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The Viking Issue
“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
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
The oral history of 1978’s What If? #10 (aka, the first time Jane Foster picked up Mjolnir).
The Viking Issue
An original comic by Aodh Ó Riagáin (Oreganillo).
Welcome to the Viking Issue
Inverse presents a series of stories that embrace the glorious weirdness, diversity, and curious nature of Vikings and how we depict them today.
64 years ago, Hollywood made the most rip-roaring Viking movie ever
1958’s The Vikings might be dated, but it’s still a good time.
You need to play the most underrated Viking game of the century ASAP
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla has nothing on this overlooked classic.
Were Vikings the original super-spreaders?
An adapted extract from River Kings for Inverse.
The ultimate status symbol for Danish Vikings? Beaver fur — study
Gaze upon my coat, peasants!
How Valhalla in Thor: Love and Thunder compares to Marvel Comics and Norse myth
Valhalla makes the leap from Marvel comics to the MCU.
Lochlannach: How Viking raids shaped Ireland's cultural landscape
An original comic by Aodh Ó Riagáin (Oreganillo).
Were Vikings the original super-spreaders?
An adapted extract from River Kings for Inverse.
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.
You need to play the most underrated Viking game of the century ASAP
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla has nothing on this overlooked classic.
64 years ago, Hollywood made the most rip-roaring Viking movie ever
1958’s The Vikings might be dated, but it’s still a good time.
Welcome to the Viking Issue
Inverse presents a series of stories that embrace the glorious weirdness, diversity, and curious nature of Vikings and how we depict them today.
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 Northman' review: This primal, poetic Viking epic is one for the ages
Robert Eggers' historical fantasy-epic stars a ferocious Alexander Skarsgard as a Viking berserker on a path of vengeance.
1 major clue may hint at an Assassin's Creed Valhalla Switch port
The key is in the sky.
Vikings: Valhalla Netflix release date, time, cast, trailer, and plot for the spinoff series
Vikings is back, and this time with a whole new story to tell.
Look: Viking artifacts reveal how they rose to power
Cosmic ray discovery both confirms and complicates Viking legend
The saga continues.
How ancient Vikings used a surprising innovation to get ahead
Vikings spread out across Europe. Here’s how.
Ancient finding adds an unexpected twist to the Viking afterlife myth
Even Vikings need a little comfort.