Ribe
Ribe is the first Danish town named in written sources. Around AD 855 the town is mentioned when the Danish King…
Pentland Firth
Pentland Firth is the name of the treacherous strait between Caithness and the Orkney Islands. It was – and is – a…
Odense
Odense is one of the first Danish towns to be mentioned in written sources. It probably had a past as a heathen…
Lund
The old Danish town of Lund is one of the earliest towns in present-day Sweden. It was founded at the end of the…
London
London was founded by the Romans, but following their withdrawal the town fell into ruins. It was not until the 9th…
Haithabu
According to the Frankish Annals (a kind of year book), the Danish King Godfred destroyed Haithabu's rival, the…
Mini portrait: The Irish Connection
Bringing the Worlds largest Viking ship reconstruction from Roskilde in Denmark to Dublin in Ireland require 65 men…
Caledonian Canal
The Caledonian Canal runs for more than 50 nautical miles through the Highlands of Scotland. It was intended to…
Avaldsnes
Avaldsnes is situated on Karmøy in Western Norway. Its geographical position offered a unique opportunity for…
Exeter
The originally Roman town of Exeter was harassed by several Viking raids. For some time after AD 1066, the town…