It seems like 2019 is a year full of excitement for the Viking enthusiasts. Because another good news of late 2019 is that the archaeologists have found another Viking boat burial. This is a Viking twin boat burial that dazzled the Vikings to the core. As the name indicated, what made this Viking burial special …
Those who did something wrong deserved a punishment. This way of thinking has been with us for generations. The same thing also happened in Norse mythology. For those who made the gods angry, they must pay a price for it. This piece of article is about the brutal torture in Norse mythology. The gods punished …
Viking art style went through six phases from Oseberg “the gripping beasts” to the final Urnes style. Each phase has a fantastic artifact as a witness. The last Viking art style – Urnes – is somewhat special because it is a hinge between the Viking and the Christian dominant period. This blog post is all …
According to Viking saga, Harald Fairhair was the first Viking King of the united Norway. Harald Fairhair was a man of everything as he achieved nearly everything that a Viking man ever desired in their life. He had power, health, fortune, wives, and most of all his good looking. But to rise to that high …
All the Viking warriors went to Valhalla to feast and to chant along the great hall of Odin the Allfather. But the very first requirement to join Valhalla is to die a warrior death. But what if a warrior always won the fight? Then how could a Viking to Valhalla? The story below is about …
The last phase of the Viking style was the Urnes style. Urnes Style met its most thriving period from the 11th century toward the middle of the 12th century. This style is named after the gate of the Urnes church in Norway. Many other objects dated back to the Viking age in Uppland, Sweden also …
Ringerike style was the evolution of the Mammen style. The Ringerike Style takes its name from the Ringerike district to the north of Oslo, Norway. There stands local reddish sandstone carved with the design of the Viking Ringerike Style. The thriving time of the Viking Ringerike Style was circa 1000 to 1075 AD. This style …
Viking history was full of great heroes and kings. In the previous blog post, we dwell into the life and legacy of Danish King Harald Bluetooth who united the Danes under one single banner. However, Harald was usurped by his own son whose name was Sweyn Forkbeard. Like father, like son, Sweyn Forkbeard brought the …
Among six major Viking styles, the Mammen style must be the most famous one. This is due to the well-known and captivating Mammen axe. From the middle of the 10th century, a new Viking style started to become popular among Viking community. After nearly 80 years was this style replaced by the Ringerike style. The name …
About the end of the 10th century came the advancement of the Viking Jelling Style. The Jelling Style marked the different motif compared with the Oseberg and the Borre Style. While the two latter had the motif of gripping beast, the Viking Jelling Style characterized with the ribbon animal style marking the revival of this …