The Believer Magazine
Norse History for Bostonians
When not choking on the sickly sweet taste of 21st-century despair, Rowdy Geirsson maintains www.scandinavianaggression.com and attempts to promote the glorious (or inglorious, as the case may be) deeds of Vikings past and present. Here, he discusses special topics in medieval Norse history with the intention of maximizing ease of comprehension among Bostonians and other pertinent New Englanders (Connecticuters excluded).
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March 17, 2025A Brief Overview of Weapon-Wielding Norse Women for Bostonians
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October 9, 2024A Short History of the Pagan Reign of Blot-Sven for Bostonians
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March 15, 2024Going Berzerk for Bostonians
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October 6, 2023A Brief Overview of the Sámi Presence in Viking-Age Scandinavia for Bostonians
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March 17, 2023A Short History of the Norse (and Irish) Settlement of Iceland for Bostonians
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October 7, 2022A Short Biography of Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir for Bostonians
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March 17, 2022A Brief Biography of King Harald Fairhair for Bostonians
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October 8, 2021A Brief History of the Fate of Beowulf’s Homeland for Bostonians
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March 17, 2021A Short History of the Norse-Irish Slave Trade for Bostonians
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October 9, 2020A Short History of the Norse Colonization of Massachusetts for Bostonians
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July 10, 2020A Short History of the Irish Rampage and Eventual Norse Defeat of Muirchertach “Leathercloaks” Mac Néill for Bostonians, Part 2
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March 17, 2020A Short History of the Irish Rampage and Eventual Norse Defeat of Muirchertach “Leathercloaks” Mac Néill for Bostonians, Part 1
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