The Viking Issue

New stories published daily July 5-8.

The Viking Issue
Remembering Hnefatafl, the 1,000-year-old Viking board game murdered by chess

“It was the most prominent board game in Northern Europe for hundreds of years, so however it was played, it was engaging.”

The Viking Issue
A maiden king? Dust and bones may reveal the true power of Viking women

While the allure of female warriors and maiden-kings is obvious, this view of power shown in pop culture doesn’t tell the whole story.

The Viking Issue
44 Years Ago, Marvel redefined its mightiest avenger — and changed superheroes forever

The oral history of 1978’s What If? #10 (aka, the first time Jane Foster picked up Mjolnir).

The Viking Issue
Lochlannach: How Viking raids shaped Ireland's cultural landscape

An original comic by Aodh Ó Riagáin (Oreganillo).

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