Category Archives: Landnamabok
How ‘Dark’ were the Dark Ages for Women?
The Dark Ages.
Those times conjure bad images. Disease. Famine. Poverty.
When barbarians trounced Rome, a power vacuum hung over Europe. The vast connection of roads once protected by Roman soldiers gave way to outlaws. By the…
Warning! Shocking News Ahead
If you’re a woman…
People tend to have preconceived notions of a woman’s place in history. Some true, many not. I challenge you to peel back the layers of time. Take another look at people and…
2nd Half of Top Ten Countdown: Why Vikings are Cool
5 Reasons Vikings are Cool (click to tweet)
And all of these reasons are non-violent. I bet you didn't think you'd find that on this Viking list?
5. Great Engineering
Simply put: Ships. Vikings lacked complex tools…