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 […]
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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 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 pre-existing […]
The brave Viking warriors attach great importance to personal hygiene or spend a lot of time growing barley, raising pigs, sheep, goats. Viking warriors don’t wear horned hats. In fact, the artists seem to have adapted to paint more horns on the helmets of these mighty warriors. The horn detail on the hat seems to […]
Sweyn I, also known as Sweyn Tiugeskaeg, meaning “Forkbeard”, was a Viking chieftain who ruled over Denmark, Norway and England. He was nicknamed “Forkbeard” because of his long and spiky beard. Although Sweyn had ruled Denmark and Norway for decades, he only captured and ruled England for about a month before he died. In fact, […]
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 […]