Stories

Why is Viking history and mythology so embedded in our current society and pop culture? There are many reasons for … Read More

Life in the Viking Age combined adventure, faith, and social complexity. From daily household chores to long-distance trade and daring … Read More

In Norse societies, honor was not an abstract ideal; it was a daily measure of who could be trusted. A … Read More

Most people picture Vikings as screaming warriors leaping from longships with axes raised. That image is only half true. The … Read More

Have you ever asked yourself how people in the Viking Age lived in day-to-day life?  Many of us hear bold … Read More

You might not realize that the Vikings were among the first Europeans to explore North America, long before Columbus set … Read More

The popular image of the Viking is one of battle-fury and seafaring daring, yet beneath the mail-coat and the longship … Read More

Freyr and Gerdr occupy a curious place in Norse myth. Freyr, a Vanir god of sun and harvest, falls for … Read More

Njord and Skadi are one of the most memorable odd couples in Norse mythology. He belongs to the sea and … Read More

The tale opens by a still lake, where three valkyries sit by the shore, spinning and watching the sky. Three … Read More