Daily life, with Professor Ryan Lavelle
In week three of the HistoryExtra Academy Vikings course, Professor Ryan Lavelle explores how people lived, loved, worked and worshipped throughout the Viking world
Discover more learning from week three of the HistoryExtra Academy Vikings course
What was life like for Viking women? – reading time 7 mins
Inside the Viking mind – reading time 10 mins
Viking gods, goddesses & tricksters: 12 figures from Norse mythology – reading time 8 mins
Podcast: What Norse poetry reveals about the Viking Age – listening time 48 mins
Viking women: raiders, traders and settlers – reading time 7 mins
How England rode the Viking storm – reading time 12 mins
Viking ‘warrior women’ – reading time 3 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.