The Maine penny, also referred to as the Goddard coin, is displayed at the Maine State Museum. (Photo: Maine State Museum) In 1957, during his second year of digging at the Goddard site; a large prehistoric Indian trade village in… Read More ›
Vikings
The Viking’s Jötunvillur Runic Code is Solved
On this stick from the 1200s found in Bergen, two men named Sigurd and Lavran have written their names both in code and with regular runes. This helped runologist Jonas Nordby to solve the Jötunvillur code. For the first time,… Read More ›
Unique 9th Century Brooch Receives International Attention
Appearance was important to the Vikings, and there have been several archaeological finds of tweezers, combs, buckles and brooches. A 1,200 years old Celtic brooch found in Overhalla in Nord-Trøndelag County is so special that it gets international attention. The… Read More ›
Why Erik the Red Named Greenland “Greenland”
Erik the Red must be regarded as one of history’s greatest PR geniuses by naming the ice-capped continent “Greenland”. (Photo: Unknown) Have you ever wondered why barren and ice-covered Greenland is called “Greenland”? In order to lure as many potential… Read More ›
Common English Words of Old Norse Origin
Eurasian Oystercatcher eggs, photographed in Northern Norway. (Photo: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen) Did you know that “cake”, “egg”, “fellow”, “gun”, “happy”, “husband” and many other words used in the English vocabulary is of Old Norse origin? The reason is the Viking… Read More ›
Where are the Great Viking Kings Buried?
Many Viking burial mounds are found in Norway. Only a few have been excavated, and so far none of the graves of Norway’s great Viking kings are discovered. Where are they buried with all their treasures, and why are they… Read More ›
Leonardo DiCaprio as King Harald “Hard Ruler”?
Viking warriors illustrated by Norwegian concept artist Stian Dahlslett © Warner Bros has made a preemptive acquisition of King Harald. The movie will be written by Mark L, Smith and produced by DiCaprio (and possibly star), and his Appian Way… Read More ›
Thanks to the Vikings Scandinavian Women are Beautiful?
Therese Johaug, famous Norwegian cross-country skier. (Photo: Paul Paiewonsky) In the Viking Age, about 793-1066 AD, Scandinavian free men and women could own male and female thralls: Unfree Scandinavians and slaves taken from European countries. It is still under discussion… Read More ›
The Jersey Viking Heritage
The castle and fortress of Mont Orgueil, Jersey Jersey is located just off the coast of Normandy, France, and is the largest of the Channel Islands with its 119.5 km². The island is part of the ancient Duchy of… Read More ›
The Vikings Stole Irish Crosier
If it wasn’t for the Norwegian Vikings, this Irish crosier probably would have been lost. This piece of plated silver was found in a Viking grave in Grytten, Møre og Romsdal in the 1960s. The object was later moved to… Read More ›
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