Subjects include various aspects of Viking history and society, such as

• social structures and social change
• gender
• economy and trade
• culture, art and technology
• the new societies of the North Atlantic
• settlements and towns
• ships and travel
• rune-stones and oral traditions
• sagas and mythology
• weapons and warfare
• religion and early Christianity
• ...

The Viking Age, c. 700 - 1050 AD, stands as an essentially formative period of European history: In many different shapes, Scandinavians suddenly enter the scene of the world known at that time. With their discovery and colonization of Iceland, Greenland and America the Vikings even expand the borders of the known world.

At the same time, the societies in the Viking homelands - Denmark, Norway and Sweden - go through a process of fundamental transformations, leading to the development of important places and institutions. In this way, the Vikings have left their mark and contributed in shaping the world that we are living in today, both in Scandinavia and most of Europe.