Campion Library: History Research Guides: Vikings

THE OSEBERG SHIP

The Oseberg Ship
The Oseberg ship is a well-preserved Viking ship discovered in a large burial mound at the Oseberg farm near Tønsberg in Vestfold county, Norway. This ship is commonly acknowledged to be among the finer artefacts to have survived from the Viking Era. The ship and some of its contents are displayed at the Viking Ship Museum at Bygdøy on the western side of Oslo, Norway
Viking ship's buried clues may reveal identities of mystery women
Found buried on a farm in Oseberg, Norway, an ancient Viking ship held sleighs, tapestries, silken bands, and the bones of two unidentified women.
Oseberg - Viking Ship Burial in Norway

USEFUL LINKS

Vikings History: An Overview of the Culture and History of the Viking Age
A comprehensive collection of articles on Vikings history.
Who were the historical Vikings
A comprehensive website on all aspects of Viking culture and Norse Mythology
The Viking Age
The people, food, religion, raids, weapons and so much more....
The Jorvik Viking Centre
The Jorvik Viking Centre from the York Archaeological Trust has information about the Vikings in York, their way of life, clothes, weapons, environment, ships and trade. It also looks at archaeological finds from Roman times
Viking-Age History
Comprehensive resources on Viking Daily life
Viking Ships
How did the Vikings navigate the world's oceans in search of land and treasure?
Vikings
This BBC website provides information about the Vikings, as raiders, farmers, traders and settlers.
The Vikings for Kids and Teachers
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A really easy to read set of resources on viking life.

ARTICLES

The Secret History of the Vikings
New DNA-driven research reveals untold stories—and stirs controversy
Articles on the Vikings
The Conversation has a collection of articles on the Vikings including their domestic life, craft and international trade, role of women, and more.

Author John Green gives an eleven minute monologue that ends up being a crash course on the Vikings.

DIGITAL RESOURCES

The following PREMIUM DIGITAL RESOURCES may be useful for research in this subject. However they are password protected and when you click on any of the icons below you will be re-directed to a page that requires authentication.

LIBRARY CATALOGUE

BOOKS ON VIKINGS

Most books on the Vikings can be found at 948 in the non-fiction shelves, however you can find all the books on Vikings in the library by doing an Oliver search.

VIDEOS

Vikings videos playlist on ClickView

REFERENCING

The Referencing Libguide has resources on how to cite/reference sources in research.

The Online Reference Generator allows you to create citations and bibliographies using the Harvard Referencing Style for a comprehensive list of resources.

MyBib is a free online service that allows users to generate citations and bibliographies. You can paste in a DOI, ISBN or URL and have the fields populate automatically. However it does not always provide the correct reference so you must check that all possible parts of the reference have been included.