Viking History
Shield-Maiden
A shield-maiden (Old Norse: skjaldmær) was a warrior woman in Scandinavian folklore and mythology. Shieldmaidens are frequently mentioned in sagas like Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks and in Gesta Danorum. They...
Shield-Maiden
A shield-maiden (Old Norse: skjaldmær) was a warrior woman in Scandinavian folklore and mythology. Shieldmaidens are frequently mentioned in sagas like Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks and in Gesta Danorum. They...
The Blood Eagle
The Blood Eagle The Blood Eagle was a method of ritual execution described in late skaldic poetry. According to the two accounts mentioned in the sagas, the victims—both members of...
The Blood Eagle
The Blood Eagle The Blood Eagle was a method of ritual execution described in late skaldic poetry. According to the two accounts mentioned in the sagas, the victims—both members of...
Asatru
Heathenry, also known as Heathenism, contemporary Germanic Heathenry, or Germanic Neopaganism, is a modern pagan religion. Scholars of religion classify it as a new religious movement. It emerged in Europe...
Asatru
Heathenry, also known as Heathenism, contemporary Germanic Heathenry, or Germanic Neopaganism, is a modern pagan religion. Scholars of religion classify it as a new religious movement. It emerged in Europe...
Hedeby
HEDEBY: A VIKING TRADING CENTRE Hedeby (Danish pronunciation: [ˈhe̝ːðəˌpyˀ], Old Norse Heiðabýr, German Haithabu) was a significant Danish trading settlement during the Viking Age (8th to 11th century) located at...
Hedeby
HEDEBY: A VIKING TRADING CENTRE Hedeby (Danish pronunciation: [ˈhe̝ːðəˌpyˀ], Old Norse Heiðabýr, German Haithabu) was a significant Danish trading settlement during the Viking Age (8th to 11th century) located at...
Uppsala
Uppsala (/ˈʊpsɑːlə, ˈʌp-/, also US: /-sələ, ˈuːpsɑːlə, ʊpˈsɑːlə/ or all with the ending /-sɑːlɑː/, Swedish: [ˈɵ̂pːˌsɑːla] (listen); archaically spelled Upsala) is the county seat of Uppsala County and the fourth-largest...
Uppsala
Uppsala (/ˈʊpsɑːlə, ˈʌp-/, also US: /-sələ, ˈuːpsɑːlə, ʊpˈsɑːlə/ or all with the ending /-sɑːlɑː/, Swedish: [ˈɵ̂pːˌsɑːla] (listen); archaically spelled Upsala) is the county seat of Uppsala County and the fourth-largest...
Erik the Red
Erik Thorvaldsson (c. 950 – c. 1003), known as Erik the Red, was a Norse explorer described in medieval and Icelandic sagas as the founder of the first settlement in...
Erik the Red
Erik Thorvaldsson (c. 950 – c. 1003), known as Erik the Red, was a Norse explorer described in medieval and Icelandic sagas as the founder of the first settlement in...