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
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The Viking Raid in Africa
In the heart of the Viking Age, a time when the Norsemen’s sails dominated the seas, a story unfolded that would extend their saga beyond the familiar fjords of Scandinavia to the distant shores of Africa.
Siege of Esesfelth 817 – Vikings Attack Francia
A mostly failed attack by Danish vikings on a Frankish Empire fortress called Esesfelth in the summer of 817 likely … Read More
Lindisfarne and the “Beginning” of the Viking Age
I have always found it strange that so many consider the raid on the monastery on the island of Lindisfarne … Read More
Beaduheard – First Anglo-Saxon Official to Battle the Vikings
It is oversimplified to say that the ViKing Age started with vikings saccing the monastery at the island of Lindisfarne … Read More
Yggdrasil – The Cosmic Tree of Life
In the realm of Norse mythology, the giant ash tree Yggdrasil stands at the center. Iits branches reach into the … Read More
Urdarbrunnr – The Norns’ Well of Fate
Urdarbrunnr is one of the three wells that sustain Yggdrasil, the world tree at the heart of Norse cosmology. Named … Read More
Hvergelmir – Poisonous Well and Source of the Élivagár
Nestled in the primordial embrace of Norse cosmology, Hvergelmir stands as a well of profound significance, its waters as ancient … Read More
Èlivágar: The Icy Veins of Norse Cosmogony
Nestled within the vast expanse of Norse mythology, the Èlivágar stand as enigmatic rivers of creation, their origins as profound … Read More
Decipher the Elder Futhark Runes
Have you always felt intrigued by mystical Nordic runes? Did you know that there were two “generations” of these runes, … Read More