Stories

Old Norse stories can feel strange, full of odd turns of phrase and ideas that don’t line up with anything … Read More

When we imagine Viking warriors, we often picture longships slicing through cold seas, shields locked in formation, and axes flashing … Read More

The popular image of Vikings involves longships, axes and horned helmets (which, for the record, they didn’t actually wear). What … Read More

If you enjoy playing online games, you may notice how often Viking warriors, ancient runes, and powerful gods appear. These … Read More

The Vikings are remembered for their raids, but trade built their world more permanently than any sword. Norse merchant networks … Read More

Even for a god who has faced down world-ending serpents and stone-headed giants, there is one journey that stands out … Read More

When we think of Thor, our minds immediately go to the short-handled hammer, Mjölnir. But even the strongest god in … Read More

On a winter night in a Viking longhouse, the entertainment was not only songs and stories. People played games. Boards … Read More

Across the windswept plains of the Canadian Prairies and into the bustling urban centers of Toronto and Vancouver, an ancient … Read More

The Viking Age is often pictured as all prow and plunder: longships cutting a grey sea, steel flashing, names shouted … Read More