Many English villages and towns were founded by Vikings. (Photo: John Baker/ videnskab.dk) In the 9th and 10th centuries Norwegian, Danish and Swedish Vikings crossed the ocean and sailed to the British Isles, and their legacy is still very much… Read More ›
Imagine, nearly thousand years ago children were playing with this wooden Viking ship found in a well during an archaeological excavation outside of Trondheim in Central Norway. (Photo: Åge Hojem / NTNU University Museum) Last summer, an almost 1,000-year-old elaborately… Read More ›
At the annual Viking Market in Gudvangen, Western Norway, new generations of Vikings from all over the world come together and celebrate. (Photo: Njardar Vikinglag) By Caroline Guntur Do you descend from the Vikings? If you claim heritage… Read More ›
In the summer of 2016, this Celtic ornamental horse harness fitting was found in a Viking woman’s grave on the Agdenes farm at the mouth of the Trondheimsfjord (Photo: Åge Hojem / NTNU Museum of Natural History and Archaeology) When… Read More ›
The Langeid Viking Battle Axe: The original and the copy. (Photo: Vegard Vike, Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo) Contrary to what many believe, battle axes from the last part of the Viking age, i.e. the 11th century, had… Read More ›
These gold rings of Roman origin are dating back to the period 200 to 400 AD. (Photo: Håvard Haugseth Jensen) In late September, several Roman gold rings tied together in two small bundles were found in Skaun in Central Norway,… Read More ›
Was this how the royal hall in Lejre was painted? (Photo: Sagnlandet Lejre) Recently, Danish archaeologists attended the seminar “Farverige Vikinger” (Colorful Vikings) discussing the colors on a reconstructed royal hall dating back to the Viking Age. The outcome was… Read More ›
While his father Sigvald Earl is fighting in England, his son Haakon must stay at home and participate in normal daily activities with his family. (Screen dump: NRK TV – “Newton”) There are many powerful and beautiful Norse first names…. Read More ›
Almanac for 1644 – Page XXIX and XXX (Photo: National Library of Norway) The year is 1643. Norway has been a Danish province since 1536, the year before the Protestant Reformation. King Christian IV and his officials have succeeded in… Read More ›
Najua-Alya and Sergio brought their one-year-old daughter Alya from Madrid to Gudvangen in Western Norway to undergo the Norse naming ritual. (Photo: Mal Dickson, Aurland Photography) In late July during the annual Viking market, a very special ceremony was conducted… Read More ›
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