How do we know which clothes the Vikings wore and from where do we have this knowledge from? That is the question that I intend to answer today. Fashion is …
What did the Vikings look like?
Today when many people think of the Vikings they often tend to think of them as being tall, dirty, and violent with horned helmets. But is that really how the …
10 facts about Harald Bluetooth
1. When was Harald Bluetooth born Harald Gormsson Bluetooth was born in 928, in a little town called Jelling in Denmark. 2. Why was Harald called Bluetooth? It is unclear …
Viking Childhood – Was there time for fun?
Have you ever wondered how it was to be a child in the Viking age and what kind of a Childhood would you have had if you lived in the …
What did Vikings do for fun?
What kind of games did the Vikings play, when they were not busy with their daily routines. Just like today, life in the Viking age was not just all about …
Harald Bluetooth – Viking Age
In jelling in 928 a little boy was born, this boy would turn out to have one of the most important roles for the future of the Danes. This little …
Dannevirke – The Viking Wall Across Denmark
In the Danish folklore, there is a myth about why and how Dannevirke was built. Sometime in the middle of the 9 century, Otto the Great, who was the King …
Völva the Viking Witch or Seeress
A Völva or as it is pronounced in old Norse a Vǫlva (in Danish a ”Vølve”), is what we in English would call a Seeress. You could compare it to …
TOP 15 Myths and Misconceptions about the Vikings
There are many myths and false facts about the Vikings going around in these years, so I made a top 15 list on which of the Viking myths, that I …
Viking women – How was their life in the Viking age?
Since the TV show, the Vikings aired for the first time in 2013; there has been a lot of talk about the roles of the women in the Viking age …