Readers wanting a detailed catalogue of battles, an analysis of Norse ship-building techniques or an account of the growth of royal power in late medieval Scandinavia might wish to look elsewhere. As ...

The theme of the master`s thesis in Viking and Medieval Norse Studies is chosen in collaboration with, and must be approved by, the thesis supervisor. The thesis must be a scientific investigation of ...

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But hundreds of cheek swabs taken from Barra MacNeils as far away as Canada and Australia have proved that the blood of fierce Norse raiders ... boats similar to the Viking longships.