The day has finally arrived where the ancient method of building clinker boats in northern Europe has been acknowledged by the international society as a part of the intangible cultural …
The Viking bones that were found in a misplaced box turned out to be from the famous Mammen grave
It is not every day that someone finds a box full of human remains, but that was exactly what happened recently when a researcher from the National Museum of Denmark …
Origin of the International Viking Day, May 8
It seems that every year, on May 8, images with the text Happy International Viking day are shared across all of the social media platforms. But what is the origin …
Origin of the Vegvisir Symbol
What is the origin of the Vegvisir symbol (Icelandic: Vegvísir ), and how old is it? Can we find it depicted in the ancient caves of Scandinavia, in manuscripts, or …
Baltic Pipe reveals thousands of Viking artifacts
Right now The Baltic Pipeline is eating its way through the ancient soil of Denmark, so it can feed the rest of Europe with cheap gas from Russia. There are …
Moesgaard Viking Moot 2021 has been Canceled
It is with a heavy heart that I have to inform you that for the second year in a row has the Moesgaard Viking Moot been canceled due to the …
Is Valheim based on real Viking Culture?
Today we are going to take a look at the highly anticipated Viking survival game Valheim that entered early access on the 2nd of February 2021 and took the community …
The Galloway hoard receives a million-dollar grant
The Galloway hoard that was discovered in 2014 by a metal detectorist in a field in Dumfries and Galloway and acquired by the National Museums of Scotland (NMS) in 2017 …
Mysterious Viking Hall Discovered in Denmark
A tunnel that has been named Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link (Danish: Femernbælt Link) is currently being constructed between Denmark and Germany. One of the unexpected outcomes of this project is …
The Ejstrup Viking Treasure
In the middle of February 2020, a Viking treasure was found on a field between Rødding and Vejby in Denmark. It was not found during a planned excavation, it was, …