August 14, 2019 Ása OMG! The Vikings smoked pot in Canada! (or did they...?) After we came back from our summer tour, I happened to read about stoned Vikings at L'anse aux Meadows. Can this be true? Let's go and fact-check... Read more
October 18, 2017 Ása Kufic script in tablet woven bands from Sweden? You might have picked up the news already: Ancient Arabic, or to be more precise, Kufic characters have been discovered in tablet woven bands from Sweden. If this is true, the consequences might be most interesting... Read more
March 01, 2017 Ása Guðrunsdottir Greenland's last Vikings The Sagas tell us how Icelandic Vikings settled in Greenland, archaeological evidence has proven it a long time ago. For generations there lived a Norse population on the southwestern coast. But during the 15th century, contact with Europe ceased. The Greenlanders have died. Why? Read more