On 2 August 910, the Battle of Tettenhall occurred near Tettenhall or Wednesfield in present-day Wolverhampton. This battle was fought on one side by an alliance of Anglo-Saxon forces from Mercia and Wessex under the command of Æthelflæd (Old English), daughter of King Alfred the Great, wife of Lord Æthelred, lord of the region Mercia, […]
“ROLLO CONQUER” COMBINED NORMANDY REGION Rollo was a famous Viking leader who lived in the late 9th and early 10th centuries AD. He is known as the ruler and first Duke of Normandy. In fact, Rollo is said to have not used the title “Duke”. It was used by his later descendants when referring to […]
BEFORE WE ANSWER THAT QUESTION, LET US HAVE A LOOK AT NORSE WINTER TRADITIONS. The powers of the dark According to the ancient sources, the ancient people of the North believed that this time of the winter is when the power of the dark, mysterious and dead were at their strongest – and as humans […]
In Norse mythology, Huginn (the Norse word “thought”) and Muninn (“memory” of the Norse or “mind”) are a pair of crows that fly around the world, Midgard, and carry information to the god Odin. Huginn and Muninn are attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources: Prose Edda and […]
Today, the Vikings are more famous than ever. With TV shows like “Vikings” or “The Last Kingdom: The Ancient Norsemen” has given the next generation many new perspectives. There is, of course, a lot of material embedded in the programmes, where archeology and history work together. But who are these Vikings? Are they adventurers, farmers, […]
Today, the Vikings are more famous than ever. With TV shows like “Vikings” or “The Last Kingdom: The Ancient Norsemen” has given the next generation many new perspectives. There is, of course, a lot of material embedded in the programmes, where archeology and history work together. But who are these Vikings? Are they adventurers, farmers, […]
Today, the Vikings are more famous than ever. With TV shows like “Vikings” or “The Last Kingdom: The Ancient Norsemen” has given the next generation many new perspectives. There is, of course, a lot of material embedded in the programmes, where archeology and history work together. But who are these Vikings? Are they adventurers, farmers, […]
International Beer Day is celebrated on the first Friday of August. Beer lovers celebrated the holiday for the ninth year in a row. The beer celebration started in Santa Cruz, California, in 2007. For the first 5 years the “Beer Festival” was on August 5, but in 2012 the organizers conducted a survey and decided […]
In Norse mythology, the world is divided into 9 realms. 1.Niflheim – World of Frost and Mist This is the darkest and coldest land in the Nine Realms, also the first land in the World, located north of Ginnungagap. There is the ancient well Hvergelmir protected by the dragon Nidhug. It is said that Hvergelmir […]
Father’s Day is an opportunity for you to thank your loving father. When choosing gifts for dad, you should choose based on his preferences, or gifts from popular product lines that are popular today. Maybe you are wondering about choosing gifts such as ties, wine, costume accessories or fresh flowers and you are wondering what […]
