Originating from the Scandinavian peninsula, Viking warriors from Denmark, Sweden, and Norway have invaded and brutally plundered many lands in Europe. Vikings are people living in the Nordic region, in present-day Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Iceland. When it comes to Vikings, we often think of warriors or violent pirates. If the Mongolian horse’s hooves once made […]
These two wars are on the list of the most bizarre skirmishes in history, and they both involve a Nordic country. Referring to Denmark – a small Nordic country, people often think of Andersen fairy tales or the famous LEGO toy company. However, “the country of the lead soldiers” has many other things that are equally […]
According to the legend of Ragnarok, the world will rise again, the surviving gods will meet, and the world will be reborn thanks to the two survivors. In Norse mythology, Ragnarok is a series of events that will lead to the end of the world, when the giants of fire and ice join hands to […]
Santa may be indebted to Odin (also known as Wodan), a god revered by the Germanic peoples of Northern Europe as early as 2 BC Odin was celebrated during Yule, a pagan holiday that took place in mid winter. During this time, Odin is said to lead the Wild Hunt, a ghostly procession through the […]
Initial wars, defeated and retreated In April 871 after King Æthelred’s death, Alfred inherited and ascended the throne of Wessex and had to bear the burden of protecting it, despite the fact that King Æthelred had two young sons named Æthelhelm and Æthelwold . The inheritance was in accordance with the terms of the agreement […]
In Norse mythology, the male gods are collectively known as the Aesir and the goddesses are called Asynjur. 1. Odin This one-eyed wizard is the most powerful god in Asgard, the leader of the Aesir and Asynjur. Odin lived in the house of Valaskialf, where there was the Hlidskialf throne on which he used […]
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 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 […]
