Cat Jarman on the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Road
In this talk first delivered in April 2021, historian Cat Jarman investigates the vast globalised trading networks of the Vikings
River Kings traces a carnelian bead found in Derbyshire to its origin in India via Scandinavia and the Silk Roads. Using new advances in science and archaeology, Cat Jarman investigates the vast globalised trading networks of the Vikings along its route.
Dr Cat Jarman is an archaeologist and author specialising in bioarchaeology and the Viking Age. She uses forensic techniques like isotope analysis, radiocarbon dating, and DNA analysis to untangle the experiences of past people from broader historical narrative. Dr Jarman is a senior advisor on academic content development for the new Museum of the Viking Age in Oslo, Norway, and is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
Explore more content from week two of the HistoryExtra Academy Vikings course:
Video: Trading and exploring, with Professor Ryan Lavelle – watching time 18 mins
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
The amazing life of a great female Viking explorer – reading time 4 mins
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