Inside History Collection Magazine

8 May 2022

The secrets of the Vikings revealed The last 50 years have seen a number of breakthroughs in the charting and understanding of the Viking Age. Archaeologists and historians have analysed everything from ancient postholes to thousand-year-old grape seeds in their quest to uncover the truth about the Viking world. Painstaking detective work is necessary because the Vikings themselves did not record the events of their time. The history of the Vikings is known only from the horror stories of monks and the heroic tales of sagas. However, armed with patience and modern technology, the unknown pieces of the puzzle are slowly being identified and put together. Researchers have come a long way, but questions remain. In this special issue, we bring you the latest and best knowledge of the time when Norsemen with axes and swords wrought terror across Europe.