Viking Borre style evolved from the Oseberg style. The Borre style derived its name from the Borre burial mound. Inside the Borre burial mound, the first and most recognized in a group was a bronze harness from the ship grave. The Borre burial mound is near the village of Borre, Vestfold, Norway. This Borre style …
Viking Oseberg style is the first Viking art style coming up in the list. The Viking Oseberg famously came from the Oseberg ship one of the best preserved ship still existing in planet Earth. A group of archaeologists excavated the ship from the Oseberg burial mound on the Oseberg farm, in Vestfold, Norway. Inside the …
People always try to explain things around them. Whatever they cannot understand, they will explain it by imagination and religion. So did the Norsemen. In Norse mythology, many of natural phenomena were explained. Here is Explanation of Norse Nature. Earthquake In Norse mythology, earthquake is not shaking of the surface of the Earth. But it …
Back to the Viking trade towns, there were not any real towns. Rather, the Scandinavian landscape was full of farming and fishing villages. There the Viking farmers would work and live. Generations after generations. As time progressed, the Vikings began to raid and trade around with their neighboring traders in Europe or Russia. It was …
The Vikings had a tradition of burying the deceased with grave goods. As they believed that the deceased would carry on their afterlife. And grave goods were a way to pay tribute to the deceased ones. Thanks to this tradition, we now have many Viking grave goods artifacts to observe. In this blog post, we …
If you are a Viking enthusiast, chances are that you might hear about Oseberg burial mound. Back to the 20th century, the archaeologists discovered the Oseberg mound. It consisted of a luxurious grave, a Viking ship, and many luxurious grave goods. The Ship What strikes us the most must be the Oseberg Viking ship. The …
During a construction of the Weymouth relief road, a grave was found and what it carried inside was of interest to many people. It contained about 50 headless skeletons. The day this news hit the headlines, it became the famous Viking Headless in Dorset. The archaeologists believed that the men’s skeletons inside the grave was …
In Norse mythology, Freya was the goddess of war, love, and sex. She was among the most beautiful women in the cosmos that everyone in the cosmos desired her as their bride. Norse mythology had it that Freya rode on a chariot pulled by two cats. Many doubted the cats of Freya and wondered why …
Indeed, Norse mythology revolved around Norse gods like Odin, Thor, and Loki. Yet, there were many more interesting less known gods in Norse mythology. Although Norse mythology mentioned their names once or twice, they were all worth recognition as well. Hodr Hodr was a blind god. He appeared once in the Death of Baldur and …
In the previous blog posts, we have discussed the reasons for Sleipnir horse of Odin and goats of Thor. Every detail had had its meaning and that’s why the creator of Norse mythology chose those great companions for the gods. In this blog post, we are trying to answer why it had to be the …