Viking Connections

Viking Connections is the first volume of the Viking Europe series, offering a comprehensive collection of interdisciplinary research. This history text presents thirty-two papers from the Nineteenth Viking Congress, focusing on the complex networks and international contacts of the Viking Age. The volume integrates diverse academic fields, including archaeology, numismatics, and linguistics, to examine the movement of people and goods across Scandinavia and Great Britain.

The content of Viking Europe Volume 1, Viking Connections, explores specific regional studies such as the metallic wealth of the Isle of Man and Scandinavian trading activity in eastern Scotland. Scholars analyze the impact of silver on society and the daily life within viking camps. This academic work provides a detailed look at the European history of the period, utilizing recent scholarship to frame the Viking Age as a vibrant era of systemic change.