking longboat knocks out power supply in Kirkcudbright - BBC News bbc.com/news/uk-scotla…

Evidence for European presence in the Americas in ad 1021 | Nature #vikings nature.com/articles/s4158…

Did Vikings and their stowaway mice beat Portugal to the Azores? | Portugal | The Guardian theguardian.com/world/2021/oct…

I wonder when the next book in the New history of Isle of Man is going too be published? It’s been quiet for some time now.

Anybody? Liverpool University Press

Norse in Greenland imported timber from North America, study finds medievalists.net/2024/02/norse-… #Greenland #Norse

Manx Notes, Nos 593–602 now available: chiollaghbooks.com/manxnotes/