The Beginning of the Viking Age in the West

• Published in: Journal of Maritime Archaeology
• Main Authors: Baug, Irene, Skre, Dagfinn, Heldal, Tom, Jansen, Øystein James
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: VDP::Geofag: 450VDP::Arkeologi: 090; Arctic; Jylland; Norway; walrus*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10852/71351; http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-74453; https://doi.org/10.1007/s11457-018-9221-3

During the Viking Age, Arctic Scandinavia was a source of exquisite furs, down, walrus ivory, and other commodities that met with high demand in England and on the Continent. Hitherto, the earliest firm evidence of this trade has been Ohthere’s account c. 890, but in light of this paper’s findings,...