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 ›
Vikings
Kleppmelk – A Viking Recipe
Traditional dinner: Kleppmelk served with sugar and cinnamon. (Photo: renmat.no) Kleppmelk (klepp milk) is a soup commonly used in the Trøndelag region and in Northern Norway. It consists of thick pancake batter formed into bowls simmered in milk. It is… Read More ›
A Viking Naming Ceremony in Gudvangen
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 ›
Njardarheimr Viking Village Becomes a Reality in 2017 – See the Drawings
Gudvangen in Sogn, Western Norway – a suitable place to build a Viking village. (Photo: Leif / Wikimedia Commons) In May 2017, phase one of Njardarheimr Viking Village is ready. The construction starts in August and the village will consist… Read More ›
Never Offend a Viking
Would you have dared to offend one of these Vikings? (Illustration by: Stian Dahlslett ©) If you offended a Viking, a normal reaction would be to kill you on the spot. If the murder took place in daylight with witnesses… Read More ›
Stone Age Artifacts Found in Viking Graves
Flint Dagger discovered in a Viking grave in Rogaland, Western Norway. (Photo: Terje Tveit, Museum of Archeology, University of Stavanger) Analyses of ten Viking Age graves in Rogaland, Western Norway, have surprised the archaeologists: Inside the graves there were found… Read More ›
Grave Findings Could Solve a Viking Age Mystery
The Osberg funeral ceremony taking place in Vestfold in the year 834 AD. (Illustration: kulturarv.no) In the autumn of 834 AD, two elderly women were buried together in the magnificent Oseberg ship discovered in 1903 nearby Tønsberg in Vestfold, Southeast… Read More ›
Who Was the Owner of this Viking Silver Treasure?
This beautiful crucifix was one of many hundreds of Viking Age silver objects found in Trondheim in 1950. (Photo: Photo: Åge Hojem, NTNU University Museum) In 1950, in connection with an expansion of the post office in the city center… Read More ›
A Viking Woman’s Last Journey
This buried boat with a woman dating back to the early 800s documents the Viking women’s independence. (Photo: Møre and Romsdal County, Culture Department) In 1910, there were conducted archaeological excavations of several burial mounds at Røttingsnes in Tingvoll, Western… Read More ›
Who Were These Vikings Buried Sitting Upright?
One of the skeletons found in the Sandvika sitting graves, Central Norway (Photo: NTNU Museum of Natural History and Archaeology, 1965-66) Accidentally, in 1963 a burial ground with 24 graves deep inside the bay of Sandvika on the eastern side… Read More ›
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