Viking Names for Boys – Curated List
A couple of weeks ago, my daughter Oda and I collaborated on creating a list of viking age names for … Read More
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319 Female Viking Names (With Top Twelve List)
Choosing a name for your child, or someone you love can undoubtedly be a difficult task. If you are looking … Read More
Harald Hardrada – The Last Viking King
Harald Sigurdsson (Old Norse Haraldr Sigurðarson) is popularly known as the last viking king. That’s not to say he wasn’t … Read More
Lindworm – Dragon-like Serpent from Norse Folklore
Dragons adorned the old vikings ships, and there are several serpents playing central parts in Norse myths. Both dreki (dragon) … Read More
Ragnar Lothbrok | Separating Legend from History
Ragnar Lothbrok Sigurdsson, (Old Norse Ragnarr Loðbrók) has risen from the old sagas to become one of the best known … Read More
Asser’s Life of King Alfred
Asser was a Welsh monk from a small cathedral city in the medieval petty kingdom of Dyfed, in the southwest … Read More
Krákumál | The Lay of Kraka – A Tale of Slaughter
The ancient Norse poem Krákumál is written as a monologue by the legendary viking king Ragnar Lothbrok. Told as Ragnar … Read More
Exploring the Enigmatic Nótt: The Norse “Goddess” of Night
Norse mythology, a tapestry of tales from the ancient North, is filled with both gods jotnar, each playing a unique … Read More
Leif Erikson – History of the Man Who Discovered America
Leif Erikson is known as the viking explorer who “discovered” America, as the first European, centuries ahead of Columbus. Obviously … Read More
List of All Norse Gods and Goddesses
The story of the gods of Norse mythology begins, as in many a creation story, with the abyss. In this … Read More