Category Archives: Nordic Discovery

Huginn and Muninn

Huginn and Muninn

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 […]

The Viking Age – Historical Studies Part 3

The Viking Age - Historical Studies

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, […]

The Viking Age – Historical Studies Part 2

The Viking Age - Historical Studies

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, […]

The Viking Age – Historical Studies Part 1

The Viking Age - Historical Studies

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, […]

Viking With International Beer Day

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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 […]

Fun Facts About The Nordic Countries

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The Nordic countries occupy the northernmost part of Western Europe, extending to the North Pole. These include Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Åland and in most definitions Greenland, because of their longstanding political and linguistic ties. Northern Europe has always been considered the most livable place in the world. The Nordic […]

The Nordic ‘Hygge’ lifestyle makes the world admire: Work less effectively, enjoy the most, not forgetting the word ‘Family’

The Nordic 'Hygge' lifestyle makes the world admire: Work less effectively, enjoy the most, not forgetting the word 'Family'

The Nordic Secret to Explaining Happy Life: A Lifestyle Called ‘Hygge’. The most important thing that creates the ‘paradise’ countries in Northern Europe is a peaceful, idyllic but still happy lifestyle that every citizen here is pursuing. The Nordic countries have their own noun to name their lifestyle: Hygge (pronounced hoo-ga). In the languages of […]

The reason why the Nordic way of life is admired all over the world: It’s all in the following sequence of secrets

The reason why the Nordic way of life is admired all over the world: It's all in the following sequence of secrets

A lifestyle that keeps Nordic people in the top of the happiest countries in the world. We used to admire the Japanese way of life, but few people know that the Nordic lifestyle is actually extremely impressive. They have an extremely comfortable life, so much so that many countries have always been in the top […]