Stories

The image of the Viking has been shaped by centuries of storytelling. In popular culture, they are often depicted as … Read More

Runes appeared long before the internet, computer games, and video streaming platforms. The first runic inscriptions date back to the … Read More

You have seen the movies with horned helmets and bloodthirsty screams as Vikings burst from their longships like demons from … Read More

The Viking Age is usually framed between two dates: the raid on Lindisfarne in 793 and Harald Hardrada’s fall at … Read More

Vikings are often remembered as warriors and explorers, but they also played board games that tested skill, patience, and strategy. … Read More

Viking mythology has never really faded. It has simply shifted form, moving from fireside storytelling and skaldic poetry into films, … Read More

There is a specific kind of courage that doesn’t involve the roar of a battlefield or the glory of a … Read More

Norse mythology has a way of sticking around. These stories started out as poems and oral tales told across the … Read More

Quoting Ragnar Lothbrok has become almost a tradition for fans of Norse history and the popular TV show about Vikings. … Read More

There is a particular moment many humanities teachers describe: the one where a student who never spoke up in class … Read More