Teaser by HBO Nordic, Game of Thrones (season 6): “3 days left” (Photo by: HBO Nordic) It is not unlikely that there still exists dragons in the Land of the Vikings. Could this be the reason why a Tagaryen dragon… Read More ›
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Follow the Dragon Harald Fairhair from Western Norway to North America
Will the Dragon Harald Fairhair reach as far as New York City, which is one of the expedition ports? (Photo by: drakenexpeditionamerica.com) On April 26, the largest Viking ship since the Viking Age set sail and left the town of… Read More ›
Viking Woman Freydis Eiríksdóttir’s Fearless Fight Against Indians
Freydis Eiríksdóttir was a fearless, strong-willed and brutal Viking woman who followed the first Norse settlers to North America and participated in the fight against hostile Indians. (Illustrating photo: “Viking Woman”, TV-series 2014) The Sagas of Icelanders (Old Norse: Íslendingasǫgur) describes… Read More ›
New Viking Ship Museum in Oslo: This is the Jury’s Favorite
«Naust» by AART Architects is the jury favorite. (Photo: AART Architects) The Viking Ship Museum, located directly outside of Oslo city at Bygdøy, will undergo a long-needed expansion and modernization. Of 111 proposals from around the world, the… Read More ›
The Wolf Ring from Goa
What did this ring with two wolf heads symbolize to the Viking who wore it? (Photo: Lars Søgaard Sørensen, Rogaland County Municipality) In the autumn of 2015, a unique Viking Age spiral ring with two wolf heads was found in… Read More ›
Opened Tomb in Normandy: Will Confirm That the British Royal Family Originates From Norwegian Vikings
Allegedly Richard I of Normandy was given a Viking burial on a hilltop above Fécamp, in view of the sea, but the body was later brought inside the church, and now he lies beside his son. (Photo: Patricia Bracewell)… Read More ›
Here the Vikings Worshiped Thor and Odin
Drawing of the place of worship at Ranheim discovered in 2010. (Photo: Preben Rønne, NTNU University Museum). We still know little about how and where the Vikings worshiped their Norse gods, but a few findings show that religious rituals took… Read More ›
Found Viking Age Bronze Pendant with Mythical Figure
Will we ever know which mythical figure this is? (Photo: Vest-Agder County Council). In February, Nicolai Davidsen (15) found a Viking Age bronze pendant with metal detector. The discovery was made in an area with many registered burial mounds nearby… Read More ›
Why Did the Viking Trading Town of Kaupang Totally Disappear?
In the 800s AD, there may have lived somewhere about a thousand residents in Kaupang trading town in Vestfold, Eastern Norway. (Drawing: Flemming Bau / norgeshistorie.no) The first trading towns in Scandinavia were established at the same time as the… Read More ›
The Colorful Vikings
Vikings extracted colors from roots, plants and insects. In addition, they could import dyes through trade in Constantinople and other trade hubs. (Photo: fargeneforteller.blogspot.no) Did you think that Viking women and men were colorless and wore gray dresses and wool… Read More ›
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