Last week, we have taken a brief look at the Viking Birka town that once was the important Viking trading region as well as the political center. But when the Vikings realized that Birka could not protect them away from the enemies, they started abandoning Birka. In modern times, Birka becomes a part of archaeological …
Month: December 2020
Viking Birka is not a new name for those who care about the Viking culture and Viking artifacts. However, hardly do we know that the Viking Birka once was the Viking gateway to business. Not only did the Vikings come to do business but people from other places like Anglo Saxon, Germany, the Baltic countries, …
Viking Kennings are a stylistic device that once appeared a lot in Old Norse poetry. Generally, it is a way of figurative expression replacing a name/a noun with something more ambiguous. But of course, it sounds awesome and makes sense after all. A kenning is a form of periphrasis which people use to write and …
The last time someone used this sword must be more than a thousand years ago. And the archaeologists in the modern time found it out in the central part of Norway. This blog post is about the Viking Sword Found in Trøndelag, Norway. Viking Sword Found in Norway Another cool thing is that the Viking …