Many believe that Christopher Columbus was the first European to discover the Americas , but new research shows that the Vikings arrived here nearly 500 years before Columbus. Scientists have long known that the Vikings built a settlement called L’Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland , Canada, which has been discovered by archaeologists since the 1960s. However, the exact timing is still difficult to determine, and […]
Houseboats Houseboats are usually built over water with foundations dug deep into the ground. It was used to anchor Viking boats during times when the ships were not in use, especially in winter. Since Viking boats are often nearly 25m long, these houses are very long. The foundation is piled up with stone, and the walls are made […]
Let’s visit Greenland – the land of the medieval Viking colony. Greenland was a medieval Viking colony. This area is covered with ice all year round, making it extremely cold. But no matter how harsh, Greenland also has its own beauty, extremely attracted by the love of nature and the friendliness of its residents. Greenland from […]
Understanding the menu of the ancient Viking warriors is an interesting matter for many people, especially researchers. The term “Viking” refers to warriors, pirates, and merchants who lived in Northern Europe during the Late Stone Age, in present-day Scandinavia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland. The Vikings were big and mighty warriors who were also pirates […]
When it comes to Vikings, people often think of pirates, either wearing a dangerous black bandage to cover one eye, or possessing a characteristic curvy, waxy mustache. But actually Viking is a proper noun used for quite a lot of subjects, from adventurers to warriors, from merchants to pirates… The only thing in common, they all […]
Vikings is also known as “Norsemen” (Nordic) or “Norse”. They were explorers, merchants, warriors, pirates from the Scandinavian peninsula (the territory of present-day Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland and Finland from the present-day Nordic region) in the Middle Ages. late rock. 1. The origin of the name of the Vikings Viking is also known as “Norsemen” […]
The legendary “Blood Eagle” ritual of Viking warriors to torture their “familiar” enemies is described in extremely macabre epic stories involving dissecting the back, cutting ribs and rips out their enemies’ lungs, turning them into bloody wings… According to the Daily Mail, many historians today refute the epics or myths related to the ritual practice […]
The fire of 1955 destroyed part of Bryggen, the old quarter of Bergen (Norway). This made possible large scale excavations of a medieval town. Archeologists brought to light over 550 objects with runic inscriptions, dating to 1150-1350. The most of them are on wooden sticks with flattened sides. At a time when everyone had a […]
“ROYAL FOOD” ON THE NORWAY’S PARTY TABLE It’s not too much to call it a “taste of the mountain”, because the Christmas table in this fjord country gathers both North Sea fish, West Coast lamb, and typical regional pork dishes Eastern Norway. Enter position sixteenth century , in Norway yes one transmission system there to […]
Thanks to knowing the sea like the palm of their hand, they have roamed across the North Atlantic and created countless illustrious feats… Both artisans who created countless magnificent ships, and sailors who sailed through many storms, they, the Vikings ruled the North Atlantic from 900 to 1200 AD. original. They often traveled hundreds of miles […]
