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Gravlaks Cured Salmon with Mustard Sauce
Gravlaks served with red onion, lemon, rye bread, crackle bread, potato tortillas, mustard sauce and a small glass of aquavit. (Photo: Adam Liaw, Destination Flavor Scandinavia / SBS Food) Curing salmon is an easy way to make a really tasty… Read More ›
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The Viking Age Spears – “The Ones Who Stare from a Long Distance”
Replicas of Viking Age spears. (Photo: Darrell Markewitz, Wareham Forge) In Norse mythology, Gungnir (“swaying one”) is the spear of Odin, chief of the Aesir gods and Allfather. It hits everything he aims at, and always returns to his hand…. Read More ›
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Sensational Discovery: Probably the World’s Oldest Depiction of a Boat Found in Northern Norway
Top: The rock drawing of the boat is very difficult to see in normal daylight. Bottom: The boat marked with black. (Photo: University of Tromsø) This summer, a between 10,000 and 11,000 years old rock carving showing a boat was… Read More ›
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Njardarheimr Viking Village Has Become a Reality – See Photos
Chieftain Olafr has finally got his Viking village. (Photo: Tufte Photography / vikingvalley.no) The Viking Village “Njardarheimr” in Gudvangen at the end of the Nærøyfjord in Western Norway has become a reality. On 31 May, after more than twenty years… Read More ›
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The Feared and Respected Old Norse Völva Sorceresses
Thorbjörg Lítilvölva from the Saga of Erik he Red displayed in the Saga Museum in Reykjavik. (Photo: Inreykjavik.com) In the Viking Age, the völvas were both feared and respected: they exercised seiðr and were in direct contact with Odin, the… Read More ›
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Why Were Viking Children Buried With Big Razor Sharp Knives?
Blacksmith and knife maker Tor Aune in Central Norway makes traditional knives for hunting, fishing and work. (Photo: ThorNews) The Danish archaeologist Henriette Lyngstrøm has examined about forty knives found in Danish Viking child graves dated to the period from… Read More ›
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Why you should watch “Norsemen” on Netflix
IMDb user review, “Norsemen” TV Series (Norwegian: “Vikingane”) Author: OneEyedOdin from Texas And Now for Something Completely Different Having stumbled into this show while randomly flipping through streaming content, one may initially be slightly confused about what awaits… Read More ›
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DNA Analysis Prove That Vikings Brought Stockfish on Their Journeys
This cod jaw dating back to the Viking Age shows that this Stockfish (unsalted dried cod) most likely was transported from Northern Norway to Hedeby, today located in Northern Germany. (Photo: Bastiaan Star / University of Oslo) A cod jaw… Read More ›
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Researchers Have No Idea What These Giant Gel Balls Are
Erling Svensen is one of the few who have met and photographed the giant gel balls. (Photo: Erling Svensen). Mystical gel balls: Are the about one meter (3.3 ft) big gel balls floating off the coast of Western Norway gigantic… Read More ›
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The Myklebust Ship – Norway’s Largest Viking Ship Being Rebuilt
The Myklebust Viking Ship (Illustration: Sagastad / Arkikon.no) The about 100 foot long Myklebust ship is Norway’s largest Viking ship find. It was burned with king Audbjørn of the Fjords and his earthly goods around the year 870 AD. Now… Read More ›
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