Trading and exploring, with Professor Ryan Lavelle
In week two of our HistoryExtra Academy Vikings course, Professor Ryan Lavelle traces the global reach of the Vikings – from the North Atlantic across to the edges of Asia
Explore more content from week two of the HistoryExtra Academy Vikings course:
The Vikings at home – reading time 17 mins
How the Vikings ruled the waves – reading time 15 mins
Russia, North America and the Middle East: where did the Vikings visit to trade and raid? – reading time 13 mins
Alternate history: what if the Vikings had never left their homelands? – reading time 5 mins
Podcast: The Vikings’ global connections – listening time 42 mins
Leif Erikson’s voyage to Vinland – reading time 12 mins
Video: Cat Jarman on the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Road – watching time 1hr, 8 mins
The amazing life of a great female Viking explorer – reading time 4 mins
Authors
Ryan Lavelle is Professor of Early Medieval History at the University of Winchester, and historical advisor on the The Last Kingdom and Seven Kings Must Die. His books include Cnut: The North Sea King (part of the Penguin Monarchs series), which was released in paperback in November 2021.