This people consisted of many elements from warriors, merchants, pirates, to farmers from the original Scandinavian peninsula (now Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark) radiating. different directions from east to west in migratory flows, and eventually spread across Europe creating a glorious age that history has called the Viking Age. When it comes to Vikings, people are […]
The Viking Age began in the late 8th century and lasted until the middle of the 11th century. Vikings are often referred to as roving warriors on ships or pirates. Viking history In the 800s – 1050s, the Vikings used to use small boats with high durability and speed at sea to loot wealth in […]
In the eleventh century, Norwegian King Harald III Stern, also known as Harald Hardrada, became one of the most brilliant kings of his time. As a young man, he was banished from his homeland, and then spent many years in exile. Gathering a small group of mercenaries, Harald served in Russia and Byzantium. After returning […]
Initially, only a few of the Vikings were fully equipped with armor, helmets, swords, etc. (these were usually wealthy people) and weapons. This is often passed down from father to son (father to plunder, son to succeed his father), Viking soldiers were only equipped with family weapons and easily homemade weapons such as round shields, […]
The earliest recorded time of Viking raids is in the 790s until the Norman conquest of England in 1066, commonly known as the Viking Age in Scandinavian history. However, the Normans are descendants of the Danish Vikings who were knighted in the northern part of France – the Duchy of Normandy – In the 10th […]
The gods in the Asgardian heaven were still greatly annoyed by Loki’s undisciplined joking attitude and sinister cunning. But it was thanks to Loki’s mistake that Thor got the hammer that made him the second most powerful god in the heavens, after Odin. The story is as follows: Thor has a beautiful wife named Sif. […]
Norse mythology includes the pre-Christian religion, beliefs and legends of the inhabitants of Scandinavia, including those who settled on the island of Iceland – where much of the written material of Norse mythology is found. . The famous version of Norse mythology is that of the Germanic peoples, which arose from the myths of the […]
Norse mythology includes the pre-Christian religion, beliefs and legends of the inhabitants of Scandinavia, including those who settled on the island of Iceland – where much of the written material of Norse mythology is found. . The famous version of Norse mythology is that of the Germanic peoples, which arose from the myths of the […]
Norse mythology includes the pre-Christian religion, beliefs and legends of the inhabitants of Scandinavia, including those who settled on the island of Iceland – where much of the written material of Norse mythology is found. . The famous version of Norse mythology is that of the Germanic peoples, which arose from the myths of the […]
Norse mythology includes the pre-Christian religion, beliefs and legends of the inhabitants of Scandinavia, including those who settled on the island of Iceland – where much of the written material of Norse mythology is found. The famous version of Norse mythology is that of the Germanic peoples, which arose from the myths of the pre-existing […]
