The first golden horn of Gallehus On the 20th of July, in 1639, in the village of Gallehus near the town of Møgeltønder in Southern Denmark. A poor Danish woman …
Gjellestad Viking Ship
In the municipality of Halden in the eastern part of Norway, the archaeologists have made yet another great discovery from the Viking age. The discovery was made right next to …
Ancient sword found in Vidöstern, Sweden
In the ancient lands of Europe, treasures from the past can still be found hidden throughout the landscape, and that is exactly what happened on a warm summer day this …
Viking statue vandalized in the USA in celebration of Leif Erikson Day
In the middle of the night just after 2 a.m on the 2nd of October, 2018, 6-7 members from the terrorist organization known as ANTIFA gathered around the statue of …
Iceland’s First Asatru Temple in 1000 years will soon be ready
In Iceland, the first Asatru (Icelandic: Ásatrú) temple for nearly 1000 years, will soon be completed and open its doors for its members, and for the people who are interested. …
Wolves Return to the Ancient Lands of Europe
In 2010, wolves crossed the Danish border in the middle of the night. This would turn out to be the first time in nearly 200 years that a wolf had …
Drought reveals thousands of years old secrets
This summer the worst drought in decades has hit Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. The landscape is so dry that it is estimated that the agricultural losses will be in the …
Danish Archaeologists Stunned After Discovering a New Viking Hall
It seems that we are at a point in time where the soil in Scandinavia, keeps giving us new knowledge about the Viking age. A knowledge that has the potential …
Ancient Viking Town added to Unesco’s World Heritage List
After 14 years of tireless work, the Viking town Hedeby, along with Dannevirke, which is the biggest defensive fortification in northern Europe, has now finally been accepted on Unesco’s world …
Important numbers in Norse mythology
Many cultures have assigned meanings to their numbers, and this was of course also the case for the Nordic cultures. The numbers and their meanings are reflected in books such …