Tag Archives: Miklagård

Þrír Vegir í Miklagarð (part two)

Posted on July 15, 2017 by nordbyz

Bolli: An Opportunistic Icelander, c. 1040 Bolli’s ax sat heavily on his shoulders, but he did not notice the weight. The emperor’s life-guard was back from Bulgar-fighting in Prilep and he was thinking about the new red cloak he would … Continue reading →

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Þrír Vegir í Miklagarð (part one)

Posted on July 2, 2017 by nordbyz

Halfdan: A Swedish Varangian via Kievan Rus, c. 990 Halfdan was not the first Halfdan to come to Miklagard. This he discovered shortly after his arrival from Kiev with Prince Vladimir’s other Rus. On especially important days, the life-guard accompanied … Continue reading →

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Summer Sequel: Three Roads to Miklagård

Posted on June 30, 2017 by nordbyz

Brigid Ehrmantraut from Princeton University has been generous to offer her recent essay on Scandinavian mercenaries in Constantinople as a reading feuilleton for the Nordic Byzantine Network. Before we do so, we are happy to have Brigid’s attention for a few … Continue reading →

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Mer Miklagård

Posted on October 26, 2016 by nordbyz

De två volymer om vikingar och Bysans som Fedir Androschuk förestått inom serien Studia Byzantina Upsaliensia har nyligen belönats med en recension av Rune Edberg som vi här tar tillfället att länka till.

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Ny serie om vikingaflicka i Miklagård

Posted on September 14, 2016 by nordbyz

Läsare av Dagens ETC har sedan i somras kunnat följa den äventyrliga vikingaflickan Siris resa till Miklagård i form av Patric Nyströms och Per Demervalls nya seriealbum Siri och vikingarna, utgivet av Rabén & Sjögren (2016). I följetongsformatet publiceras en … Continue reading →

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