Hedeby (Danish pronunciation: [ˈhe̝ːðəˌpyˀ], Old Norse Heiðabýr, German Haithabu) was an important Danish Viking Age (8th to the 11th centuries) trading...
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The Hedeby 1, also known as the Ship from Haithabu Harbour, was a Viking longship that was excavated from the harbor of Hedeby, a Viking trading center...
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The Hedeby Viking Museum (Danish: Vikingemuseum Hedeby) (German: Wikinger Museum Haithabu) is a museum near the site of Hedeby, a former medieval city...
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Olof the Brash (redirect from Olaf (Hedeby))
element in Hedeby. The placement of the rune stones associated with the dynasty has led to the conclusion that the kings ruled from Hedeby in South Jutland...
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The Hedeby stones are four runestones from the 10th century found at the town of Hedeby in Northern Germany. This area was part of Denmark during the...
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Wulfstan of Hedeby was a late ninth-century traveller and trader. His travel accounts, as well as those of another trader, Ohthere of Hålogaland, were...
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Lagertha, a shield-maiden and Ragnar's ex-wife; she controls the Earldom of Hedeby calling herself Earl Ingstad. Clive Standen as Rollo, a warrior and Ragnar's...
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e. besieged] Hedeby, but he was a commander, a very brave warrior. "Sven" is probably king Svein Forkbeard, as elsewhere on the Hedeby stones. Another...
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Ohthere of Hålogaland (section Journey south to Hedeby)
(sic) and Hedeby. Ohthere said that he had travelled north chiefly to hunt walrus, and his journey south to the Danish trading settlement of Hedeby, via the...
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or Slesvig therefore means "bay of the Schlei". The Viking settlement of Hedeby, located south of the modern town, was first mentioned in 804. It was a...
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