The Viking era may be the most well-known period of Scandinavian history because so many people are interested in the Norse raiders from Northern Europe. But where did the Vikings come from? Were they the first inhabitants of northern Europe? What was Scandinavia like before the Vikings? There were people in Scandinavia long before the […]
The Vikings were Norse people who have a rich and fascinating history. With roots primarily in southern Scandinavia, they raided some countries, and traded with others, in order to build wealth and extend their influence. In the year 789 A.D., the Vikings launched their first raids on England. Similar violent attacks continued intermittently through the […]
Norse mythology is known for its many symbols. After all, runes themselves were sorts of symbols and were the favourite way of Viking communication. That being said, whenever most of us think about the runes we know, the first shape that comes to mind is a shape of a snowflake with endings resembling tridents. Curiously […]
People interested in Norse mythology are already aware of the vast majority of exciting beings, giants, Gods and creatures, and everything else surrounding the Norse Cosmos. For those of you not familiar with the beings involved in the Norse Universe, it’s worth mentioning that every one of them has their story to tell. All Norse […]
Whenever we think about Vikings and their way of warfare, the first things that come to mind are axes as their preferred way of weaponry. Secondly, we probably think about the practices of defending against those axes. We think about shields. And not just any shields, our fellow Vikings. We are talking about large round shields painted […]
Finally, the time has come to write about a Norse God that many of you (if not all) love the most of all Gods in Nose Mythology. He is Thor’s father and is also known as the All-father of Gods. Of course, this article is about Odin, the King of Asgard. Odin (Old Norse: Óðinn) […]
The more people learn about Norse mythology, the more interesting the stories become. The mythology itself has a wide variety of worlds, realms, characters, and iconic creatures and beings. Throughout the ages, every civilization had their strong beliefs placed into the creatures of the night and beings of light. Therefore, all the stories were equally […]
Let us continue our series of articles about the most powerful Gods in Norse mythology with a story about Baldur, the God of Light and Purity. Even though Baldur is not amongst the most famous Norse Gods nowadays, he surely deserves his spot on our list. After all, the story of his death is one of the most important […]
The Norse mythology universe is vast. The universe spans through nine different worlds, and every one of them has its specific Norse mythology characters that all together made the history as we know it today. The Allfather Odin (Old Norse: Óðinn) is the father to them all. Odin is the leader of all the Gods from Norse mythology and a […]
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