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 …
Extinction of bees – No more mead or beer
The other day I was sitting and looking out of my window while drinking my morning coffee. It was a sunny day with a blue sky, and people were busy …
Rare Viking Silver Treasure of the Danish King Bluetooth found in northern Germany
Three months ago the amateur archaeologist Réne Schön and his student Luca Malaschnitschenko were out searching for treasures with their metal detector on the northern part of Rügen island in …
Why is Bluetooth called Bluetooth?
Have you ever wondered where the name Bluetooth came from? And why does it have that strange logo, and what does all this even have to do with the Viking …
Norway wants the King’s horn back
According to the Norwegians, the Danes should return the King’s horn or King horn, I am a bit unsure how to translate it (kongshornet). Anyway, the Norwegians believe that this …
Unique Valkyrie figure discovered in Denmark
In 2012 a few days before New Years’ eve, four amateur archaeologists, Jacob Sietam, Michael Nielsen, Jan Hein, and Morten Skovsby from Fyn in Denmark made an outstanding discovery. While …